Sevilla seized the . on Sunday afternoon Derbi Sevillano† The team of trainer Julen Lopetegui was 2-1 too strong for Real Betis at home and immediately took second place more firmly in their hands. Ivan Rakitic (penalty kick) and Munir El Haddadi (assist goalkeeper Bono) accounted for the goals on behalf of the home team. In the absolute final phase, Sergio Canales did something back from a free kick. With the win, Sevilla is the only team to stay in the footsteps of Real Madrid. The backlog the Royal is six points. The gap with fellow city rivals and arch rival Real Betis has risen to eight points.
Sevilla dominated the first half and had nothing to fear from Real Betis, who simply lacked punch to make it really difficult for Lopetegui’s side. At the first real danger of the game, it was immediately hit. Halfway through the first half, Claudio Bravo made a clumsy mistake. The goalkeeper floored Youssef En-Nesyri and saw referee Carlos del Cerro Grande rightly point to the spot. Rakitic took his place behind the ball and did not fail. The midfielder sent Claudio Bravo to the wrong corner: 1-0.
Oi oi oi, Claudio Bravo should have had this one… ??????? Munir El Haddadi puts Sevilla 2-0 in the fraught city derby ??#ZiggoSport #LaLiga #SevilleFCRealBetis pic.twitter.com/cnoxXjuBsL
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The interests of the Seville derby became clear after half an hour of play, when Marcos Acuña continued hard on the legs of Nabil Fekir. According to the left wing defender, the ball should be played outside, but Fekir did not want that. Del Cerro Grande finished it off with yellow. On the stroke of half-time, the score was doubled by the home team and again Claudio Bravo was not cleared. El Haddadi was sent into the depths on the left side of the field by goalkeeper Bono (!) and struck out with the left. The shot turned out to be too powerful for the Chilean goalkeeper: 2-0.
The most beautiful goal in the Seville derby comes from Betis ?? Sergio Canales hits a free kick, but to no avail. Sevilla win: 2-1 ???#ZiggoSport #LaLiga #SevilleFCRealBetis pic.twitter.com/Y1x2xqwbXt
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In the second company there was significantly less to enjoy. Sevilla remained the dominant party, but was unable to express the dominance in the field in great opportunities. Cristian Tello had the opportunity to bring the tension back into the game after more than an hour of play, but his shot from the edge of the box ended up at the excellent goalkeeper Bono. Alex Moreno was also unhappy in the finish. The left wing defender saw his header go just wide. The connecting goal would still come. In the fourth minute of injury time, Canales scored the best goal of the city derby with a nice free kick: 2-1.