Sevilla Hold Villarreal (Twitter)
Villarreal thought they had won it at La Ceramica when Giovanni Lo Celso scored with four minutes of normal time remaining, but Sevilla caught a dramatic equalizer to boost their hopes of securing Champions League qualification the following season. .
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Sevilla moved a step closer to breaking into La Liga’s top four on Sunday as Jules Conde’s 96th-minute equalizer snatched a 1-1 draw at Villarreal.
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Villarreal thought they had won it at La Ceramica when Giovanni Lo Celso scored with four minutes of normal time remaining, but Sevilla played a dramatic equalizer to boost their hopes of securing Champions League qualification the following season. caught.
Sevilla are third on the table, seven points ahead of fifth-placed city rivals Real Betis, with three games left to play.
Villarreal are looking to make a late appearance for next season’s Europa League following their stellar performance in the Champions League semi-finals, but Conde’s strike means they are three points behind Real Sociedad in sixth.
Unai Emery’s team thought they had the lead before the hour when Kaunde sent a looping header into his own net, only to dislodge his own goal when Villarreal’s Boleye Dia, who had put pressure on Kaunde, was hit offside. were shown.
Villarreal made the breakthrough in the 86th minute when a weave run by tienne Capoue provoked a cross over Alfonso Pedraza, the ball went further into the ground for Lo Celso.
But with six minutes of injury-time to find the equalizer, Sevilla added a late twist as their goalkeeper Bono ventured for a late corner and as the ball headed down the six-yard box, Gupt Condé entered inside.
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