SEVILLA. Real Madrid managed to find the solution against Sevilla to win 2-1. Rodrygo was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Sevilla to strike first with an early goal of Rafa Mir at the 3′. Then it was a goal in the 29′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Rodrygo gave the win to Real Madrid in the 69′ minute scoring a double. Real Madrid was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Marcos Acuña received a red card (83′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Sevilla lost the match.

The match was played at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Sevilla on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was César Soto Grado assisted by Iker De Francisco Grijalba and Carlos Álvarez Fernández. The 4th official was Carlos Calderiña Pavón. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.9 degrees Celsius or 67.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Sevilla

1 - 2

Real Madrid

  • ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
  • 11 Total 8
  • 1 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 93 Attack 117
  • 40 Dangerous attack 54
  • 80 Ball safe 96
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 23 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Real Madrid had a superior ball possession 67% while Sevilla was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Madrid was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Madrid won the encounter.​

Sevilla shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Real Madrid shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sevilla received 2 yellow cards (Dani Ceballos and Óliver Torres). Talking about the opposition, Real Madrid received 4 yellow cards (Lucas Vázquez, Aurélien Tchouameni, Nacho Fernández and Joan Jordán).

(Sevilla) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (83′).

Match Timeline

Rafa Mir(goal)
3'
29'
Rodrygo(goal)
34'
Lucas Vázquez- Yellow
55'
Eduardo Camavinga- sub ->Federico Valverde
Joan Jordán- sub ->Bryan Gil
62'
Suso- sub ->Ivan Rakitic
62'
66'
Aurélien Tchouaméni- Yellow
66'
69'
Rodrygo(goal)Toni Kroos
Óliver Torres- sub ->Papu Gómez
74'
74'
Loïc Badé- sub ->Nemanja Gudelj
81'
82'
Antonio Rüdiger- sub ->Lucas Vázquez
81'
Nacho Fernández - sub ->Rodrygo
Marcos Acuña- Red
83'
84'
Nacho Fernández - Yellow
90'
Dani Ceballos- Yellow
Joan Jordán- Yellow
90'
Óliver Torres- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After playing this match, Sevilla will stay with 49 points like Girona to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Real Madrid will have 77 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

Sevilla – Formation

Sevilla
G
Bono 13.Morocco
6.4
D
K. Rekik 4.Netherlands
6.8
D
Marcos Acuña 19.Argentina
6.1
83'
D
Gonzalo Montiel 2.Argentina
6.8
D
Nemanja Gudelj 6.Serbia
6.4
81'
M
I. Rakitić 10.Croatia
7.2
62'
M
Papu Gómez 24.Argentina
7.1
74'
M
Erik Lamela 17.Argentina
6.1
74'
M
Manu Bueno 43.Spain
7.0
M
Bryan Gil 25.Spain
7.1
62'
F
Rafa Mir 12.Spain
6.9
3'
Substitutes
G
Marko Dmitrović 1.Serbia
G
Matías Árbol 36.Spain
D
Alex Telles 3.Brazil
D
Loïc Badé 22.France
6.9
81'
D
Marcão 23.Brazil
D
Tanguy Nianzou 14.France
M
Óliver Torres 21.Spain
6.2
74' 90'
M
Lucas Ocampos 5.Argentina
M
Suso 7.Spain
6.5
62'
M
Joan Jordán 8.Spain
6.4
62'
F
Jesús Corona 9.Mexico
6.6
74'
F
Youssef En-Nesyri 15.Morocco

Sevilla started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria decided to play with the following team: Bono (6.4), Gonzalo Montiel (6.8), Nemanja Gudelj (6.4), Karim Rekik (6.8), Marcos Acuña (6.1), Manu Bueno (7.0), Ivan Rakitić (7.2), Erik Lamela (6.1), Papu Gómez (7.1), Bryan Gil (7.1) and Rafa Mir (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Jesús Corona (6.6), Alex Telles, Óliver Torres (6.2), Marko Dmitrović, Loïc Badé (6.9), Youssef En-Nesyri, Marcão, Lucas Ocampos, Suso (6.5), Joan Jordán (6.4), Tanguy Nianzou and Matías Árbol.

Sevilla could not rely on the presence of Suso (injured).

Substitutions

Sevilla made 5 changes: Bryan Gil for Joan Jordán (62′), Ivan Rakitic for Suso (62′), Papu Gómez  for Óliver Torres (74′), Erik Lamela for Jesús Corona (74′) and Nemanja Gudelj for Loic Bade (81′).

Best player: Ivan Rakitić​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sevilla was Ivan Rakitić.

His rating is (7.2) with 25 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 4 crosses.

Real Madrid – Formation

Real Madrid
G
Thibaut Courtois 1.Belgium
6.6
D
David Alaba 4.Austria
7.0
D
Ferland Mendy 23.France
6.3
D
Éder Militão 3.Brazil
7.3
D
Lucas Vázquez 17.Spain
6.8
82' 34'
M
Luka Modric 10.Croatia
7.0
M
Toni Kroos 8.Germany
7.1
M
Aurélien Tchouaméni 18.France
7.0
66'
F
Dani Ceballos 19.Spain
6.7
F
Federico Valverde 15.Uruguay
6.2
55'
F
Rodrygo 21.Brazil
7.8
81' 29', 69'
Substitutes
G
Fran González 44.Spain
G
Andriy Lunin 13.Ukraine
D
Jesús Vallejo 5.Spain
D
Nacho Fernández 6.Spain
6.8
81' 84'
D
Álvaro Odriozola 16.Spain
D
Antonio Rüdiger 22.Germany
6.4
82'
M
Eduardo Camavinga 12.France
6.9
55'
F
Álvaro Rodríguez 39.Uruguay
6.1
66'
F
Eden Hazard 7.Belgium

Real Madrid started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Carlo Ancelotti played with: Thibaut Courtois (6.6), Lucas Vázquez (6.8), Éder Militão (7.3), David Alaba (7.0), Ferland Mendy (6.2), Luka Modrić (7.0), Aurélien Tchouaméni (7.0), Toni Kroos (7.1), Federico Valverde (6.2), Rodrygo (7.8) and Dani Ceballos (6.7).

They had on the bench: Álvaro Rodríguez (6.4), Jesús Vallejo, Eduardo Camavinga (6.9), Eden Hazard, Nacho Fernández (6.8), Álvaro Odriozola, Fran González, Antonio Rüdiger (6.4) and Andriy Lunin.

Real Madrid could not rely on the presence of Antonio Rüdiger (injured).

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 4 changes: Federico Valverde for Eduardo Camavinga (55′), Rodrygo for Álvaro Daniel Rodríguez Muñoz (66′), Lucas Vázquez for Antonio Rüdiger (82′) and Rodrygo for Nacho (81′).

Best player: Rodrygo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Madrid was Rodrygo.

His rating is (7.8) with 2 goals, 25 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​