Analysis: Strong defensive showing from Black Cats

[Getty Images]The first half lacked quality, with both sides guilty of wasting good positions with poor final passes or lack of composure in front of goal.Sunderland created a good chance in only the fifth minute when Xhaka spread play with a pass out wide and Thomas Meunier put a cross into the penalty area, only for Trai Hume to fail to connect with the ball from 10 yards out.The Black Cats finished seventh in the Premier League last season, to earn a first shot at a European competition since