Krasnodar 1-Seville 2 | Munir reminds Europe that Sevilla never gives up

Nothing, there is no way. It is not known what else Sevilla have to do, especially in Europe, so that their rivals find out that if they leave them with a thread of life, they will take advantage of it. The “never gives up” raised to full power. ANDn a match in which Lopetegui's men had been in charge of complicating themselves, the so-called luck of Seville reappeared. That halo of greatness generated by the high quality of its players that made it, on this occasion, Munir who sealed the victory in 95. In the second round with two rounds to spare. Whoever wants to take notes.

And the fact is that nobody thought that it was necessary to resort to the epic. Rakitic's goal after four minutes was the ideal preamble to a first half in which Sevilla's collective game touched perfection. He lacked to extend the advantage in some of the shots that Koundé and Diego Carlos wasted, but neither came close to the superb hit of Sevilla's number 10 number. A boat soon, from the front and impossible for Gorodov.

The goal had come after an internship by Ocampos on the right, a band in which all the doubts of Sevilla were due to the absence of Jesús Navas. And Lopetegui threw down the middle street when solving the problem. Neither Koundé as a winger nor Ocampos as a lane, but the two options, that of playing as usual or with three centrals, as the game requires. The plan could not have worked better for Lopetegui, since the Krasnodar players chased shadows and only approached the Vaclik area when the Sevilla players committed some absurd loss in compromised areas.

Nothing foreshadowed that Sevilla could complicate life in the second half, but it did. Gifts began to be produced closer to the Vaclik area in absurd ways. Thus, Gudelj sinned from an incomprehensible sufficiency and gave the ball to Cabella so that his hand in hand was saved under sticks by Koundé. He scared De Jong with a good shot but the wind had changed and Wanderson took the opportunity to draw the tie in a play in which Sevilla defended with their eyes. From the first perfect part to the absence in the second.

And those are the problems that a coach must fix. Even running out of left back due to Escudero's injury and having to improvise with Rekik. Lopetegui burned the ships, put speed with Idrissi and En Nesyri and shook hands with Óliver. He accepted the exchange of blows knowing the quality of his team and the greatness of Seville. Y Munir agreed with him. To eighth of the Champions by the fast track. To something else.