Sevilla is struggling but in the round of 16

He Seville completed the procedure in the Netherlands and maintained the advantage of the first leg to enter the round of 16 of european league, although he suffered in the final minutes. On his return to Eindhoven, where he won his first title 17 years ago, he was untroubled until the final stages of the match against PSVwho scored two goals through Luuk de Jong and of Fabio Silva, but finally asserted the 3-0 advantage achieved in the first leg at Sánchez Pizjuán. those of Sampaoli They are this Friday in a draw that will enter the first group of a competition where he is the king with six titles in his showcases.

Sevilla, indifferent to everything that happens in the endless discount in which he lived until an attack on his goalkeeper Dmitrovic From a spectator who jumped onto the pitch, he experienced a more or less controlled match after a special day returning to the stage where he began his successful path in the competition where he was the absolute dominator. But in the final period, a goal from De Jong in the 78th minute put the Dutch in the game. The ex-Sevilla player repeated moments later, but the goal did not reach the score canceled out by an outmatched Orsato, and the Portuguese was finally discounted, in the 95th minute. Fabio Silvathe man who managed to change the game for the locals with his departure, making it 2-0, leaving those from Ruud van Nistelrooy one step away from forcing the extension.

There was a happy ending, but I didn’t expect Sevillism to struggle in such a special place. Since 2006, Eindhoven and the Philips Stadium have remained in the hearts of all Sevilla fans, where they won the first UEFA Cup with a 4-0 defeat of Middlesbrough. And despite the fact that almost 17 years have passed, Jesús Navas is still present in the Sevilla eleven, a lineup in which the goalkeeper fell at the last minute. Bondindisposed minutes before the clash and after announcing even to the starting team.

is the serbian Dmitrovic who defended the goal of Sevilla, which in the first stages was frequented by the locals with some fears for the Nervionenses. Four minutes later, Luuk de Jong, facing his former team and with whom he lifted the last Europa League in 2020 with two goals in the final against Inter, connected with a header that bounced off Nianzou, who jumped with the Dutch giant. . However, Sampaoli’s team knew how to control their rival well, taking care that they did not get into a dangerous mess as a result of seeing the possibility of the tie being overturned. Sevilla gradually stretched and dominated the situation with the goal, above all, that the game did not open.

A center from Acuña that he looked for with great risk of not connecting with En-Nesyri was the first strategy for the Whites in the first half where they kept their rival.

But in the second half, especially in the final stretch, everything changed. It is with the departure of Fabio Silva when Sevilla’s defense was losing duels in a dangerous way. Van Nisltelrooy scored two points and the game turned to the local side, although against Sevilla he was able to seal the tie with two brilliant actions, one by En-Nesyri who dropped the ball to Benítez and another by Rakitic by throwing the ball against the crossbar.

But in the last 20 minutes, PSV grew and Dmitrovic had to appear, first against Bakayoko. It was De Jong who did the bingo after going toe-to-toe against the Serbian in a ball that Silva won with his head. It was minute 78, it seems difficult, but the locals will come back. The former Sevilla player scored the second in the 81st minute, but it was ruled out for offside. But the worst will still remain at a discount time that is a test for Dmitrovic, who was even attacked by a fan. The suspense put him on 95 Fabio Silva, but there was no time for more and Sevilla put their ball in the draw. Mission accomplished, albeit with more work than expected.

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PSV Eindhoven: Benitez; Mwene, Ramalho, Branthwaaite, Van Aanholt (Fábio Silva, m.62); Til, Veerman, Gutiérrez (Mauro Júnior, m.62); Bakayoko, Luuk de Jong and Simons.

Seville: Dmitrovic; Jesús Navas (Montiel, m.79), Nianzou, Fernando, Alex Telles, Acuña; Óliver Torres (Suso, m.68), Jordan, Rakitic, Bryan Gil (Rafa Mir, m.86); and En-Nesyri (Ocampos, 68).

Goals: 1-0, M.77: De Jong. 2-0, M.95: Fabio Silva.

Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy). He sent off Sevilla physical trainer Pablo Fernández with a straight red card in the 96th minute for protesting, as well as local player Mauro Júnior (m.97). In addition, he advised visitors Acuña (m.33), Nianzou (79), Dmitrovic (m.82) and Rafa Mir Mir (m.92) and locals Mwene (m.84) and Simons ( m.96) .

Incidents: Second leg of the qualifying round before the round of 16 of the Europa League played at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven, which was almost filled with around thirty thousand spectators, including a thousand Sevilla supporters.

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