A maddening Sevilla is left halfway against PSV
Sevilla has no remedy, nor does it find relief in the Champions League, where it has not won at home since December 8, 2020. In Eindhoven, when he had PSV on the canvas, he missed two points due to a lack of attention to the set piece, taken advantage of by Teze in the fourth minute of added time. After the disappointment of the debut against Lens, this false step pushes the pass to the second round a little further away. [Narrative and statistics (2-2)]
The Mendilibar team was left halfway, and was still able to win with a final ball from En-Nesyri, centimeters from Saw's foot at the far post.. It could have been the night of redemption for the Moroccan, author of the 1-2, almost definitive against a PSV with arrests to equalize after a penalty caused by Ramos. However, after the kick-off, the Eredivisie leader couldn't even smell the ball and Juanlu, who had just entered, sent it almost with a kiss right where the Moroccan was waiting..
There was no respite for Ramos at the PSV Stadion, where he completed one of those disconcerting matches that seem to anticipate his farewell to football.. Almost impregnable from above, he erred excessively when it was most demanded of him. Just like this tormented Seville. Collaborating with the leaden landscape was the figure of Ocampos, in perpetual discussion with himself, or the inconsistency of Rakitic, too slow in starting and retreating.. It was not only about Mendilibar fielding four starters over the age of 35 – Navas (37), Ramos (37), Fernando (36), Rakitic (35) – but also about the incompetence in distribution and the hot flashes of the media line to contain local transitions.
Orsato frustrates Pedrosa
In them, above the rest, Lang stood out, who before the break forced Navas' yellow card. Just seeing the train go by was not going to be enough for Sevilla, shaken for the first time by Ramalho's header into the net. Fortunately, in a slightly forward position. Among so much offensive aridity, only one left-footed shot from Lukebakio, centimeters from the crossbar.
As soon as he returned from the break, Lang put Nyland's mitts to the test, confirming that PSV had plenty of enthusiasm, but lacked ability.. Ramalho, again in the wrong place, left the score 0-1 on Pedrosa's left foot, but the referee invalidated the goal due to a previous handball by the former Espanyol full-back. Ramos was still protesting when he came in for a set piece.. That corner kick, taken short, was placed by Navas in the area towards the head of Ramos, very powerful in the jump. The arrival of Gudelj, like a bulldozer, seemed crucial for Sevilla. But not even for those.