Kickoff: 16:15 CET / 15:15 GMT / 10:15 AM ET / 7:15 PM PT
Venue: Reale Arena
Referee: Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias
Lineups:
La Real: Alex Remiro - Aihen Munoz, Robin le Normand, Igor Zubeldia, Hamari Traore - Ander Barrenetxea, Mikel Merino, Martin Zubimendi, Brais Mendez - Take Kubo, Umar Sadiq
Subs: Unai Marrero, Alvaro Odriozola, Aritz Elustondo, Kieran Tierney, Jon Pacheco, Urko Gonzalez, Arsen Zakharyan, Jon Ander Olasagasti, Benat Turrientes, Jon Magunazelaia, Mikel Oyarzabal, Mohamed-Ali Cho
Sevilla: Marko Dmitrovic - Adria Pedrosa, Sergio Ramos, Loic Bade, Jesus Navas - Fernando, Boubakary Soumare - Lucas Ocampos, Ivan Rakitic, Dodi Lukebakio - Youssef En-Nesyri
Subs: Alberto Flores, Federico Gattoni, Tanguy Nianzou, Marcos Acuna, Kike Salas, Joan Jordan, Djibril Sow, Oliver Torres, Adrian Januzaj, Juanlu, Rafa Mir, Mariano Diaz
Match Events:
4’ - Barrenetxea’s free kick surprises Dmitrovic, who hits the ball onto his own leg from where it bounces into the net. La Real 1, Sevilla 0 – link
22’ - Umar Sadiq receives the ball at the halfway line, dribbles into open space then perfectly shoots into the top right corner from 30 yards. La Real 2, Sevilla 0 – link
33’ - Yellow card for Merino
45+2’ - End of half
45’ - Substitution for Sevilla: Oliver Torres on for Soumare
60’ - Pedrosa collects a loose ball then crosses to En-Nesyri. En-Nesyri’s header bounces off Le Normand and into the left side of the net. La Real 2, Sevilla 1 – link
66’ - Ocampos centers to En-Nesyri whose shot bounces off the bar
67’ - Substitution for La Real: Zakharyan on for Barrenetxea
70’ - Sadiq’s header winds up in the hands of Dmitrovic
73’ - Substitution for Sevilla: Nianzou and Januzaj on for Bade and Lukebakio respectively
75’ - Substitution for La Real: Turrientes and Oyarzabal on for Merino and Sadiq respectively
76’ - With a little luck Take Kubo receives the ball inside the box and shoots right into Dmitrovic from close range
78’ - Yellow card for Traore
82’ - Yellow card for Ramos
84’ - Take Kubo receives a gift from Ramos and has a one-on-one with the goaltender, but his shot is too weak to go in
84’ - Substitution for La Real: Elustondo and Cho on for Traore and Take Kubo respectively
87’ - Red card for Ramos
88’ - Red card for Jesus Navas
90’ - Substitution for Sevilla: Rafa Mir and Gattoni on for Fernando and Ocampos
90+9’ - End of game. La Real 2, Sevilla 1
Match Stats - via Livescore.com
| La Real | Sevilla :–:|:–:|:–: xG | 0.67 | 0.58 xA | 0.92 | 0.61 Possession | 49% | 51% Shots on target | 8 | 2 Shots off target | 3 | 4 Blocked shots | 0 | 2 Corner kicks | 4 | 4 Offsides | 0 | 2 Fouls | 21 | 9 Yellow Cards | 2 | 1 Red Cards | 0 | 2
Standings:
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girona | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 34 |
| Real Madrid | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 32 |
| Atletico Madrid | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 31 |
| Barcelona | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 31 |
| Real Sociedad | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 25 |
| Athletic Club | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 24 |
| Real Betis | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 21 |
| Getafe | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 19 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 19 |
| Valencia | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -3 | 19 |
| Las Palmas | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 18 |
| Villarreal | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 15 |
| Alaves | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 15 |
| Osasuna | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 14 |
| Sevilla | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 12 |
| Cadiz | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 10 |
| Mallorca | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 9 |
| Celta Vigo | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 8 |
| Granada | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 7 |
| Almeria | 14 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 37 | -21 | 3 |
Upcoming Fixtures:
La Real: at Osasuna, 12.02, 21:00 CEST
Sevilla: vs Villarreal, 12.03, 18:30 CEST
Let me know if there are any mistakes, or if there’s something you want me to change
Villarreal is going to take a 3 point next round.