Real Madrid came from behind to equalize 2-2 against Sevilla, move to 2nd place on table.
Real Madrid 2-2 Sevilla: Real Madrid almost lost when they hosted Sevilla in the La Liga match. Which took place at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano, Monday (10/5/2021). The club made by Zinedine Zidane won one point after a 2-2 draw.
Real Madrid put pressure on from the early minutes of the game. In the 12th minute, Karim Benzema managed to thrill Sevilla’s net with a header from Alvaro Odriozola’s assist. However, the goal then disallowed because Odriozola who already in an offside position.
Unfortunately for Madrid, they missed it. Sevilla was able to take the lead in the 22nd minute thanks to a goal from Fernando who took advantage of an assist from Ivan Rakitic. Real Madrid’s desire to score goals is even higher.
Unfortunately, Sevilla immediately put up a very tight defense after successfully stealing a goal. Several times Real Madrid opened fire. But none of them could count as a danger to the opponent’s goal.
Position does not change significantly until the referee ends the first half. Real Madrid is faced with a tough mission, which is to turn the situation around in the second 45 minutes.
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Second round
Real Madrid’s struggle to score an equalizer continued in the second half. However, they still had difficulty breaking through Sevilla’s layered and very tight defenses.
Sevilla itself was only given the opportunity to counterattack at the start of the second half. However, they failed to increase their advantage because Marcus Acuna’s shot failed to hit the target. The rest, Sevilla defended more often.
Finally! Real Madrid’s struggle paid off in the 66th minute. With an extraordinary vision of the game, Toni Kroos sent an assist to Marco Asensio as the goal scorer. The score was changed to 1-1.
Unfortunately, this goal was just a false hope for Real Madrid. In the 77th minute, the referee awarded a penalty to Sevilla after Eder Militao touched the ball with his hand in the forbidden box. Rakitic completed his duties as executor well and gave Sevilla 2-1 lead.
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Fortunately, Madrid was able to steal an important goal in injury time! The position changed to a 2-2 draw after Sevilla’s player Diego Carlos made the ball lodged into his own net. Real Madrid came out of defeat and managed to get one point.
