SÃO PAULO, SP (FOLHAPRESS) - Arsenal started the 2026/27 season showing that it can once again be one of the great forces in European football. English champion and runner-up in the Champions League in the previous cycle, the team led by Mikel Arteta won the English Super Cup on Sunday afternoon (16), with a 3-0 victory over Manchester City.
Arsenal overtakes Manchester City and wins the English Super Cup
SÃO PAULO, SP (FOLHAPRESS) - Arsenal started the 2026/27 season showing that it can once again be one of the great forces in European football. English champion and runner-up in the Champions League in the previous cycle, the team led by...
At the Principality Stadium, in Cardiff, Wales, the superiority of the London team was clear. In the single-game tournament between the winner of the English Championship and the FA Cup, the result was never in doubt, which began to be built in the first minute.
- Ricardo Calafiori, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard scored the goals that decided the score.
- This time, out of rhythm, Erling Haaland was unable to create problems for Gabriel Magalhães, who suffered at his hand in the World Cup.
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At the Principality Stadium, in Cardiff, Wales, the superiority of the London team was clear. In the single-game tournament between the winner of the English Championship and the FA Cup, the result was never in doubt, which began to be built in the first minute.
Ricardo Calafiori, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard scored the goals that decided the score. This time, out of rhythm, Erling Haaland was unable to create problems for Gabriel Magalhães, who suffered at his hand in the World Cup. Bruno Guimarães, another player who was involved in Brazil's defeat to Norway in the World Cup, celebrated his first title at Arsenal.
The midfielder was signed for 75 million pounds (R$530.9 million) and is one of the new faces of the team. The base, however, is the same one that ended the Gunners' 22-year absence in English. City, on the other hand, is going through a period of reconstruction, after ten successful years under the command of Pep Guardiola.
The start of his replacement, Enzo Maresca, was not the best, as he was unable to count on Rodri - voted best player of the World Cup, the midfielder is in negotiations to play for Barcelona. And he had difficulty with the fact that several of his athletes had just returned from vacation, including Haaland himself.
Arsenal had players in a similar situation, but they appeared to be well ahead at the moment. The duel in Cardiff seemed to pit a team in competitive rhythm and another in pre-season, something that became clear after just over 20 seconds of the ball rolling. Myles Lewis-Skelly found Riccardo Calafiori in front of the goal to find the net.
The lead was increased in the 28th minute, when Odegaard looked for debutant Christos Tzolis in the area, who headed the ball past Kai Havertz. Also with a header, the German threw the ball down. Gini Donnarumma had the chance to make the save, but got in the way and was unable to prevent his net from being hit.
City even had their moments, such as a shot by Haaland saved by David Raya - the goalkeeper would appear again very well in Antoine Semenyo's shot in the final stage. However, any possibility of a reaction was crushed at the beginning of the second half, at three, when Odegaard received it from Tzolis and dribbled past Donnaruma before putting it into the net.
The two teams will begin their campaigns in the English Championship in the coming days. Arsenal will kick off the defense of their title on Friday (21), against Coventry City, in front of their fans, at the Emirates Stadium, in London. City will host Bournemouth on Sunday (23) at the Etihad Stadium, in Manchester.
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