Sevilla vs Valencia, 2020-2021 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGASevilla edge out Valencia to maintain slim title hopes
A strike from Youssef En-Nesyri gave Sevilla a 1-0 home win over Valencia on Wednesday to keep alive their slim hopes in La Liga's title.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla).
- 4': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 5': Carlos Soler (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Óscar Rodríguez (Sevilla).
- 7': Foul by Sergio Escudero (Sevilla).
- 7': Thierry Correia (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Sergio Escudero (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Attempt missed. Carlos Soler (Valencia) right footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 10': Foul by Toni Lato (Valencia).
- 10': Suso (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Gabriel Paulista.
- 12': Offside, Sevilla. Sergio Escudero tries a through ball, but Youssef En-Nesyri is caught offside.
- 14': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Toni Lato.
- 16': Foul by Suso (Sevilla).
- 16': Toni Lato (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Óscar Rodríguez.
- 18': Foul by Jules Koundé (Sevilla).
- 18': Maxi Gómez (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Attempt saved. Manu Vallejo (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Soler.
- 21': Foul by Manu Vallejo (Valencia).
- 21': Sergio Escudero (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Offside, Sevilla. Jules Koundé tries a through ball, but Suso is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Uros Racic (Valencia).
- 24': Óscar Rodríguez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Toni Lato (Valencia).
- 25': Suso (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt saved. Suso (Sevilla) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jesús Navas.
- 31': Foul by Joan Jordán (Sevilla).
- 31': Uros Racic (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla).
- 33': Thierry Correia (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Attempt missed. Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Suso.
- 37': Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla).
- 37': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla).
- 37': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Foul by Joan Jordán (Sevilla).
- 38': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Carlos Soler (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 40': Attempt saved. Suso (Sevilla) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joan Jordán.
- 43': Foul by Óscar Rodríguez (Sevilla).
- 43': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Sevilla 0, Valencia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sevilla 0, Valencia 0.
- 46': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Nemanja Gudelj.
- 49': Foul by Diego Carlos (Sevilla).
- 49': Maxi Gómez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Manu Vallejo (Valencia) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
- 54': Foul by Diego Carlos (Sevilla).
- 54': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Nemanja Gudelj.
- 56': Attempt saved. Manu Vallejo (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 59': Substitution, Sevilla. Fernando replaces Nemanja Gudelj.
- 59': Substitution, Sevilla. Marcos Acuña replaces Sergio Escudero.
- 59': Substitution, Sevilla. Papu Gómez replaces Óliver Torres.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Suso (Sevilla) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Navas.
- 62': Attempt saved. Papu Gómez (Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Suso.
- 63': Attempt missed. Óscar Rodríguez (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Papu Gómez.
- 65': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Navas with a cross.
- 66': Goal! Sevilla 1, Valencia 0. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fernando with a through ball.
- 69': Substitution, Valencia. Denis Cheryshev replaces Manu Vallejo.
- 69': Substitution, Valencia. Cristiano Piccini replaces Thierry Correia because of an injury.
- 71': Carlos Soler (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sevilla).
- 71': Attempt missed. Cristiano Piccini (Valencia) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Paulista.
- 73': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Toni Lato.
- 74': Substitution, Sevilla. Lucas Ocampos replaces Óscar Rodríguez.
- 75': Foul by Joan Jordán (Sevilla).
- 75': Maxi Gómez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Substitution, Valencia. Kevin Gameiro replaces Hugo Guillamón.
- 79': Substitution, Valencia. José Gayà replaces Toni Lato.
- 80': Carlos Soler (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Foul by José Gayà (Valencia).
- 82': Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Substitution, Valencia. Yunus Musah replaces Maxi Gómez.
- 84': Substitution, Sevilla. Ivan Rakitic replaces Suso.
- 86': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sevilla).
- 86': Yunus Musah (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Joan Jordán (Sevilla).
- 89': Uros Racic (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Papu Gómez.
- 90'+2': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
- 90'+2': Foul by Gabriel Paulista (Valencia).
- 90'+2': Marcos Acuña (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Gabriel Paulista (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Jesús Navas.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sevilla 1, Valencia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sevilla 1, Valencia 0.
Statistics
 VAL |
SEV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 38.9 | Possession | 61.1 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 323 | Accurate Passes | 550 |
| 388 | Passes | 609 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 12 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 8 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 17 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán
Location: Sevilla, Spain
Venue: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán
Location: Sevilla, Spain
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 22 | +37 | 55 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 22 | +29 | 54 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 22 | +21 | 45 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 21 | +16 | 42 |
Line-Ups
Sevilla (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Yassine Bounou (GK) |
| 20 | Diego Carlos |
| 12 | Jules Koundé |
| 18 | Sergio Escudero  |
| 16 | Jesús Navas |
| 6 | Nemanja Gudelj |
| 21 | Óliver Torres |
| 8 | Joan Jordán |
| 15 | Youssef En-Nesyri |
| 14 | Óscar Rodríguez |
| 7 | Suso |
Valencia (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jasper Cillessen (GK) |
| 15 | Hugo Guillamón |
| 6 | Ferro |
| 5 | Gabriel Paulista |
| 3 | Toni Lato |
| 2 | Thierry Correia |
| 19 | Uros Racic |
| 8 | Carlos Soler |
| 7 | Gonçalo Guedes |
| 21 | Manu Vallejo |
| 22 | Maximiliano Gómez |
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