Munir gives Sevilla hope for the second leg against West Ham

The Sevilla will defend the minimum advantage that a goal from Munir gives him in the round of 16 against West Ham on his way to his seventh title Europa Leaguehis favorite competition and whose final will also be played at the Sanchez Pizjuanthe stage in which he defeated a tough and physical rival who put those of Lopeteguiwho remained standing thanks to several interventions by their goalkeeper Bono.

The Andalusian team competed well against the sixth-placed team in the Premier and deserved a better result, despite the fact that, already plagued by injuries with up to five casualties plus that of Delaney by sanction, he was left without Rakitic in heating. The Croatian was supplied by Munir in the starting eleven and this forced Lopetegui to change the drawing, since not without the Danish or Fernando neither him Papu Gómezhad no more midfielders available, since Gudelj I had to play defense to cover the casualties of diego charles and Rekik.

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The team of Lopetegui started the clash trying to impose his rhythm and reaching Areola’s goal, although timidly in the shots, while the West Ham yes it scared in its arrivals. Bono he had to intervene twice before the break to prevent his team from starting the game behind on the scoreboard, both times with Vlasic as the protagonist, one in the 11th minute in a plate shot and another in a shot adjusted to the post that the Moroccan grazed to deflect it to a corner.

In attack the Sevilla offered little before a West Ham retracted, a shot from Munir who went outside and a couple of headers from En-Nesyri They didn’t carry much danger.

But in the second half the Sevilla came out more willing, although before getting really close to the goal of AreolaBono had to respond again to a hard shot from Soucek. It was at game time when a rehearsed free kick fell to Munirwho soon put the locals ahead, who looked for the second goal against a West Ham that was losing steam and dirtying the game. Tecatitoafter a personal move, touched the 2-0 and Ocampos He was close twice to see the door.

Finally, the Sevilla He will defend a short rent in London, but he rents after all against a good team.