Equal City: 1: 1 between Betis and Sevilla

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With all due respect to the championship match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, the main game of the 17th round of the Spanish league will meet tonight (Saturday) Betis and Sevilla, for the hot derby of Andalusia, in the shadow of the news of a contract in the Green Club – the game ended in a 1-1 draw. In the game that opened the round, Villarreal defeated Levante 1: 2 and rose at least temporarily to fourth place.

Betis – Sevilla 1: 1
Julen Luftaghi counted five games without a loss in the Spanish league, but missed an opportunity to win. Soso put the Andalusian visitors ahead in the 48th minute, but Sergio Canales in the penalty area equalized three minutes later in the penalty area. Sevilla remain in the spot that leads to the Europa League, two points above Barcelona. Betis is in ninth place, five points away from the red line, and did not lose despite the plague of those who contract it.


Villarreal – Levante 1: 2
After the loss to Sevilla, Unai Emery’s team recovered in a local derby at the Stadio La Sarmica. In the 19th minute, 20-year-old Fernando Nino scored the first goal of the Spanish League for 2021 after receiving an excellent wide ball from Alfonso Pedresa and subduing the visiting goalkeeper, Itur Fernandez. 9 minutes after the break, Samuel Chucoza found Gerard Moreno on the left wing. The striker moved to the right foot and kicked a smart pass to the near corner and set 0: 2, on the way to his ninth goal in the league and he clung to Yago Aspas, at the top of the Pichichi.

17 minutes to the end Levante managed to shrink after an outing. The ball reached a drowsy midfielder on the right wing and the Serbian raised with a touch to the field – Sergio Leon, who came in just 3 minutes earlier, continued with a shot inside and left no chance for Sergio Asenjo, on his way to his debut goal this season. Moreno could still have finished the game with a double but kicked a powerful ball to the crossbar. Villarreal wins at the end and rises at least temporarily to fourth place in the table. Levante remained at the center of the table.

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