En-Nesyri gives Sevilla a vital victory against a Rayo without a hit

Balsamic victory for Sevilla, which allows them to breathe in a pressing situation, against a Rayo with good manners, but little punch. The difference in a very close match lay in the forwards. En-Nesyri scored two goals, well helped by Isaac, while Rayo was not able to capitalize on its great dominance, especially in the second half. These were the moments in which Nyland supported his team, especially with three decisive interventions against Camello and Isi, on two occasions. Sevilla is three points away from relegation, which is a lot for a team that lives in a situation inappropriate for its entity. Lightning complicates life. They are a team with energy, although they lack punch. That's complicated. It is a damaged group, which has already gone nine games without winning in Vallecas, where it suffers too much. In addition, they offered defensive facilities that were inappropriate for a team that aspired to be calm in the middle zone.

1

Dimitrievski, Aridane, Balliu (Nteka, min. 86), Luis Espino (De Frutos, min. 85), Lejeune, Isi, Óscar Valentín, Unai López (Miguel Silva, min. 72), Josep Chavarría (Trejo, min. 64 ), Sergio Camello (De Tomás, min. 64) and Álvaro García

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Ørjan Haskjold Nyland, Jesús Navas (Juanlu Sanchez, min. 76), Loic Bade, Marcos Acuña (Diego Hormigo, min. 54), Marcao, Boubakary Soumare, Lucien Agoume (Hannibal Mejbri, min. 81), Lucas Ocampos, Djibril Sow (Óliver Torres, min. 53), En-Nesyri and Isaac Romero

Goals 0-1 min. 19: En-Nesyri. 1-1 min. 29: Isi. 1-2 min. 44: En-Nesyri.

Referee Francisco José Hernández Maeso

Yellow cards Isaac Romero (min. 36), Marcos Acuña (min. 49), Hannibal Mejbri (min. 85), Miguel Silva (min. 91) and Dimitrievski (min. 96)

Sevilla has problems, many, but solutions also appear. They are a weak team in defense, which is easily reached. On the other side of the scale, two forwards shine, Isaac and En-Nesyri, with the ability to save him from the quagmire in which he finds himself. One is from the quarry, Isaac, whose emergence has been decisive. He does almost everything well and he has a goal. The other is En-Nesyri. Sevilla must be thankful for Morocco's early elimination from the African Cup. The attacker arrived and played to give his team a punch. When he doesn't have time to think, En-Nesyri is a lethal striker. His two goals in the first year appeased a Rayo team that was very weak in defense, which does not perform well in Vallecas. In reality, both Rayo and Sevilla offered too many facilities at the back. The Andalusians had more punch and that kept them in the game. A clash soiled by the ugly gesture of a local fan on the sideline with Ocampos.

Rayo improved in the second half. With all his might, he brought a fearful Sevilla into his area. Quique's team, which fights against windmills, was saved thanks to Nyland. He did not score for Rayo and Sevilla was even able to score the third with a shot by Ocampos that hit the post. Sevilla was saved, while Rayo got into trouble when it aspired to live peacefully in the middle zone of the classification. It was of no use to him to make up to 22 shots on the goal of a rival who lived off the smell of his attackers. “We are screwed because we deserved at least one point. I don't know if we'll have to play more practically. The statistics prove us right, but we didn't win. We had mistakes in the first half that we cannot have against a rival like Sevilla,” clarified Francisco, Rayo coach.

“We knew that it was a demanding match and we have achieved an important victory,” said Ocampos, for his part, the object of a regrettable gesture by a young fan on the sideline when he was going to take the throw-in. “They are four fools who dirty a fan like Vallecas. I have held back because I have two daughters. It has been a gesture that cannot be tolerated in football. If this happens in women's football we already know what can happen,” he clarified.

“Happy, these are hard weeks. It is to be satisfied. The two forwards are guys who look forward and look at spaces very well. It was difficult for us, Rayo pushed us, but we came out well thanks to their speed. The two up top were very good,” said Quique Sánchez Flores, coach of Sevilla. “It is not easy to play in the circumstances we have. I have been a footballer and I know what it is. The boys have football and they must show it,” he indicated. “You have to ask yourself what's going on with people's minds. It worries me. It is dangerous for there to be scattered minds that go to the stadiums. I hope it doesn't happen again,” Quique concluded about the humiliation that Lucas Ocampos had to endure.

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