Real Madrid resumed their journey in the league with a draw at Sevilla FC this Saturday.
Liga leader at the dawn of the 10th day, the real Madrid was moving on the lawn of the Sevilla FC this Saturday with the ambition of putting pressure on its direct pursuers Girona and FC Barcelona. On this occasion, Carlo Ancelotti chose to start Ferland Mendy and Aurélien Tchouaméni but left Eduardo Camavinga on the bench at the start of the match.
The first half is very competitive and very involved on both sides. The Madrilenians are denied two goals from Valverde for an offside position by Bellingham, passer on goal, then from the Englishman for a foul by Rüdiger at the start of the action. The Sevillians are also dangerous with clear chances from Lucas Ocampos, Djibril Sow and Ivan Rakitic who fail to find the fault. Despite a lively first act, the two teams returned to the locker room with a goalless draw.
Lively match, but without a goal
In the second half, it was the Merengues who took the upper hand and were the most enterprising but Rodrygo, Toni Kroos and Luka Modric missed their attempts. It was ultimately the Andalusians who opened the scoring at the start of the last quarter of an hour. On an entry from Acuna, the Madrid defense is too passive and it is David Alaba who deceives his own goalkeeper (1-0, 74th).
Real’s reaction was not long in coming and came from a sudden impulse from Dani Carvajal on a free kick perfectly kicked by Toni Kroos (1-1, 78th). In a completely crazy end to the match, Sergio Ramos came close to playing a nasty trick on his former club but saw his attempt repelled by a superb save from Kepa.
The two teams finally separated in a draw which did not suit anyone. Still leader, Real can see Girona and Barça climb back into the standings, while Sevilla remains stuck in the second half of the table.
