Sevilla is a team that has little football, but is getting results. And Las Palmas is a group in full collapse. They have accumulated their seventh game without winning (four consecutive defeats) and their happy football is a distant memory. Furthermore, in a dynamic as negative as the one in which it finds itself, adversities appear along the way. After three minutes, Coco knocked down Gudelj as he walked alone towards Aarón’s goal. Muñiz Ruiz showed the yellow card and the VAR indicated that the action was red. With one less after six minutes after reviewing the play, it is very difficult to win a game in First Division. And that cost Sevilla. Above all, because as has been said, it is a team that does not have football. Quique is getting results from defensive firmness.
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Escandell, Álex Suárez (Sory Kaba, min. 90), Saul Coco, Sergi Cardona, Mika Mármol, Kirian Rodríguez, Javi Muñoz (Benito Ramírez, min. 77), Alberto Moleiro, Marvin Olawale Akinlabi Park, Maximo Perrone (Campaign, min. . 87) and Sandro (Munir, min. 78)
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Ørjan Haskjold Nyland, Adrià Pedrosa, Sergio Ramos, Loic Bade (Lucien Agoume, min. 66), Kike Salas, Lucas Ocampos (Jesús Navas, min. 66), Boubakary Soumare, Gudelj, Óliver Torres (Lukebakio, min. 78), En-Nesyri and Isaac Romero
Goals 0-1 min. 43: En-Nesyri. 0-2 min. 93: Lukebakio.
Referee Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
Yellow cards Álex Suárez (min. 7), Alberto Moleiro (min. 42), Marvin Olawale Akinlabi Park (min. 48), Loic Bade (min. 61), Kike Salas (min. 72) and Ørjan Haskjold Nyland (min. 90)
red cards Saul Coco (min. 6)
Goals from En-Nesyri and Lukebakio gave a vital victory to the Andalusians, who are already nine points clear of the relegation zone. A victory that calms and scares away all ghosts. Sevilla’s second consecutive victory away from Nervión, with little football, yes, but aware of its limitations and with good collective work. Sevilla’s lack of play in the second half drew attention, with one more, and Las Palmas looking for an equalizer. He didn’t have too much trouble either, that is. A couple of shots from Sandro from a distance barely altered the mood of the Andalusians, discreet with the ball, but confident in defense. It was not until the 93rd minute when Lukebakio scored the second goal and secured the victory for the Andalusians. Las Palmas couldn’t. They are a very damaged team and they have lost their spirit. Plus, it doesn’t have a goal. They have accumulated four consecutive defeats and in none of them have they been able to score.
The Canaries are far from relegation (12 points), but they should not trust it because next week they host Celta after a streak of seven games without winning (five losses and two draws). García Pimienta’s effect has been diluted. As happened with Barcelona last day, he was forced to play with one less player for a long time.
The match was marked by the red card for Coco after six minutes. It was difficult for Sevilla to capture their numerical superiority on the scoreboard because Isaac, their revelation forward, is not at all fine. He wasted two clear scoring chances until Gudelj sent a measured cross into the area that En-Nesyri headed home. Eleventh goal for the Moroccan international in the League. He has technical problems with the ball at his feet, but in head play he is a true marvel.
Las Palmas tried in the second half. Without football and without goal. Everything was very confusing, with continuous protests to the referee, many without reason, with the aim of altering the match through noise and not through the game. A couple of well-placed shots on goal by Nyland were all the product of his momentum. Sevilla, very bad with the ball at their feet, losing one ball after another, limited themselves to defending themselves with a certain order. Until in the 93rd minute Lukebakio put an end to any debate. Sevilla, finally, breathes in such a turbulent season. Quique, reviled by some sectors of the club, is fulfilling his objective. Without fanfare, but effectively.
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