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Sunday 11 November 2007
Thursday 8 November 2007
Steaua Bucharest 0 Sevilla 2
Qualification from the group stages of the Champions League is all but certain now after Renato scored twice in Romania in a match controlled from the start by the visitors. It has been a dream debut campaign so far (albiet a 3-0 loss in London).
The game started with the team playing in a slightly different formation than in La Liga. Kanoute played up front on his own (later switched for Fabiano) and Renato played as a more attack minded midfielder. The formation was 4-2-3-1 with Navas and De Mul (later Capel) as wingers. Adriano filled in at left back for the injured Crespo (fractured cheek from Real Madrid game).
The game started and after chance after chance Poulsen headed towards goal from a corner kick. The keeper made a great low save but Renato was on hand to tap it in from 4 metres. The Steaua defence looked like statues! It really did look that easy for Renato, but to his credit, he was in the right place at the right time.
Kanoute fired in a few more shots as half time approached but was foiled by the Steaua keeper. The half ended with Sevilla in total control.
Half time - Steaua 0 Sevilla 1
the second goal was one of the greatest goals you will see all season. Renato won a loose ball 25 metres from goal and fed Daniel Alves:
Alves-Renato-Alves dummy and back heel to Navas - Navas takes one touch to deaden the ball - looks up and crosses - Renato diving header. GOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!
A few minutes later Capel made a fine run and pass to Jesus Navas who hit the bar with a strange cross/shot that the keeper managed to get a finger to. From the resulting corner Renato almost had his hat trick with yet another header, but was foiled again by Zapata. Steaua really have a great keeper, who if it wasn't for, could have lost by 5 or 6.
Despite a late rally from Steaua, Sevilla left Romania with 3 points, 2 fine goals and a clean sheet.
A good nights work!
Full time: Steaua 0 Sevilla 2
Renato celebrates his second goal with Capel
The game started with the team playing in a slightly different formation than in La Liga. Kanoute played up front on his own (later switched for Fabiano) and Renato played as a more attack minded midfielder. The formation was 4-2-3-1 with Navas and De Mul (later Capel) as wingers. Adriano filled in at left back for the injured Crespo (fractured cheek from Real Madrid game).
The game started and after chance after chance Poulsen headed towards goal from a corner kick. The keeper made a great low save but Renato was on hand to tap it in from 4 metres. The Steaua defence looked like statues! It really did look that easy for Renato, but to his credit, he was in the right place at the right time.
Kanoute fired in a few more shots as half time approached but was foiled by the Steaua keeper. The half ended with Sevilla in total control.
Half time - Steaua 0 Sevilla 1
the second goal was one of the greatest goals you will see all season. Renato won a loose ball 25 metres from goal and fed Daniel Alves:
Alves-Renato-Alves dummy and back heel to Navas - Navas takes one touch to deaden the ball - looks up and crosses - Renato diving header. GOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!
A few minutes later Capel made a fine run and pass to Jesus Navas who hit the bar with a strange cross/shot that the keeper managed to get a finger to. From the resulting corner Renato almost had his hat trick with yet another header, but was foiled again by Zapata. Steaua really have a great keeper, who if it wasn't for, could have lost by 5 or 6.
Despite a late rally from Steaua, Sevilla left Romania with 3 points, 2 fine goals and a clean sheet.
A good nights work!
Full time: Steaua 0 Sevilla 2
Renato celebrates his second goal with Capel
Sunday 4 November 2007
Sevilla 2 Real Madrid 0
After the disappointment of Wednesday night, Sevilla were up against their 2nd Madrid challenge in 4 days. This time La Liga Champions Real Madrid rolled into Andalusia fresh of the back of a 5-1 mauling of Valencia midweek.
Sevilla welcomed back Kanoute, but Jose Crespo stayed at left back in place of Dragutinovic who moved into central defence with Fazio.
As usual Sevilla were first out of the traps and after only 2 minutes Luis Fabiano rattled the ball off the legs of Casillas from 8 yards out. Daniel played a lovely ball over the Madrid defence and Kanouted headed on for Fabiano, but his shot was blocked.
Real came into the game, but didn't really trouble Palop in the opening stages, and just when it looked like Sevilla were running out of ideas, up popped Keita from 25 yards out. Casillas was helpless as the ball swerved away from his outstreched glove. Great goal from the new signing. To be honest, Keita was given an awful lot of time by the Madrid defence to set himself up for the shot, but nothing should be taken away from the finish itself.
Madrid looked stunned, but before they could even fashion a chance Kanoute rushed through the middle after a long ball was played into his path. After expertly controlling the ball, Kanoute tested Casillas. The shot was too hot to handle, and Fabiano beat Cannavaro to the loose ball to sweep the ball home from 6 yards.
Sevilla 2 Real Madrid 0 - only 21 minutes on the clock.
From then on in the game got ugly. On 35 Minutes Fazio was replaced by Mosquera in what only could have meant an injury to the big defender. I didn't see what happened, but hopefully I will find out soon.
Real seemed determined to injure as many players as possible. First up was left midfielder Adriano. His attempt to chase back after losing the ball resulting in him winning the ball from Guti. However, Adriano took an elbow to the face for his trouble, and had to leave the field for a while with a bloody nose.
40 minutes on the clock and Crespo was the next in line for rough treatment. An elbow from Diarra (I think it was) seemed to pierce the skin on his cheek and the swelling was so bad he had to go off. Hopefully it is not a broken cheek bone.
Jimenez threw on Capel in place of the injured Crespo, with Adriano moved to left back, and Capel left wing. Not surprisingly, it took only a few seconds before Capel felt the force of Madrid's tackling. Twice in the space of a few moments the youngester hit the deck. The game was threatening to boil over and it wasn't helped when Ramos kicked Keita off the park as Keita shielded the ball for a throw in. The big midfielder lost his cool for a moment and pushed Ramos, with Ramos returning a hand around Keita's throat. The referee booked both players for their actions. Keita can have no complaints, but you can understand his anger.
The first half ended with whistles ringing around the stadium for the referee. The fans obviously felt more protection should be shown to Sevilla players, and I tend to agree. The referee seemed to have taken this to heart and within 5 minutes of the restart he booked Robinho and Ramos for the 2nd time. The big defender heading off the pitch to the joy of the home crowd. It was an uphill battle all the way for Real as it was, which was made harder by the stupidity of Ramos.
The 2nd half didn't match the excitment of the 1st half, and I actually missed some of it due to a long distance phone call from an old friend. I did notice however that there was a booking for Capel and Drago. Real picked up a couple of more yellows. This time for Raul, Balboa, Guti and Diarra.
Final score SEVILLA 2 REAL MADRID 0
an excellent score against the Champions. Our league form does not look in doubt at home, but points must be picked up away from home from now on.
Line up:
GK - Palop
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RB - Daniel Alves
LB - Crespo > Capel 41 mins
CB - Fazio > Mosquera 35 mins
CB - Dragutinovic
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RW - Navas
LW - Adriano
CM - Poulsen
CM - Keita
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CF - Fabiano > Renato 77 mins
CF - Kanoute
Sevilla welcomed back Kanoute, but Jose Crespo stayed at left back in place of Dragutinovic who moved into central defence with Fazio.
As usual Sevilla were first out of the traps and after only 2 minutes Luis Fabiano rattled the ball off the legs of Casillas from 8 yards out. Daniel played a lovely ball over the Madrid defence and Kanouted headed on for Fabiano, but his shot was blocked.
Real came into the game, but didn't really trouble Palop in the opening stages, and just when it looked like Sevilla were running out of ideas, up popped Keita from 25 yards out. Casillas was helpless as the ball swerved away from his outstreched glove. Great goal from the new signing. To be honest, Keita was given an awful lot of time by the Madrid defence to set himself up for the shot, but nothing should be taken away from the finish itself.
Madrid looked stunned, but before they could even fashion a chance Kanoute rushed through the middle after a long ball was played into his path. After expertly controlling the ball, Kanoute tested Casillas. The shot was too hot to handle, and Fabiano beat Cannavaro to the loose ball to sweep the ball home from 6 yards.
Sevilla 2 Real Madrid 0 - only 21 minutes on the clock.
From then on in the game got ugly. On 35 Minutes Fazio was replaced by Mosquera in what only could have meant an injury to the big defender. I didn't see what happened, but hopefully I will find out soon.
Real seemed determined to injure as many players as possible. First up was left midfielder Adriano. His attempt to chase back after losing the ball resulting in him winning the ball from Guti. However, Adriano took an elbow to the face for his trouble, and had to leave the field for a while with a bloody nose.
40 minutes on the clock and Crespo was the next in line for rough treatment. An elbow from Diarra (I think it was) seemed to pierce the skin on his cheek and the swelling was so bad he had to go off. Hopefully it is not a broken cheek bone.
Jimenez threw on Capel in place of the injured Crespo, with Adriano moved to left back, and Capel left wing. Not surprisingly, it took only a few seconds before Capel felt the force of Madrid's tackling. Twice in the space of a few moments the youngester hit the deck. The game was threatening to boil over and it wasn't helped when Ramos kicked Keita off the park as Keita shielded the ball for a throw in. The big midfielder lost his cool for a moment and pushed Ramos, with Ramos returning a hand around Keita's throat. The referee booked both players for their actions. Keita can have no complaints, but you can understand his anger.
The first half ended with whistles ringing around the stadium for the referee. The fans obviously felt more protection should be shown to Sevilla players, and I tend to agree. The referee seemed to have taken this to heart and within 5 minutes of the restart he booked Robinho and Ramos for the 2nd time. The big defender heading off the pitch to the joy of the home crowd. It was an uphill battle all the way for Real as it was, which was made harder by the stupidity of Ramos.
The 2nd half didn't match the excitment of the 1st half, and I actually missed some of it due to a long distance phone call from an old friend. I did notice however that there was a booking for Capel and Drago. Real picked up a couple of more yellows. This time for Raul, Balboa, Guti and Diarra.
Final score SEVILLA 2 REAL MADRID 0
an excellent score against the Champions. Our league form does not look in doubt at home, but points must be picked up away from home from now on.
Line up:
GK - Palop
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RB - Daniel Alves
LB - Crespo > Capel 41 mins
CB - Fazio > Mosquera 35 mins
CB - Dragutinovic
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RW - Navas
LW - Adriano
CM - Poulsen
CM - Keita
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CF - Fabiano > Renato 77 mins
CF - Kanoute
Saturday 3 November 2007
Sevilla v Real Madrid Preview
Real Madrid are the visitors and the stadium is colourful, as nearly all Sevilla fans have followed through on the club's appeal to wear the polo shirt supplied to them when the renewed their season ticket at the start of the season. The idea is to create a special atmosphere and inspire the team to victory. Lets hope it works!
http://www.sevillafc.es/_www/actualidad.php?op=not&id=9316
Kanoute is back and partnering Fabiano up front
Match report to follow...
http://www.sevillafc.es/_www/actualidad.php?op=not&id=9316
Kanoute is back and partnering Fabiano up front
Match report to follow...
Thursday 1 November 2007
La Liga - Week 10 review
Quite an interesting midweek of football to report on in La Liga
Barcelona dropped 2 points away to Valladolid in Thursday's big game. Ronaldinho equalising after Llorente gave the home side a shock lead after 15 mins. Barca never really got going in this game, but Valladolid will be delighted to have held both Real Madrid and Barca now at home to draws.
The score line is good news for Real Madrid and Villarreal who both took 3 points this gameweek and sit in first and third place respectively. Barca move into 2nd place on goal difference.
Real Madrid hammered Valencia 5-1 in the Mestalla. Robinho looking exceptional and grabbing the 5th after being instrumental in many Real attacks. Valencia manager in waiting Ronald Koeman will have had plenty to think about following this game.
Villarreal enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 home win over Levante, which seen the yellow submarine occupy 2nd place temporarily. Franco, Rossi and Cygan all getting the goals.
Thursday's other game saw Espanyol draw 0-0 with Real Murcia. Espanyol fans will be disappointed they did not see their team capatalise on Barca's slip up.
At the bottom end of the table, Getafe will be delighted with another 3 points against Athletic club Bilbao. This will ease the pressure on Michael Laudrup, who admitted he would have been sacked by now if he was in Italy. Winning away to Tottenham has certainly eased the pressure, as well as 2 La Liga wins in recent weeks. One has the feeling that the only was is up for Getafe.
Deportivo and Betis find themselves in a real mess near the foot of the table, although Depor managed a 1-1 draw at home to Mallorca, whilst Betis crashed 3-0 at home to Osasuna.
Results in full
Recreativo De Huelva 0-0 Racing Santander
Deportivo de la Coruna 1-1 Mallorca
Villarreal 3-0 Levante U.D
Almeria 0-1 Zaragoza
Real Betis 0-3 Osasuna
Getafe 2-0 Athletic Club
Valencia 1-5 Real Madrid
Atletico de Madrid 4-3 Sevilla
Espanyol 0-0 Murcia
Valladolid 1-1 Barcelona
up to date table here:
La Liga - Week 10
Barcelona dropped 2 points away to Valladolid in Thursday's big game. Ronaldinho equalising after Llorente gave the home side a shock lead after 15 mins. Barca never really got going in this game, but Valladolid will be delighted to have held both Real Madrid and Barca now at home to draws.
The score line is good news for Real Madrid and Villarreal who both took 3 points this gameweek and sit in first and third place respectively. Barca move into 2nd place on goal difference.
Real Madrid hammered Valencia 5-1 in the Mestalla. Robinho looking exceptional and grabbing the 5th after being instrumental in many Real attacks. Valencia manager in waiting Ronald Koeman will have had plenty to think about following this game.
Villarreal enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 home win over Levante, which seen the yellow submarine occupy 2nd place temporarily. Franco, Rossi and Cygan all getting the goals.
Thursday's other game saw Espanyol draw 0-0 with Real Murcia. Espanyol fans will be disappointed they did not see their team capatalise on Barca's slip up.
At the bottom end of the table, Getafe will be delighted with another 3 points against Athletic club Bilbao. This will ease the pressure on Michael Laudrup, who admitted he would have been sacked by now if he was in Italy. Winning away to Tottenham has certainly eased the pressure, as well as 2 La Liga wins in recent weeks. One has the feeling that the only was is up for Getafe.
Deportivo and Betis find themselves in a real mess near the foot of the table, although Depor managed a 1-1 draw at home to Mallorca, whilst Betis crashed 3-0 at home to Osasuna.
Results in full
Recreativo De Huelva 0-0 Racing Santander
Deportivo de la Coruna 1-1 Mallorca
Villarreal 3-0 Levante U.D
Almeria 0-1 Zaragoza
Real Betis 0-3 Osasuna
Getafe 2-0 Athletic Club
Valencia 1-5 Real Madrid
Atletico de Madrid 4-3 Sevilla
Espanyol 0-0 Murcia
Valladolid 1-1 Barcelona
up to date table here:
La Liga - Week 10
2007/08 Season Update - The Story So Far
Since my blog only just started last night, I thought I would post all the previous results from the season so far.
La Liga
Won 4 Lost 5
Goals For 19 Against 14 Diff +5
Current standing 10th
Full League table can be found here:
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/la-liga/2007-2008/league-tables/
Oct 31 - A - Atletico Madrid - 3-4 Lost (Fabiano 2, Atletico o.g)
Oct 28 - H - Valencia - 3-0 Win (Kanoute, Poulsen, Fabiano)
Oct 20 - A - Levante 2-0 Win (Fabiano 2)
Oct 07 - H - Deportivo La Coruna 0-1 Lost
Sep 29 - A - Zaragoza - 0-2 Lost
Sep 25 - H - Espanyol - 2-3 Lost (Jarque o.g, Kone)
Sep 22 - A - Barcelona - 1-2 Lost (Kanoute)
Sep 16 - H - Rec De Huelva - 4-1 Win (Kerzhakov 2, Kanoute 2)
Sep 03 - A - Osasuna - P-P
Aug 25 - H - Getafe C.F - 4-1 (Navas, Fabiano, Kanoute, Kerzhakov)
Champions League
Group Stage - Group H
Oct 23 - H - Steaua Bucharest - 2-1 Win (Kanoute, Fabiano)
Oct 02 - H - Slavia Prague - 4-2 Win (Kanoute, Fabiano, Escude, Kone)
Sep 19 - A - Arsenal - 0-3 Lost
Qualifying Round
Sep 03 - A - AEK Athens - 4-1 Win (Fabiano 2, Keita, Kerzhakov)
Aug 15 - H - AEK Athens - 2-0 Win (Fabiano, Kanoute)
La Liga
Won 4 Lost 5
Goals For 19 Against 14 Diff +5
Current standing 10th
Full League table can be found here:
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/la-liga/2007-2008/league-tables/
Oct 31 - A - Atletico Madrid - 3-4 Lost (Fabiano 2, Atletico o.g)
Oct 28 - H - Valencia - 3-0 Win (Kanoute, Poulsen, Fabiano)
Oct 20 - A - Levante 2-0 Win (Fabiano 2)
Oct 07 - H - Deportivo La Coruna 0-1 Lost
Sep 29 - A - Zaragoza - 0-2 Lost
Sep 25 - H - Espanyol - 2-3 Lost (Jarque o.g, Kone)
Sep 22 - A - Barcelona - 1-2 Lost (Kanoute)
Sep 16 - H - Rec De Huelva - 4-1 Win (Kerzhakov 2, Kanoute 2)
Sep 03 - A - Osasuna - P-P
Aug 25 - H - Getafe C.F - 4-1 (Navas, Fabiano, Kanoute, Kerzhakov)
Champions League
Group Stage - Group H
Oct 23 - H - Steaua Bucharest - 2-1 Win (Kanoute, Fabiano)
Oct 02 - H - Slavia Prague - 4-2 Win (Kanoute, Fabiano, Escude, Kone)
Sep 19 - A - Arsenal - 0-3 Lost
Qualifying Round
Sep 03 - A - AEK Athens - 4-1 Win (Fabiano 2, Keita, Kerzhakov)
Aug 15 - H - AEK Athens - 2-0 Win (Fabiano, Kanoute)
Atletico Madrid 4 Sevilla 3
2nd game in charge for Manuel Jiménez since Juande Ramos left for London to manage Totenham Hotspur, and it was always going to be a tough one. After a fantastic start to his first team managerial career at the weekend with a 3-0 win over Valencia, Jiménez was without clinical Mali international striker Kanoute (hamstring) and Serbian left back Dragutinovic (virus).
Before the game Andreas Palop (Sevilla goalkeeper, and hero of Hampden with his penalty kick shoot out saves) stressed the importance of getting on a winning streak to give the players peace. I am not sure if this is in reference to getting over the death of Puerta or peace from the media and the fans who by now will be expecting more glory.
Atletico came into this game after a 1-0 away win at Levante, with Uruguayan international striker Deigo Forlan grabbing the only goal. Atletico also sitting pretty in the league and hoping to keep the momentum and stay challenging for a Champions League spot.
The game was played at the usual fast pace, and Atletico started brightest, Portuguese midfielder Maniche scoring after only 2 mins. Fabiano struck on 14 mins to level the tie. Fabiano will be delighted to have scored for the 2nd consecutive la liga game, however Atletico regained the advantage very shortly after, Agüero scoring. Thankfully for Sevilla, with the 1st half drawing to a close, Zé Castro put into his own goal.
half time 2-2
The second half was an ugly affair. Many times the Atletico players went down too easily looking to get any Sevilla player booked or sent off. Daniel Alves was fortunate to stay on the field after he allegedly used an elbow in an aerial challenge. Crespo was also shown a yellow card for a collision with Simao. The replays showed that on both occasions there was contact, but the chances of it being intentional were slim to none. Daniel showed his class by not reacting to a vicious tackle only moments later as the game threatened to boil over. Navas was also treated roughly during a scrappy 10-15 minute spell of rash challenges before Atletico took the lead again.
Neat, intricite play on the edge of the box ended with Argentine midfielder Maxi Rodriguez volleying home from 8 yards after a sweet chipped cross. Palop was helpless as the ball looped over him and into the corner of the net. It was Atletico's first real effort in the 2nd half. 20 minutes left on the clock for Sevilla to get on level terms for the third time.
Jose Crespo (playing at left back for the injured Dragutinovic) almost scored with a fine header, but the ball just landed the wrong side of Leo Franco's left hand post. It was so close the commentator thought it was in. Sevilla rallied and brought on exciting young winger Diego Capel for Jesus Navas, who looked very tired. Capel was not surprisingly hacked down moments later. The referee amazingly keeping his cards in his pocket.
With injury time approaching Atletico sealed the 3 points. Simao on the counter attack skipped past a challenge from Daniel before cutting the ball back for substitute Jurado, who expertly found the corner of the net with a first time shot from 18 yards. Palop was helpless. 4-2 now, no way back.. or was there?
With injury time petering out, Luis Fabiano picked up on a cross at the edge of the area after some shoddy defending before blasting the ball home. The Atletico defenders all wanted offside. The replay showed that only Capel was offside when the ball was played in from the left and he was not interfering with play. The game kicked off again with Sevilla throwing everything at Atletico but the home side did all they could to spoil the game and run down the clock.
In the end Sevilla can count themselves a little unfortunate not to have taken at least a point here. Big game on Saturday night with the visit of Real Madrid to Andalusia. Real are in fine form at the moment and hammered Valencia 5-1 away tonight at the Mestalla. No mean feat.
line up:
GK - Palop
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RB - Daniel Alves
LB - Crespo
CB - Fazio
CB - Boulahrouz
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RW - Navas > Capel 79 mins
LW - Adriano > Duda 60 mins
CM - Marti
CM - Keita
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CF - Fabiano
CF - Kone > Kerzhakov 69 mins
Unused subs: Renato, Poulsen, Mosquera, De Sanctis
Before the game Andreas Palop (Sevilla goalkeeper, and hero of Hampden with his penalty kick shoot out saves) stressed the importance of getting on a winning streak to give the players peace. I am not sure if this is in reference to getting over the death of Puerta or peace from the media and the fans who by now will be expecting more glory.
Atletico came into this game after a 1-0 away win at Levante, with Uruguayan international striker Deigo Forlan grabbing the only goal. Atletico also sitting pretty in the league and hoping to keep the momentum and stay challenging for a Champions League spot.
The game was played at the usual fast pace, and Atletico started brightest, Portuguese midfielder Maniche scoring after only 2 mins. Fabiano struck on 14 mins to level the tie. Fabiano will be delighted to have scored for the 2nd consecutive la liga game, however Atletico regained the advantage very shortly after, Agüero scoring. Thankfully for Sevilla, with the 1st half drawing to a close, Zé Castro put into his own goal.
half time 2-2
The second half was an ugly affair. Many times the Atletico players went down too easily looking to get any Sevilla player booked or sent off. Daniel Alves was fortunate to stay on the field after he allegedly used an elbow in an aerial challenge. Crespo was also shown a yellow card for a collision with Simao. The replays showed that on both occasions there was contact, but the chances of it being intentional were slim to none. Daniel showed his class by not reacting to a vicious tackle only moments later as the game threatened to boil over. Navas was also treated roughly during a scrappy 10-15 minute spell of rash challenges before Atletico took the lead again.
Neat, intricite play on the edge of the box ended with Argentine midfielder Maxi Rodriguez volleying home from 8 yards after a sweet chipped cross. Palop was helpless as the ball looped over him and into the corner of the net. It was Atletico's first real effort in the 2nd half. 20 minutes left on the clock for Sevilla to get on level terms for the third time.
Jose Crespo (playing at left back for the injured Dragutinovic) almost scored with a fine header, but the ball just landed the wrong side of Leo Franco's left hand post. It was so close the commentator thought it was in. Sevilla rallied and brought on exciting young winger Diego Capel for Jesus Navas, who looked very tired. Capel was not surprisingly hacked down moments later. The referee amazingly keeping his cards in his pocket.
With injury time approaching Atletico sealed the 3 points. Simao on the counter attack skipped past a challenge from Daniel before cutting the ball back for substitute Jurado, who expertly found the corner of the net with a first time shot from 18 yards. Palop was helpless. 4-2 now, no way back.. or was there?
With injury time petering out, Luis Fabiano picked up on a cross at the edge of the area after some shoddy defending before blasting the ball home. The Atletico defenders all wanted offside. The replay showed that only Capel was offside when the ball was played in from the left and he was not interfering with play. The game kicked off again with Sevilla throwing everything at Atletico but the home side did all they could to spoil the game and run down the clock.
In the end Sevilla can count themselves a little unfortunate not to have taken at least a point here. Big game on Saturday night with the visit of Real Madrid to Andalusia. Real are in fine form at the moment and hammered Valencia 5-1 away tonight at the Mestalla. No mean feat.
line up:
GK - Palop
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RB - Daniel Alves
LB - Crespo
CB - Fazio
CB - Boulahrouz
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RW - Navas > Capel 79 mins
LW - Adriano > Duda 60 mins
CM - Marti
CM - Keita
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CF - Fabiano
CF - Kone > Kerzhakov 69 mins
Unused subs: Renato, Poulsen, Mosquera, De Sanctis
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D
Welcome to my English language Sevilla FC blog
After watching from my armchair Sevilla hammer Middlesborough in the UEFA cup in Eindhoven in 2006, I knew this was a team I could seriously love. Attacking, skillful play. It was like watching Brazil! 4 goals later and the fairy tale was complete. Sevilla, without a trophy for 58 years finally ended the drought through Maresca (2), Fabiano and Kanoute.
How overjoyed I was in 2007 to learn that Sevilla had made it to the final for a second year running, and even better, it was in my home town!! It was at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on a rainy May day in the Southside of Glasgow that I witnessed first hand how exciting it is to follow Sevilla FC. Amazingly, I managed to get 2 tickets for face value from 2 Sevilla fans as their friend couldn't make the match, and after frantically phoning my mate to come along we headed into the middle of the Sevilla end and joined right in with the singing and dancing.
The game was one of the greatest of UEFA finals, and once again Hampden Park provided the back drop. It didn't take long to burst into life. Brazilian left wing back Adriano sent 15,000 Sevilla fans and I into raptures after collecting Palop's long throw, skipping past a challenge before nestling the ball into the Espanyol net. It all happened so fast it didn't seem real.
The game ebbed and flowed for the next hour or so. Espanyol equalised, had a man sent off, the game went to extra time, Kanoute looked to have sealed the win (after a less than brilliant performance) and then Jonatas screamed home another equaliser in the dying moments. It was truly fantastic stuff.
Penalty kicks. The atmosphere was tense. We all joined arms and sang Palop's name as he made his way between the sticks in front of the Espanyol supporters. 3 saves later and Sevilla were champions again!
Palop was the hero in Glasgow
celebrations ensued
sadly at the start of this season, Sevilla midfielder Antonio Puerta died from Heart failure. During the first game of the La Liga season against Getafe, Puerta fell to the ground after jogging back to his goal line. Sevilla players and medics rushed to his side to prevent him from swallowing his tongue.
After watching from my armchair Sevilla hammer Middlesborough in the UEFA cup in Eindhoven in 2006, I knew this was a team I could seriously love. Attacking, skillful play. It was like watching Brazil! 4 goals later and the fairy tale was complete. Sevilla, without a trophy for 58 years finally ended the drought through Maresca (2), Fabiano and Kanoute.
How overjoyed I was in 2007 to learn that Sevilla had made it to the final for a second year running, and even better, it was in my home town!! It was at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on a rainy May day in the Southside of Glasgow that I witnessed first hand how exciting it is to follow Sevilla FC. Amazingly, I managed to get 2 tickets for face value from 2 Sevilla fans as their friend couldn't make the match, and after frantically phoning my mate to come along we headed into the middle of the Sevilla end and joined right in with the singing and dancing.
The game was one of the greatest of UEFA finals, and once again Hampden Park provided the back drop. It didn't take long to burst into life. Brazilian left wing back Adriano sent 15,000 Sevilla fans and I into raptures after collecting Palop's long throw, skipping past a challenge before nestling the ball into the Espanyol net. It all happened so fast it didn't seem real.
The game ebbed and flowed for the next hour or so. Espanyol equalised, had a man sent off, the game went to extra time, Kanoute looked to have sealed the win (after a less than brilliant performance) and then Jonatas screamed home another equaliser in the dying moments. It was truly fantastic stuff.
Penalty kicks. The atmosphere was tense. We all joined arms and sang Palop's name as he made his way between the sticks in front of the Espanyol supporters. 3 saves later and Sevilla were champions again!
Palop was the hero in Glasgow
celebrations ensued
sadly at the start of this season, Sevilla midfielder Antonio Puerta died from Heart failure. During the first game of the La Liga season against Getafe, Puerta fell to the ground after jogging back to his goal line. Sevilla players and medics rushed to his side to prevent him from swallowing his tongue.
He was able to walk from the pitch but doctors said that he collapsed again in the changing rooms and had to be given cardiac resuscitation before being taken to the Virgen del Rocio hospital.
Hospital director Gimeno Guerrero said Puerta died of "multiple organ failure, stemming from prolonged cardiac arrest."
It will take a while for everyone at the club to fully get over his loss, and any success or failure this season will surely be overshadowed by his death.
Antonio Puerta 1984 - 2007
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