Group G / Matchday 3
Dortmund destroyed the Sevillian team on the counterattack, which went back into the water, also with a defense of five
Julen Lopetegui said goodbye to Sevilla this Wednesday with another win in the Champions League at Pizjuán, but after receiving an unforgettable ovation from the Seville fans, before the Basque coach officially handed over the baton to Jorge Sampaoli. Lopetegui left emotionally thanking the Sevilla fans from the pitch who, standing up in the stands, rewarded his work with applause. Recognized by the Sevilla fans, however, Lopetegui must leave what until now was his home and it will be the Argentine who will return to the Seville bench to take charge of a team that has sunk in Europe and in the League. As against City on Matchday 1, Sevilla conceded four goals but showed plenty of pride and attitude even after conceding the second goal, scored by the coveted Bellingham, and didn’t deserve as much punishment against Dortmund.
The German team destroyed Sevilla on the counterattack, who also made waters with a defense of five and had no forcefulness in attack when they had the chance to draw. Sevilla in a critical situation and with Lopetegui already sentenced before receiving Dortmund, the Andalusian team once again showed their limitations in both areas and Dortmund took advantage of their weakness. Sevilla is so far from the solidity and reliability of recent times, when it had Koundé and Diego Carlos as central defenders, the Seville team had to give up against a rival that, although it does not have the power of yesteryear, made the Spanish team suffer with its fast transitions and once again portrayed a very weak defense.
After seeing themselves at a disadvantage very soon, Sevilla could even keep ten at 20 minutes, when En-Nesyri aborted a counterattack of up to three visiting players thanks to a run and the referee showed the Moroccan a red card. However, the VAR made him rectify a previous foul on Jesús Navas and Sevilla got rid of the expulsion of En-Nesyri, author of the goal that reduced distances in a second half in which the locals did not stop trying to have options .
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Seville
Bono, Jesús Navas (Montiel, min. 46), Carmona, Gudelj, Kike Salas, Alex Telles, Jordán (Dolberg, min. 77), Rakitic (Delaney, min. 62), Isco (Pau Gómez, min. 62), En-Nesyri and Suso (Lamela, min. 46).
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Borussia Dortmund
Meyer, Meunier, Süle, Schlotterbeck, Guerreiro (Rothe, min. 80), Emre Can, Özcan (Papadopoulos, min. 85), Adeyemy (Malen, min. 64), Bellingham, Brandt (Thorgan Hazard, min. 85) and Moukoko (Modeste, min. 80).
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Goals:
0-1: min. 6, Warrior. 0-2: min. 41, Bellingham. 0-3: min. 43, Adeyemi. 1-3: min. 51, En-Nesyri. 1-4: min. 75, Brandt. -
Referee:
Maurizio Mariani (Italy). Yellow cards to Gudelj, Lamela, Özcan and Kike Salas. -
Incidents:
Match corresponding to the third day of the Champions League, played at the Sánchez Pizjuán.
Between shouts of “Pepe Castro, resignation!”, but with a general indifference in the stands, Sevilla left for the locker room after the 0-3 break, which was reached with the superior Dortmunt but with an excessive result in favor , when Sevilla took two goals in just a couple of minutes, when they had competed and fought hard for 40 minutes to achieve at least one goal. Meyer and the lack of aim of En-Nesyri and Carmona kept Dortmund ahead, relaunched in attack by the quality of Bellingham, the young English midfielder wanted by Real Madrid, whose 0-2 action left Gudelj nailed with a fantastic dribble. With Sevilla disconcerted, it didn’t take long for another to fall at the edge of the first half, but instead of reappearing after the break delivered, the Seville team continued their push against a conservative but lethal Dortmund on the counterattack.
With En-Nesyri always very dangerous and starring in almost all the attacking actions, Sevilla, although they could fit another one before the fourth, emptied themselves and caressed the second goal. He did not have very clear chances in the second half to close the gap, but he did leave Sevilla with a good feeling, until with another example of defensive imbalance he allowed Brandt to head in without opposition to beat Bono again. Then the team did lose all faith and Dortmund managed the final stretch, although Dolberg hit the crossbar in the 85th minute.
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