Sevilla falls to Getafe, aggravating their LaLiga problems

The biggest hero of the two was Münir. While in top form for a few days, he decided to break his team’s addiction to scoring goals. Enes Ünal and Borja Mayoral shared the last 15 goals and Munir put an end to this inertia when he faced his old team. He was the best and ended Sevilla’s enthusiasm by crowning his performance with the winning goal at the start of the second half.

And before the first whistle, both teams had plenty of green shoots. Jorge Sampaoli’s men, who beat Almería (2-1) the other day and advanced to the quarter-finals of the Europa League, took a litmus test ahead of them against an opponent who had barely lost a match in the second round.

Meanwhile, the azulón team, which recovered from its crisis at the beginning of 2023, was still in the following positions: second division at the onset of shock. The good results were not accompanied by a significant improvement in qualifying, and Sevilla was a convenient victim to hit the growth spurt.

Both Quique and Sampaoli had trouble putting their roster together. The first could not rely on two of the starting centers (Omar Alderete and Domingos Duarte was replaced by Stefan Mitrovic and Gastón Álvarez). He also made two tactical changes (Luis Milla, Ángel Algobia and Damián Suárez by Juan Iglesias).

The Argentine coach had to deal with the fatigue and occasional injuries of some players playing in Turkey: Oliver Torres He replaced Suso Fernández, Pope Gueye In one of Ivan Rakitic and Bryan Gil At Youssef En-Nesyri.

The presence of Bryan Gil at eleven was very uncomfortable for Getafe, who had to constantly work hard to thwart the Spanish international’s left-wing attacks, especially in the first half. Djene Dakonam and Damian Suarez They went through a lot of trouble to block the most vertical player on the field, courtesy of Munir.

Hers was the first and practically the only clear opportunity for Sevilla in the first act. In one of his raids, forced David Soria It will be used all the way to stop a talented winger’s shot from the corner of the field.

It was the best moment for the Sevilla team, who saved in the first twenty minutes. Don’t scare Enes Ünal 7 seconds after the startHe experienced nothing. Quite the opposite. He controlled all split balls, all second games and also went ahead with the ball.

But Getafe had a burst of pride and they managed to turn the situation around by adding tension to every game. He went from the dominated to the dominant to tie his opponent to the ropes. Portu, very persistent, and Munir El Haddadi benefited from almost all of Getafe’s initiatives.

And it was definitely the Moroccan player who managed to open the score before the timeout. Nemanja Maksimovic steals the ball from the midfield He finished Munir against Yassine Bounou. The duel of the compatriots was drawn by the Sevilla goalkeeper, who forced the striker to pass too much to the despair of the Azulona community.

The scenario did not change in the second part. Getafe managed to maintain their intensity and were rewarded with stifling pressure. in 50 minutes, Joan Jordan, overwhelmed by Milla, He missed a pass from Mayoral. The Getafe striker was not angry. On the field, he made a good choice between three options and Munir made the score 1-0 with a final left-footed shot.

Sampaoli reacted immediately with three changes. inputs Suso, In-Nesyri and Rakitic and the duel continued on the same roads. The freed Getafe went to a penalty and started collecting chances: Sevilla took the lead in the last 15 minutes as Enes Ünal from the free kick, Milla and Borja Mayoral from outside the area could not find the calm goal. .

Then David Soria’s security appeared. stopped three attempts Alex Telles, Pape Gueye and Ivan Rakitic and Seville knelt down. Enes Ünal’s final goal in the 95th minute cleared the uncertainty and Sevilla showed their great weakness: they haven’t been able to win away from Sánchez Pizjuán since October. For this reason, it is almost time for a landing where Getafe has moved away, especially thanks to Munir.