Manchester City eventually overcame Sevilla on penalties in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday when Nemanja Gudelj hit his crucial spot-kick against the crossbar in Athens.
Youssef En-Nesyri gave the Europa League winners the lead with his first-half header.
But Cole Palmer's own header equalised for Pep Guardiola's side in the second half, and forced the European season curtain-raiser into a penalty shootout.
The first eight strikes were converted, so when Kyle Walker scored his, Gudelj had to score to keep the tie alive - and missed by the narrowest of margins.