Ocampos, from a controversial discount penalty, gave Sevilla victory in Bilbao

A controversial extra-time penalty, taken and scored by Ocampos, allowed Sevilla to take three points from San Mamés. Mendilibar’s impact continues at full capacity in the Seville team. The lions, on the other hand, lost an unparalleled opportunity to place themselves in the European zone.

The match ended in a silly and controversial play with everyone pointing to the initial 0-0. Unai Simón passed the ball to Yeray inside the Bilbao area, he slipped and connected with Ocampos from the ground. The referee, with the appropriate authorization from VAR, adjudged the maximum penalty and the men from Seville continued their streak of five unbeaten games in the league, a streak that coincided with of their new coach.

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Athletic were better before the break, but as the minutes went by the panorama began to balance. The referee disallowed two goals for the lions in the first quarter of an hour, due to offsides indicated by VAR. Europe is still three points behind for the men of Bilbao

Valverde faced the visit of Sevilla with the expected eleven due to the loss of Iñigo Martínez, Vesga and even Muniain. Dani García and Ander Herrera formed a double pivot together at the start for the first time in the season with Sancet and Williams leading on the wing. Guruzeta repeated as center forward.

Mendilibar again released a massive round. The coach of the Sevilla team made seven changes about the team that just started the game against Villarreal in Pizjuán. The goalkeeper Dmitrovic, the center-back Badé, Rakitic and Suso, the latter behind the striker, are the four repeaters.

Both teams put a high rhythm into their game as soon as they got the ball into action. The lions, supported by their audience, gradually took control of the situation and began to present themselves dangerously against the rival team. The men from Bilbao scored two more goals before the 16th minute, but referee Hernández Hernández disallowed it through VAR. The first for offside by Nico Williams and the second, for the same reason, by Guruzeta. hit

Sevilla, once the first storm has fallen, is gradually falling. The people of Seville knew how to grit their teeth and they gradually closed the access routes to their goal. In the attack, yes, they continued without giving signs of life. Unai Simón, in fact, hardly needed to intervene.

Mendilibar came off the bench at half-time. Bryan Gil replaced Lamela and ten minutes later, the visitors made a triple substitution. Montiel, with Navas injured, Gueye and Papu Gómez were in action. The parity was intensified at grass level in a clash where defenses continued to impose themselves on forwards and goal chances were conspicuous by their absence. Valverde, in that case, used the services of Berenguer to replace first Guruzeta and then Vencedor and Raúl García ten minutes from time.

Sevilla, with Álex Telles as the last reinforcement, held on to the initial tie without going through difficulties at the back against Athletic, with Adu Ares as the last reinforcement, getting heavier as the minutes went by, who also knew how be strong behind and who It is almost impossible for him to get close to the purpose of the visit.

Everyone pointed to the initial 0-0 when in a silly play last night Unai Simón gave the ball to Yeray inside the Bilbao area, he slipped and committed a penalty, in the referee’s opinion, to Ocampos that the Argentine player himself was in charge of . of converting to the goal.