SEVILLE 1- BETIS 0 Sevilla hit the Champions League

Sevilla suffered, scored and won another derby, the umpteenth of this last decade against a Betis who will be able to sing the “we played like never before and lost like almost always”. The red-and-white club entered the duel after five games without a win, a streak opposed to that of its eternal rival, capable of reaping four consecutive victories. The victory leaves in Nervión a good chunk of Champions of the coming season, since the defeat of Real Sociedad puts it at six points and Betis, sixth, is at 9. And in addition, there is another bullet to increase the advantage next Wednesday, in a postponed match against Elche.

Lopetegui bet for Papu Gómez between the lines but the Argentine was not precise in dribbling or the last pass. Holder by merits in the form of a goal, Borja Iglesias created the first clear chance when he shot dry, difficult for Bono, and the Moroccan goalkeeper had to put his hand in the second play to avoid a frank shot from Canales. A penalty was requested, but neither Mateu nor the VAR considered it that way.

Betis had come out with much more vigor, generous in the effort to press up and try to steal in three quarters, but that courage condemned him to receive 1-0. Faster than the central pair Mandi-Víctor Ruiz, In Nesyri He had already warned on a long ball that, heeled, sent the net from outside. But the second did not fail. Navas' ball, rush and good control of the North African striker, to dribble to Joel Robles and kick with quality to the net. It didn't seem easy because there was hardly any angle, but he went in (1-0, 26 ').

Guarded, Fekir and Canales approached the ball with quality to the Sevilla area. A handful of forced shots from the Frenchman, several corner kicks and a few final moments in which Betis locked up the rival in their area gave way to rest and the second half.

A second half in which Betis was close, deserved the draw in many moments. From the beginning, when Borja Iglesias stayed a few inches in a center in Miranda, until the discount, when Fekir sought out Bono's squad, powerless against the French kick, which finally came out on the outside, close to the stick.