Sevilla caresses the Champions

Sevilla clearly prevailed over Mallorca and he already caresses his qualification for the Champions League with both hands. Those of Lopetegui need to add a point, something that may not even be necessary if Villarreal is unable to beat Real Sociedad on Monday.

Despite the accumulated fatigue in both teams and the 33 degrees that the thermometer marked when the duel began, Lopetegui and Vicente Moreno did not vary too much their starting eleven with respect to those who achieved two separate wins in the last day. In the premises, Fernando, Óliver and Munir jumped from the start in place of Gudelj, Suso and En Nesyri. In Mallorca, meanwhile, the only change occurred in the center of the defense, where Sedlar entered for a Valjent that was the discard of the vermilion call.

The high pace with which the meeting began was impossible to sustain and with the passage of minutes the game was thickening. Sevilla loomed but did not end, while Mallorca showed no signs of life in attack and was limited to defending with order. Just before the hydration break, the only chance came in the first half hour, when Reina twice avoided a goal scored by Fernando. It was a warning from a Sevilla that was going to find a penalty on the brink of rest. A shot from Reguilón was intercepted by Pozo's hand, in an action as involuntary as it was innocent. Hernández Hernández warned from the VAR to Cordero Vega, the Cantabrian reviewed the play and had as few doubts as Ocampos when it came to converting the maximum penalty and overtaking Sevilla on the scoreboard.

Mallorca did not hesitate to attack with everything after passing through the locker room, but the truth is that it hardly bothered Bono. The cost of this offensive bet was that Sevilla found several frank cons to sentence, but those of Lopetegui once again displayed the lack of punch that has accompanied them throughout the season. In addition, the changes of the Basque coach did not sit well with the locals and Mallorca did not speculate in the least. However, the sentence would come in the most unsuspected way: Bono and Vaseline long serve from the edge of the En Nesyri area to close the game.

Thus, Sevilla takes a giant step to seal its presence in the next Champions League, while Mallorca's options for permanence are diluted.

Lopetegui: “I'm counting on Villarreal to win their 3 games”

The Sevilla coach does not trust himself even though he is one point away from the Champions League after winning against Mallorca: “No one is going to give us anything. We must continue. I have seen the penalty on TV and it seems clear to me.”

Vicente Moreno: “A great effort that did not add up”

Mallorca coach Vicente Moreno made a “negative reading of the game” this Sunday that his team lost in Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán (2-0) because, despite the “great effort made” by his players “against a great team “like Sevilla,” has not served to add. “

Moreno pointed out that “what was discussed with the referee about the penalty” that served Sevilla to open the scoring “there it remains” and regretted that, despite the “effort, with the ball it has not been the best match” for Mallorca, who has “added many losses”.

“It is true that many have been forced by Sevilla, whom we cannot give an advantage with this question. Now we have to win both games (Granada in Palma and Osasuna in Pamplona) and there is no other option. Win them and see if the rivals fail “stressed the technician of the vermilion team.

Vicente Moreno considered that if they win those last two games, they will have “some option” of achieving a salvation from which they are separated by three points, plus another for having lost the particular 'goalscoring' with Alavés, “but it will be necessary to wait” because they depend ” from other teams. ” -EFE