Real Madrid is in good form and monopolizes the top spot in La Liga. Sevilla has lost form in the past 2 years and the trip to the Bernabeu in round 26 of La Liga promises many risks.
With high excitement, Real Madrid pushed their squad to attack. In the 9th minute, Lucas Vazquez shot the ball past goalkeeper Nyland, but VAR technology rejected the goal due to offside.
Modric scored the only goal to help Real Madrid defeat Sevilla (Photo: EFE).
Coach Ancelotti’s team created many opportunities in the first half, but Tchouameni and Valverde respectively failed to finish. Strikers like Vinicius and Diaz are almost lost in attack.
In the second half, Real Madrid continued to attack, but they encountered a resilient Sevilla defense. Real Madrid dominated, controlling the ball 64% and finishing 16 times, but they were all ineffective.
The highlight of the match came in the 81st minute, when Luka Modric fired a high-class long-range shot that made goalkeeper Nyland give up, scoring the only goal of the match for Real Madrid.
At 38 years and 169 days, Modric became the second oldest player to score from outside the penalty area in La Liga since the 2003-2004 season, after Jorge Molina at 40 years and 15 days. Modric also scored 2 goals for Real Madrid this season.
Defeating Sevilla 1-0, Real Madrid continues to lead La Liga with 65 points/26 matches, 8 points more than second-place Barcelona.
Squad
Real Madrid: Lunin, Nacho (Modric 75), Rudiger, Mendy, Vazquez, Tchouameni, Kroos, Valverde, Rodrygo (Rodriguez 89), Vinicius, Diaz (Ceballos 90).
Sevilla : Nyland, Ramos, Salas (Nianzou 90), Bade, Ocampos (Januzaj 90), Navas (Sanchez 75), Soumare, Sow, Torres (Suso 75), Romero (Veliz 75), En-Nesyri.
