Manchester City are set to kickstart their Champions League campaign to right their wrongs from last Saturday, after coming in to this one off the back of a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa.
Furthermore, the club will also have their sights set on finally lifting the elusive European trophy, after being on the receiving end of a last-gasp comeback against eventual winners Real Madrid last term.
Elsewhere in the group, Manchester City will also face the challenge of Borussia Dortmund and FC Copenhagen.
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First however, is the challenge of the Spanish contingent in the group.
Pep Guardiola’s men face an out-of-sorts Sevilla side, who have just one point to their name after their first four matches in the 2022/23 La Liga season.
Suffering a 0-3 defeat at the hands of Barcelona in their latest fixture, Julen Lopetegui’s side are not entering their upcoming battle in ideal fashion.
As both sides come into this fixture with the aim of putting things right, here are the most intriguing and notable statistics and landmarks to take a look at!
Sevilla
- So far, only Fernando Reges and Yassine Bounou have played every minute of the new La Liga campaign (360).
- Only three teams in the Spanish top-flight have conceded more goals than Sevilla (8) so far this season.
- Only four teams have scored less goals in La Liga than Sevilla (3) up until this point in the season.
- Rafa Mir has created an xG and xA per 90 minutes of 0.75 across three games this term.
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Manchester City
- Erling Haaland is the joint-fastest player in Premier League history to reach 10 goals.
- Kevin De Bruyne has four assists to his name so far this season, the most out of any player in the 2022/23 Premier League campaign.
- No team has scored more league goals than Manchester City up until this point (20) in the season.
- Manchester City have so far made the most passes in the Premier League (4,455).
- Kyle Walker has made the most passes out of any defender in the Premier League so far this term (549).
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Previous Meetings
- Sevilla and Manchester City have faced each other twice before, with the Premier League side winning on both occasions.
- The last time these two sides met was in the 2015/16 Champions League campaign, as Manchester City won 2-1.
- Pep Guardiola has never managed Manchester City against Sevilla.
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Potential Landmarks
- Kalvin Phillips could make his Champions League debut on Tuesday night.
- Phil Foden is four goals away from reaching 50 for Manchester City across all competitions.
- Kevin De Bruyne is one assist away from surpassing Wayne Rooney’s (20th in the all-time assist charts) assist tally in the Champions League.
- Ilkay Gundogan could make his 75th appearance in the Champions League against Sevilla.
- Ederson is two appearances away from reaching 250 in a Manchester City shirt.
- Ruben Dias is three appearances from 100 in a Manchester City shirt.
- Bernardo Silva is two appearances away from 50 in the Champions League for Manchester City.
Topics: Sevilla, Manchester City, Champions League, Football
Srinivas Sadhanand