Chelsea 0-Sevilla 0 | A very big Seville at Stamford Bridge

Sevilla high-rise premiere in London. Lord of the Lopetegui team, especially in defense and the ability to control possession. Exhibition of order and solidarity from which he could not get more than one point Because in venues of such a size as Stamford Bridge those of Nervión lack, and it is understandable, that extra quality at the top provided by the forwards that are worth several tens of millions of euros. With everything, the more than deserved draw stabilizes this Seville in the privileged place that its six Europa Leagues deserve and category matches that have curdled in recent times against clubs as or more fearsome than Chelsea such as Manchester United, Inter, Bayern or Barcelona.

There is no public because of the pandemic, but Chelsea stadium still imposing. Pronounced drainage, perfect grass, the smell of English football and a team full of footballers at a million euros per kilo. With everything, A brave Sevilla jumped onto the field, wanting to take center stage. And that almost cost him disgust after five minutes, in almost the only dangerous play of Chelsea during the first half. A loss at the start caused Havertz, after losing almost the entire match although it cost 80 million, to almost finish off on goal, something that Diego Carlos avoided.

Between the wake-up call for his silly expulsion in Granada and the tactical variant, Lopetegui decided to leave Joan Jordán on the bench and take Gudelj out to place Fernando in that defensive midfielder position that sometimes becomes embedded between the centrals. The Serbian by the way, headed after a lack of Suso to give Sevilla the best chance before the break. Mendy, who appeared by surprise (he was believed injured for much longer) in goal instead of Kepa, shot good reflexes.

Half an hour later, an injury to Sergi Gómez repositioned Sevilla with his most common idea of ​​recent times, already with Jordán in the field. Thus, after going to the locker room after a low shot by Ocampos that put Mendy to the test again, the Nervión team came out to play the second half.

Sevilla suffered a little more after the break, especially from set pieces, when Lopetegui decided to replace an erratic Suso with Óliver Torres. The change was not only intended to keep the ball a bit longer but to place Ocampos in the place he likes the most: the right, next to Navas. And it was in that substitution, the umpteenth with which Lopetegui has embroidered it in recent times, where the danger of the locals died and a vein of danger emerged for the sevillistas, which they struck again and again from the right. Too bad they were missing what gold almost always gives: auction and last pass.