Seville ended a four-match fast for victories in the Spanish Football League, and returned to the runners-up with a deadly and exciting (4-2) victory over its Alex Reed Granada in the opening of the thirty-first stage competitions, Friday.
And the Andalusian club is going through a difficult period following drawing in three consecutive matches in the League, before falling in the last stage once morest Barcelona, which lost the runner-up to the Catalan team.
After finding that his participation in the Champions League was under threat following he was competing with leaders Real Madrid for the title, Seville returned to victories thanks to two goals in stoppage time for the two substitutes, Rafa Mir (90 + 3) and Argentine Alejandro Gomes (90 + 9).
Granada had advanced in the match with the Venezuelan Darwin Machias goal (23) and the Brazilian Diego Carlos for the owners of the land (32). In the second half, Seville advanced through Argentine Lucas Ocampos (66), before Victor Dias equalized two minutes before the end of the original time (88) to impose an exciting end.
Seville raised its score to 60 points in second place, nine points behind Real, who hosts Getafe on Saturday, and three from Barcelona, who will regain the runner-up on goal difference if they win once morest Levante on Sunday, and Atletico Madrid, which will defeat Mallorca, on Saturday.
And coach Julen Lopetegui’s team was aware of the importance of the victory in order not to allow its Andalusian neighbor, Real Betis, the fifth, to catch up with him, to succeed in moving away from him by seven points before the latter’s match on Saturday with its host Cadiz.
And Seville, during the negative series, bid farewell to his favorite “Europe League” competition from the final price at the hands of West Ham, who holds the record in its titles (6).
Granada opened the scoring with a wonderful goal by Machis with a shot from outside the area to the left of Moroccan goalkeeper Yassin Bono (23), while Carlos equalized with a header following a beautiful cross into the area from Jesus Navas (32).
In the second half, and following the second goal of the owners of the land was canceled due to offside, it was re-calculated following returning to the video assistant referee “VAR” following the ball reached inside the area towards the Mexican Jesus Corona and from him as he fell to Ocampos, he followed it in the net (66 ).
And Adel Dias to the owners of the land with a header following a corner taken by Luis Mia (88).
However, the decisive word was given to the owners of the land following the ball reached the Croatian Ivan Rakitic inside the area and from him headed to Rafa Mir, who followed it into the ceiling of the goal (90 + 3), scoring his ninth goal in the league this season.
Gomez decided the victory for his team following he received a cross from the other alternative, Oliver Torres, inside the area (90 + 9).
