Levante vs Sevilla, 2020-2021 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGASevilla move to within three points of Liga summit with Levante win
A second-half strike from Youssef En-Nesyri gave Sevilla a 1-0 win at Levante on Wednesday that moved them to within three points La Liga leaders.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Hand ball by Rober Pier (Levante).
- 6': Foul by Gonzalo Melero (Levante).
- 6': Marcos Acuña (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt saved. Joan Jordán (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Navas.
- 8': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Daniel Cárdenas.
- 9': Attempt missed. Jules Koundé (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcos Acuña with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Offside, Levante. Gonzalo Melero tries a through ball, but Jorge de Frutos is caught offside.
- 13': Attempt saved. Jorge de Frutos (Levante) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 14': Offside, Sevilla. Marcos Acuña tries a through ball, but Youssef En-Nesyri is caught offside.
- 16': Attempt missed. Enis Bardhi (Levante) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Son with a cross.
- 18': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Rúben Vezo.
- 19': Foul by Diego Carlos (Sevilla).
- 19': Gonzalo Melero (Levante) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Papu Gómez (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Suso with a headed pass.
- 25': Hand ball by Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla).
- 26': Foul by Dani Gómez (Levante).
- 26': Jules Koundé (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Dani Gómez (Levante) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Foul by Suso (Sevilla).
- 31': Foul by Enis Bardhi (Levante).
- 31': Joan Jordán (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Enis Bardhi (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Foul by Gonzalo Melero (Levante).
- 33': Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Gonzalo Melero (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Navas with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 35': Attempt missed. Enis Bardhi (Levante) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Melero.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Mickaël Malsa (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge de Frutos.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Rober Pier (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Papu Gómez (Sevilla) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Suso.
- 42': Dani Gómez (Levante) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sevilla).
- 44': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Toño.
- 44': Attempt missed. Jules Koundé (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Papu Gómez with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Hand ball by Fernando (Sevilla).
- 45': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sevilla).
- 45': Jorge de Frutos (Levante) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Marcos Acuña (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Levante 0, Sevilla 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Levante 0, Sevilla 0.
- 46': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Jesús Navas.
- 48': Foul by Fernando (Sevilla).
- 48': Gonzalo Melero (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Ocampos.
- 53': Goal! Levante 0, Sevilla 1. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Suso with a through ball following a fast break.
- 57': Foul by Rober Pier (Levante).
- 57': Papu Gómez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Jorge de Frutos (Levante).
- 58': Papu Gómez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Levante. Rubén Rochina replaces Gonzalo Melero.
- 59': Substitution, Levante. José Luis Morales replaces Enis Bardhi.
- 63': Foul by Rober Pier (Levante).
- 63': Joan Jordán (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Rober Pier (Levante).
- 67': Papu Gómez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt saved. Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 69': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sevilla).
- 69': Son (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla).
- 71': Toño (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Levante. Cheick Doukouré replaces Jorge de Frutos.
- 73': Substitution, Levante. Sergio León replaces Rober Pier.
- 73': Foul by Joan Jordán (Sevilla).
- 73': Sergio León (Levante) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Offside, Sevilla. Papu Gómez tries a through ball, but Youssef En-Nesyri is caught offside.
- 75': Substitution, Sevilla. Ivan Rakitic replaces Suso.
- 76': Foul by Cheick Doukouré (Levante).
- 76': Joan Jordán (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Cheick Doukouré (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Foul by Joan Jordán (Sevilla).
- 77': José Luis Morales (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by José Luis Morales (Levante).
- 79': Joan Jordán (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sevilla).
- 80': Rúben Vezo (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Mickaël Malsa (Levante).
- 81': Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Mickaël Malsa (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheick Doukouré.
- 84': Foul by Cheick Doukouré (Levante).
- 84': Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Levante. Roger Martí replaces Dani Gómez.
- 86': Substitution, Sevilla. Nemanja Gudelj replaces Jules Koundé.
- 86': Substitution, Sevilla. Óscar Rodríguez replaces Papu Gómez.
- 86': Substitution, Sevilla. Luuk de Jong replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 87': Offside, Sevilla. Nemanja Gudelj tries a through ball, but Luuk de Jong is caught offside.
- 88': Foul by Rubén Rochina (Levante).
- 88': Jesús Navas (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Rubén Rochina (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Sevilla. Munir El Haddadi replaces Lucas Ocampos.
- 89': Attempt missed. Luuk de Jong (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcos Acuña with a cross.
- 90'+2': Foul by Óscar Duarte (Levante).
- 90'+2': Luuk de Jong (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Cheick Doukouré (Levante) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Levante 0, Sevilla 1.
- 0': Match ends, Levante 0, Sevilla 1.
Statistics
 SEV |
LEV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 57.4 | Possession | 42.6 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 440 | Accurate Passes | 293 |
| 516 | Passes | 376 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 16 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 15 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 15 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Ciutat de Valencia
Location: Manises, Spain
Venue: Ciutat de Valencia
Location: Manises, Spain
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 17 | +29 | 43 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 17 | +18 | 39 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 15 | +18 | 35 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 17 | +14 | 34 |
Line-Ups
Levante (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 34 | Daniel Cárdenas (GK) |
| 6 | Óscar Duarte |
| 14 | Rúben Vezo |
| 3 | Toño |
| 2 | Son |
| 4 | Róber |
| 12 | Mickael Malsa |
| 10 | Enis Bardhi  |
| 18 | Jorge de Frutos |
| 21 | Dani Gómez |
| 22 | Gonzalo Melero |
Sevilla (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Yassine Bounou (GK) |
| 20 | Diego Carlos |
| 12 | Jules Koundé |
| 19 | Marcos Acuña |
| 16 | Jesús Navas |
| 25 | Fernando |
| 24 | Alejandro Gómez |
| 8 | Joan Jordán |
| 15 | Youssef En-Nesyri |
| 5 | Lucas Ocampos |
| 7 | Suso |
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