In the tournament final, the Andalusian club lost to Barcelona.
Despite the recent victory in the Europa League, Sevilla in the first half, looked more cheerful – in the 36th minute the team of Unai emery is much closer to the second title of the season. Javier Mascherano brought down the fleeing one-on-one with goalkeeper Kevin Gameiro – the main referee awarded the Argentine defender a red card.
Playing the majority, “Seville” failed to open the defense of “Barcelona”. The Catalans masterfully kept the game away from their goal and did not forget about counterattacking actions. 90 minutes of rough pruning in the opposition half almost cost Sevilla defeat in the main time – now Banega had to be brought down Neymar. A second red card in overtime, the team went mutual in the minority.
Then, “Seville” and remembered the recent grueling match with Liverpool – on the 30-minute overtime Andalusia is simply not enough. Goals of Alba and Neymar have become the logical conclusion of the football season in Spain. Both are of assist on account of Messi.
Yevhen Konoplyanka came on the pitch in the 79th minute – Ukrainian brand in the aisles unsuccessfully tried to aggravate the situation, but more memorable was a total disregard Linnets football players “Seville”, who preferred to conduct their attacks through the right flank.
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Barcelona — Sevilla 2:0
Goal: Alba, 96, Neymar, 120
Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Dani Alves, Mascherano, Pique, Alba (Sergi Roberto, 119), Rakitic (Mathieu, 46), Busquets, Iniesta, Messi, Suarez (Rafinha, 58), Neymar
Sevilla: Rico, Mariano (Linnet, 79), Ramie, Carriço, Escudero, Krychowiak, Iborra (Llorente, 106), Koke, Banega, Vitolo, Gameiro
Warning: Alba, Neymar, Dani Alves, Rami, Vitolo, Iborra, Krychowiak, Linnet, Escudero, Gameiro, Carriço
Removal: Mascherano, 36 — Banega, 90, Carriço, 120
