La Liga: Sevilla conquers Levante 3-2

Saragna|Apr 21, 2022 13:28 GMT

VALENCIA. Sevilla topped Levante.

VALENCIA. Sevilla overcome Levante.

J. L. Morales missed a decisive penalty (71′). That would have allowed Levante to draw the match.

The match was played at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia stadium in Valencia on Thursday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In the presence of 18,107 spectators. The referee was Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos with the assistance of Rubén Becerril Gómez and Diego Santaursula Aguado. The 4th official was David López Jiménez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 13.9 degrees Celsius or 56.95 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 56%.

Levante

2

Sevilla

3

21 Apr 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Sevilla was in firm control of the ball 55% while Levante was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Levante was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, Sevilla succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.

Levante shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Sevilla shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Levante received 1 yellow card (Pepelu). On the other side, Sevilla received 5 yellow cards (J. Jordan, J. Navas, G. Montiel, M. Acuna and R. Mir).

After playing this match, Levante will stay with 25 points like Deportivo Alavés to stay in the 19th place. On the other side, Sevilla will have 60 points like FC Barcelona to stay in the 4th place.

Match Events

4'

4'

J. Jordan
14'

14'

J. Corona
22'

22'

J. L. Morales (Penalty)
22'

22'

J. Navas
27'

27'

J. Corona

L. Ocampos
40'

40'

O. Duarte

S. Postigo
55'

55'

T. Delaney

J. Jordan
55'

55'

G. Montiel

J. Navas
58'

58'

Pepelu
63'

63'

G. Montiel
66'

66'

E. Bardhi

G. Melero
70'

70'

M. Acuna
71'

71'

J. L. Morales
72'

72'

O. Torres

Papu Gomez
72'

72'

R. Mir

Y. En Nesyri
76'

76'

A. Cantero

R. Vezo
76'

76'

R. Soldado

D. Gomez
77'

77'

M. Saracchi

J. Miramon
82'

82'

J. Kounde

I. Rakitic
85'

85'

L. Augustinsson

M. Acuna
88'

88'

R. Soldado

J. L. Morales
90'

90'

R. Mir

Next match

In the upcoming La Liga match, Levante will play away with Valencia on the 30th of April with a 14-6 head to head statistic in favor of Valencia (7 draws).

Valencia

1

Levante

1

30 Apr 2022 Full time

Sevilla will host Cádiz on the 29th of April with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Sevilla (3 draws).

Sevilla

1

Cádiz

1

29 Apr 2022 Full time

Levante: Formation and Lineups

Levante started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Alessio Lisci chose to play with the following team: Dani Cárdenas (6.2), Jorge Miramón (6.5), Róber Pier (6.1), Sergio Postigo (6.1), Rúben Vezo (6.9), Son (6.1), Nemanja Radoja (6.9), Pepelu (7.0), Gonzalo Melero (6.6), Dani Gómez (6.4) and José Luis Morales (7.1).

Levante could not rely on the presence of O. Duarte (injured).

Substitutes

Levante made 5 changes: S. Postigo for O. Duarte (40′), G. Melero for E. Bardhi (66′), R. Vezo for A. Cantero (76′), D. Gomez for R. Soldado (76′) and J. Miramon for M. Saracchi (77′).

Top player: Roberto Soldado

Probably the most impressive player in Levante was Roberto Soldado.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 3 passes (33% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4.

His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 76′.

Sevilla: Formation and Lineups

Sevilla started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the opposite side, Julen Lopetegui Argote played with: Bono (6.8), Jesús Navas (6.2), Jules Koundé (7.3), Diego Carlos (6.2), Marcos Acuña (6.6), Joan Jordán (6.7), Ivan Rakitić (7.7), Lucas Ocampos (8.4), Alejandro Gómez (6.8), Jesús Corona (8.1) and Youssef En-Nesyri (6.6).

Sevilla could not rely on the presence of J. Corona (injured).

Substitutes

Sevilla made 5 changes: J. Jordan for T. Delaney (55′), J. Navas for G. Montiel (55′), Papu Gomez for O. Torres (72′), Y. En Nesyri for R. Mir (72′) and M. Acuna for L. Augustinsson (85′).

Top player: Lucas Ocampos

The player who no doubt impressed Sevilla the most was Lucas Ocampos even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 21 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.