Match report as academy graduate Rico Lewis lights up the Etihad Stadium with equalising goal; Julian Alvarez and Riyad Mahrez make the game safe after Rafa ...
In the second half with Sergio Gomez on the left and Rico Lewis on the right we felt we had more presence in the final third. The guys that want to stay here and fight for their position, they have a chance. Alvarez had been making some fine runs in behind the Sevilla centre-backs all evening but no one possessed the vision to find him until De Bruyne picked up the ball on the halfway line and spun a sensational ball in behind that he latched onto. That allowed the two City full-backs to play more as wingers rather than inverted midfielders and it was Lewis - born in 2004 - that grabbed the equaliser. It was really poor defending from City's point of view as Mir was left in three yards of space from an Isco corner to loop a header into the far corner. Alvarez then grabbed his second assist of the night when setting up Riyad Mahrez to make the game safe as City finished top of Group G.
Manchester City ended their Group G Champions League campaign with a 3-1 win over Sevilla at the Etihad.Pep Guardiola made a host of changes and the h.
Bounou just about manages to tip the strike wide before Sevilla clear the resulting corner. Man City 3-1 Sevilla Dias on Lewis: “He’s an enormous talent. Man City 3-1 Sevilla – Riyad Mahrez Pep Guardiola to BT Sport: “We struggled in the first half. Man City 3-1 Sevilla – Chance “One of the reasons tonight is great is because of Julian (Alvarez). Man City 3-1 Sevilla – FULL TIME We need to improve in games like these in the Champions League.” “I didn’t play a good ball. Julian made two assists and a goal. Man City 3-1 Sevilla – REACTION
Watch the best of the action from a night that saw Academy graduate Rico Lewis make UEFA Champions League history.
[Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez) followed Lewis' hit to seal a fourth win in Group G and complete an unbeaten group stage campaign. [Download the Man City app](https://www.mancity.com/app) It was a vital strike on the night for the Blues after we had fell behind to a first-half Rafa Mir header.
Get a report of the Manchester City vs. Sevilla 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage football match.
[Yassine Bounou](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/283373/yassine-bounou) and firing into the top of the net after being played in by a sublime pass from substitute [Kevin de Bruyne](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/134947/Kevin-De-Bruyne). I'm happy for everyone." He's a fantastic player, so intelligent," Guardiola said. "What a goal. [Rafa Mir](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/230974/Rafa-Mir) gave Sevilla the lead in the 31st minute with a pinpoint header past City's reserve keeper [Stefan Ortega](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/151855/Stefan-Ortega). [Erling Haaland](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/253989/Erling-Haaland) absent again, [Argentina](/soccer/team?id=202) striker [Julian Alvarez](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/277206/julian-alvarez) and [Riyad Mahrez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/163940/Riyad-Mahrez) also impressed as they got on the scoresheet, but the night belonged to Lewis.
Manchester City rounded off their Champions League group-stage campaign with a 3-1 win against Sevilla on Wednesday evening, although ultimately the final ...
The win was City's 23rd unbeaten home match in the Champions League, a joint record for an English side in the competition. The academy graduate grew up a City fan, and you could see how much the goal meant to him as he wheeled away in celebration. His superb ball in-behind the Sevilla defence set Alvarez up to score City's second goal of the night, and it also meant De Bruyne reached a new landmark.