Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 11:09 PM• Daniel Cabot Kerkdijk • Last update: 23:11

Sevilla closed the season in LaLiga with a narrow victory. Julen Lopetegui’s team seemed to get no further than a goalless draw against Deportivo Alavés on Sunday evening, but a goal in extra time still resulted in a 1-0 victory. For both teams, only the honor was at stake in the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, as Sevilla would finish fourth anyway and Alavés was safe.

Substitute Alejandro shot in the extra time Papu Gómez takes his team to victory. The Argentinian’s powerful shot, including a strange effect, was too powerful for goalkeeper Sergio Pacheco. Lopetegui cleared a basic place for Karim Rekik against the Basques and left Luuk de Jong with Papu Gómez took his place. The Dutchman messed up an opportunity in the 77th minute, but he ended up being offside.

De Jong closed the season with a share in 48 games in all competitions, although he was only active (briefly) as a substitute in a large part. In this calendar year, he was in the field for at least sixty minutes in just nine matches. In total he made nine hits, the last of which was on March 6. Afterwards, he scored three times for the the Dutch in three international matches. Frank de Boer will announce the European Championship selection next Wednesday.