Sevilla returned to its fetish competition with a clear victory against Dinamo Zagreb that leaves the people of Seville with a foot and a half in the round of 16 of a tournament that they have won more times than anyone (7) and in which they want to reign again in the year in which the final is played in their stadium, the Sánchez Pizjuan.
SEV
DZG
Seville
Bond; Koundé, Diego Carlos, Rekik (Gudelj, 50′), Acuña; Papu Gómez, Fernando (Óliver Torres, 61′), Rakitic; Ocampos (Jesús Navas, 83′), Martial (En-Nesyri, 61′), Munir (De laney, 61′).
Dinamo Zagreb
Livakovic; Théophile-Catherine (Lauritsen, 46′), Sutalo, Franjic; Ristovski (Moharrami, 76′), Gojak, Ademi, Bockaj (Stefulj, 70′); Petkovic (Spikic, 76′), Juric (Emreli, 58′), Orsic.
goals
1-0 M. 13 Rakitic, from a penalty. 1-1 M. 41 Orsic. 2-1 M. 43 Ocampos. 3-1 M. 45 Martial.
Referee
Marco Guida (Italy). TA: Acuña (53′) / Livakovic (12′), Petkovic (53′) and Ristovski (76′).
Incidents
Sanchez Pizjuan. 32,000 spectators.
Lopetegui lined up a eleven uncomplexed to face the Croats, with Fernando and Rakitic in midfield and four very attacking men (Papu Gómez, Munir, Ocampos and Martial), which allowed the team to run like never before.
That was one of the keys to prevailing: take advantage of the slowness in the retreat of the ‘modri’ players. On the counter came the penalty that allowed Sevilla to open a gap soon. Livakovic knocked down Papu Gómez inside the area and from eleven meters Rakitic did not forgive. The former Barça player was brave, who did not evade responsibility with the maximum penalty missed against Osasuna still fresh in the memory.
After the encounter a serious depression entered him. Until in the last five minutes of the first half he exploded with three goals in the blink of an eye. Orsicwhich was a real toothache for the defense of Nervión, returned the tables to the scoreboard after an error of diego charleswho mistimed his jump and allowed the striker to score.
It seemed like one of those psychological goals that could do damage, but Sevilla solved it with the goals from Ocampos and Martial in the 43rd and 45th minutes of the match. The Argentine saw net in a boat shot soon delicious. And the Frenchman debuted with the Seville shirt to culminate with a cross shot against a manual
The job was half done, but it had to be finished. Bono was commissioned that this was the case after the break with a double stop from the video library to Lauritsen and Juric that ended all the hopes of those from Zagreb of getting something positive out of Pizjuán. Since he has returned from the African Cup, the Moroccan goalkeeper is immeasurable. How Sevilla missed him during the month of January… In the final stretch there was even time for Lopetegui to give a few minutes to Jesus Navaswho returned after injury. Happy day in Nervión. The Europa League always brings out the best in Sevilla.