Sevilla sneaked into Luis Suarez’s party. The striker said goodbye to his fans after two seasons, key in the first and less protagonist in the second. He could not see the goal but he did receive the affection of his fans. It was Giménez who for many minutes secured third place for Atleti and complicated the fourth for Lopetegui’s men, but a last goal from En-Nesyri secured the Champions League for the men from Gipuzkoa, who ended up being beaten by their squad. Quite a message for the rumors of the possible change in the bench.
ATM
SEV
Atletico Madrid
Oblak; Llorente (Felipe, 78′), Savic, Giménez, Reinildo; Koke, De Paul (Herrera, 78′), Kondogbia, Carrasco; Suárez (Cunha, 65′) and Griezmann (Correa, 70′).
Seville
Bond; Montiel (Navas, 46′), Koundé, Diego Carlos, Acuña; Rakitic (Oliver, 56′), Gudelj (Rekik, 75′), Delaney; Ocampos (Corona, 46′), En-Nesyri and Papu Gómez (Rafa Mir, 57′).
goals
1-0 M. 30 Gimenez. 1-1 M. 85 En-Nesyri.
Referee
Sanchez Martinez (Murcia). TA: Hermoso (off the pitch, 45′), Kondogbia (79′), Koke (89′) / Montiel (41′), Gudelj (72′), En-Nesyri (86′), Rafa Mir (88′) and Acuna (95′).
Simeone rewarded Lucho with a title to which in recent times he has not been accustomed. The first red and white arrival went through his boots with a shot that was too crossed. De Paul turned him in after a big robbery. The Argentine was one of the best of Atleti. Immediately after, he kicked a free kick that Reinildo headed wide.
Little of Seville, for which the season has been long. Only a good pass from Delaney behind the defense that En-Nesyri could not finish put Oblak in some trouble. The way to the goal was discovered by Giménez. The first time that a center-back does it this season that in past courses tended to ‘wet’ more. A smash from the charrúa in a corner kick by Carrasco unbalanced the scoreboard after half an hour and nothing else to highlight until the break.
Suárez was encouraged again at the beginning of the second acteither. Once again De Paul created the occasion with a cross that the Uruguayan striker finished off with his head somewhat far from Bono’s goal. The former Barça player had no more chances, who was replaced shortly after amid a loud ovation from the Wanda Metropolitano. He said goodbye visibly moved but without being able to kiss the tights for the last time.
Bono saved a shot from De Paul after a play by Carrasco and a lateral free kick served by the Belgian was finished off almost inadvertently by Savic and he came close to doubling the rent. Nothing could be further from reality, Sevilla began to get their heads up and with little they got a golden draw. En-Nesyri couldn’t at first on a ball that no one cleared, he headed the crossbar shortly after and in the end he ended up finding the target with a great header to the center of Óliver. The tribute to Suárez and Héctor Herrera after the match slightly alleviated the bad taste in the mouth of the fans.