Manchester City
Manchester City were not in the most difficult group, along with Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla and Copenhagen, where they were the clear favorite. Already in the first round Pep Guardiola’s team easily justified this status by beating Sevilla 4:0 away. After the victory over Borussia (2:1) and Copenhagen (5:0), the issue of entering the playoffs was resolved. The lack of tournament motivation affected the results of the “citizens” in the next rounds. First, there was a rather unexpected loss of points in Denmark, where Copenhagen snatched a goalless draw, then with the same result Manchester City finished the match with Borussia in Dortmund. Thus, the citizens come to the last round first in the group, breaking away from the bumblebees by three points.
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Sevilla
Sevilla approached the start of the season in a very bad state, selling several key players in the summer and not having time to integrate new ones into the squad. The problems started right away. If the 0:4 loss to Manchester City could still be attributed to a gap in the class, then a goalless draw in Denmark with Copenhagen called into question the ability of the Nervions to fight for advancement from the group. Finally, the fate of Sevilla in the group became clear after two matches with Borussia. At home, team Jorge Sampaoli lost 1:4 and failed to beat the “bumblebees” at a party, writing a goalless draw. This result deprived the team of any chance for second place. At the same time, Sevilla still had to defend third place, which was done quite easily. A 3:0 victory at Copenhagen guarantees the Sevillas a ticket to the playoffs of the Europa League. By the way, if you are interested in scientific soccer prediction, we recommend that you follow the link.
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