ANDhe Sevilla registered this Friday against Alavés its fourth consecutive draw away from Sánchez-Pizjuán. Before signing a draw against the Babazorro team, he did the same in Valencia, Pamplona and in Barcelona against Espanyol. The solvency and impetus wasted against Betis were diluted in Vitoria. It is a usual tonic of the people of Seville this season as a visitor. Two points that he leaves behind along the way and that could only be made good by a Real Madrid draw tonight against Real Sociedad or a defeat, which would allow him to scratch the leader by a point.
The numbers say No team has won the League by drawing 10 games since 2003. Real Madrid did it with 12 in their locker. Seen what has been seen, together with the authentic ordeal that the team is experiencing with injuries, the objective is to get to play the Champions League for the third consecutive year. No one at the club has said otherwise, but the illusion of giving the final blow to the title has always been there. The ‘almost’ is frustrating.
Sevilla can’t stop looking in the rearview mirror. ANDhe fifth-placed team at the moment is Atlético de Madrid, ten points behind the team from Seville. Tomorrow they will face Betis at the Benito Villamarín. The Wanda and the Camp Nou are two of the exits that Sevilla has left.
In total there are six departures that Sevilla has been without winning: (2-1) Betis in the Cup, (1-1) Valencia. (0-0) Osasuna, (1-1) Espanyol, (1-0) Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Europa League and (0-0) Alavés. Those of Lopetegui did not link six outings without winning since the end of the 2017-18 season. In the League he has 13 games in a row without losing. But you don’t win especially as a visitor either. The calendar does not loosen. Neither does nursing. Sevilla survives in LaLiga and in the UEFA Europa League but each draw and each new injury is a blow.
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