Real Madrid achieved a moral victory over its host Sevilla FC, with a score of 1-0, in the confrontation that brought together the two teams in the 37th round of the Spanish League at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium.
Sevilla entered the match strongly from the first minutes, taking advantage of the ground and the crowd, as it posed a clear threat to Thibaut Courtois’ goal through more than one early opportunity, but the Belgian goalkeeper excelled in maintaining cleanliness. His net.
Real Madrid succeeded in snatching the lead goal in the 15th minute through Vinícius Júnior, after he received a ball inside the penalty area and shot it into the net, before the referee confirmed the validity of the goal after returning to the video technology to check for a possible violation on Kylian Mbappé at the beginning of the attack.
Mbappe almost added the second goal minutes later, after he shot a powerful ball from inside the penalty area that passed just past the post, The first half ended with the royal team leading with an unanswered goal.
In the second half, the two teams exchanged attacking attempts, with Sevilla continuing to pose a threat to Courtois’ goal, while Real Madrid continued to rely on quick rebounds.
In the 67th minute, Mbappe wasted a great opportunity after a pass from Vinicius, before Franco Mastantuono came close to scoring a wonderful goal with a powerful shot that hit the post in the 71st minute.
Also, Mbappe scored a goal in the 73rd minute, but the referee ruled it out for offside, while Courtois returned to his brilliance again after he blocked a dangerous header in the 76th minute, then saved his own goal from a clear opportunity that almost gave Sevilla a draw in the final minutes.
With this victory, Real Madrid raised its score to 83 points in second place in the Spanish League table, while Sevilla’s score froze at 43 points in thirteenth place.