Song of ice and fire, just like the novel that inspired the massive Game of Thrones series, tonight in the Westfalen of Dortmund (follow the game live on AS.com). Cold as the cement of their deserted stands the often hot dawns for months Borussia stadium and glacial is the look of his killer of the goal, very young but insatiable, Erling haaland. The Norwegian already vaccinated Sevilla in the first leg (double for the final 2-3) and two others he put Bayern in four days ago, although he left the Allianz Arena defeated and beaten, despite the fact that it only served to place his record in 29 goals in 2,362 official minutes this season. One goal every 81 minutes game for him.
With such a demon in front, everyone agrees and also in the Nervionian expedition, it seems that two points will not be enough to work the umpteenth feat for a Seville that has gotten used to flirting with the impossible. Especially in Europe. Six Europa Leagues, the last one in August and 90 kilometers from Dortmund (Cologne), they testify to this. Also a classification for rooms in his penultimate Champions League appearance, nothing less than after defeating an entire Manchester United at Old Trafford. We will have to warm up the game a lot …
It happens that the team of Lopetegui comes to the duel lazy in his legs and mind, disoriented by his latest bad results, three defeats in a row, among which the painful cup removal from the Camp Nou. Also with low, or doubts, very sensitive. Koundé and Bono, if they play, they will do it between their physical discomfort and the eye that you always have to put on for the game next, a derby against Betis next Sunday, with the Champions (next year) at stake.
The brother of Eden Hazard, Thorgan, returns from an injury and will try to fill the void of the absence of the other supercrack from the German team, Jadon sancho. The English winger broke muscularly after a month almost at the level of Haaland, in which he has scored four goals and given five assists, one of them at Sánchez Pizjuán. In Nesyri, between substitute and / or failure during the last weeks, wants get that level back for Sevilla. He is needed by the Nervión team in a duel that promises soap operas, dragons and maybe even white walkers. For something they say never give up…