Kickoff: 18:30 CEST / 17:30 BST / 12:30 PM EDT / 9:30 AM PDT
Venue: Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
Lineups:
Sevilla: Orjan Nyland - Marcos Acuna, Sergio Ramos, Nemanja Gudelj, Jesus Navas - Djibril Sow, Ivan Rakitic, Boubakary Soumare - Dodi Lukebakio, Youssef En-Nesyri, Lucas Ocampos
Subs: Marko Dmitrovic, Adria Pedrosa, Tanguy Nianzou, Loic Bade, Joan Jordan, Erik Lamela, Fernando, Oliver Torres, Adnan Januzaj, Juanlu, Suso, Rafa Mir
Madrid: Kepa Arrizabalaga - Ferland Mendy, David Alaba, Antonio Rudiger, Dani Carvajal - Aurelian Tchouameni, Toni Kroos, Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham - Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo
Subs: Andriy Lunin, Diego Pineiro, Fran Garcia, Luka Modric, Eduardo Camavinga, Lucas Vazquez, Brahim Diaz, Joselu
Match Events:
23’ - Carvajal with a huge goal-line clear on Rakitic’s shot. Sevilla regain possession and Kepa has to make a save on Ocampos – link
25’ - Sow shoots just wide to the left from 10 yards out
34’ - Kroos’s cross turns out to be a shot on goal and Ramos clears the ball away
40’ - Vinicius receives a great ball from Rudiger and one-times it into Nyland
45+3’ - End of half
57’ - Nyland denies Rodrygo from close range
66’ - Substitution for Madrid: Camavinga and Modric on for Tchouameni and Valverde respectively
67’ - Substitution for Sevilla: Suso on for Lukebakio
74’ - Acuna’s cross bounces off Alaba and Kepa can’t come up with a save Sevilla 1, Madrid 0 – link
76’ - Yellow card for Ramos
76’ - Substitution for Sevilla: Bade on for Gudelj
78’ - Yellow card for Ocampos
78’ - Toni Kroos finds Carvajal’s head with a free kick, and the Spaniard gets the ball past Nyland. Sevilla 1, Madrid 1 – link
79’ - Substitution for Madrid: Joselu on for Rodrygo
80’ - Acuna crosses to Ramos and Kepa saves his header
86’ - Yellow card for Vinicius
86’ - Yellow card for Sow
87’ - Yellow card for Soumare
87’ - Substitution for Sevilla: Rafa Mir and Lamela on for En-Nesyri and Sow respectively
87’ - Substitution for Madrid: Brahim Diaz on for Vinicius
90+3’ - Yellow card for Camavinga
90+7’ - Yellow card for Lamela
90+9’ - End of game. Sevilla 1, Madrid 1
Match Stats - via Livescore.com
| Sevilla | Madrid :–:|:–:|:–: xG | 0.83 | 1.98 xA | 0.54 | 0.96 Possession | 48% | 52% Shots on target | 5 | 4 Shots off target | 5 | 5 Blocked shots | 1 | 3 Corner kicks | 2 | 4 Offsides | 1 | 1 Fouls | 10 | 5 Yellow Cards | 1 | 0 Red Cards | 0 | 0
Standings:
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 25 |
| Girona | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 22 |
| Barcelona | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 21 |
| Atletico Madrid | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 19 |
| Real Sociedad | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 18 |
| Athletic Club | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 17 |
| Real Betis | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 14 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 13 |
| Osasuna | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 13 |
| Valencia | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 11 |
| Las Palmas | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| Getafe | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 11 |
| Sevilla | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 9 |
| Cadiz | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 9 |
| Mallorca | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 8 |
| Villarreal | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 8 |
| Alaves | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 8 |
| Celta Vigo | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 6 |
| Granada | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 6 |
| Almeria | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 3 |
Upcoming Fixtures:
Sevilla: at Cadiz, 10.28, 21:00 CEST
Madrid: at Barcelona, 10.28, 16:15 CEST
Let me know if there are any mistakes, or if there’s something you want me to change
Vini is not playing out of position, check his heatmap. He is literally playing like a left winger, even though he is not supposed to. That is one of the reasons why our entire structure in attack was so ass today. Earlier in the season he played more inside, but if the game doesn’t go his way, he just defaults back to doing what he knows and sits by the sideline, waiting for the ball. Rodrygo is wandering around trying to get involved, because jude plays on the left side too. Our right side was completely dead after Fede came off, which was just a wierd as fuck sub.
Vini isn’t playing out of position but it’s not the same as when he was the designated LW. Because when he was a LW, Benzema used to play as a striker and create space by drawing defenders to him.
That just doesn’t happen right now and Vini has to get past 3 different players. That’s simply not something any player can do consistently.
Right now he couldn’t even get past grandpa Jesus Navas. Sorry but he is even worse than Rodrygo in overall play, he just has been better and luckier in front of goal, yet the fan base sort of giving him a pass while shit on Rodrygo.
I mean what do you expect of two players who are both young and suddenly forced to play as strikers when neither of them played that role?
People give Vini a pass because he has shown how impactful of a player he is for this team. Him and Benz were carrying Madrid up front at one point. Furthermore everyone always talks about how Rodrygo is more adaptable than Vini, yet they’re pretty much in the same boat and lastly Vini just got back from an injury.
Rodrygo wasn’t able to shine as a false nine in a 433, what makes you think he’ll be a good striker in a 442?
Last note but Navas was playing out of his mind.
I don’t live in the past, he is not any better than Rodrygo right now, he should be judged the same way. They need to adapt and the quicker the better, otherwise we are fucked this season. Rodrygo played a month as a 2nd striker with a free role behind Joselu, he still couldn’t finish any chances. That is supposed to be his favorite position by his own admission, playing behind a striker.
Stop making excuses for them. Just stop.
I mean you keep saying “they need to adapt.”
But you do understand there is a very good chance they will never adapt. This is not FIFA or FM. You can’t just play a player in a completely different role and expect them to excel if at all play well in it. Neither Vini nor Rodrygo are strikers. Not everyone is Cristiano Ronaldo and can make the switch.