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Summary and highlights of Benfica 0-1 Sevilla in Friendly Match
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END OF THE MATCH: VICTORY BY THE MINIMUM FOR SEVILLA
90'
The referee has added four minutes of pronlogación
88'
Hormigo's header went over the goal;
80'
Final stretch of the match in Portugal with a slight advantage for Sevilla;
72'
Pinho shot, but Dmitrovic caught it
70'
Several changes in Sevilla, leaving Rekik, Fernando, Jordan, Nianzou, Rakitić, Oacute; liver, Jesuacute; s Navas and Rafa Mir and entering Kike Salas, Lulo, Johansson, Nacho Q., Bueno, Isaac and Ortiz.
67'
Yellow card to Ver Veríssimo after fouling Rakitic
65'
Sevilla is looking for the second goal
GOOOOAALLL
Ivan Rakitic gives Sevilla the lead in Portugal with a shot into the top corner.
52'
Ivan Rakitic gives Sevilla the lead in Portugal with a shot into the top corner.
There are changes at Sevilla
Substitute José Carmona for Gudelj
THE SECOND PART BEGAN
The second 45 minutes started
END OF THE FIRST PART
The first 45 minutes ended with a scoreless draw on the scoreboard
45+1'
Jesuacute; s Navas back pass to Jordan, who shot at goal, but the ball went grazing the post.
45'
The referee added a one-minute speech to this first part;
41'
Suso leaves and Carlos Alvarez takes his place.
40'
Rekik saves under the posts after Rafa Silva's shot;
38'
Carlos Alvarez prepares, there will be the first change in Sevilla
32'
Oliver Torres' cross was finished off by Rafa Mir, but the ball went over the goalkeeper's crossbar;
26'
Gudelj's powerful shot from long distance, but the goalkeeper was able to make the save;
22'
Another one for the Portuguese, but Rafa Silva missed his shot.
18'
The ball was headed to Musa's head, but Gudelj was very attentive;
12'
Gonçalves' cross, but Dmitrovic got the ball, avoiding Musa's shot.
8'
Sevilla's first warning after a corner that was headed by Nianzou, but the ball went wide.
6'
Grimaldo's cross shot, which goes wide of the goal
4'
Grimaldo's cross from the left flank missed by Rafa Silva;
THE MATCH BEGAN
The first possession of the match goes to Benfica.
All set
The players are in the locker room ready to take the field.
While Benfica in the Taca da Liga
Roger Schidmt's team will be playing for first place in the group and a place in the Taca Liga Playoffs, for which they must win against Moreirense on the last day of the season.
Sevilla is already thinking about the Copa del Rey
The team coached by Sampaoli will face Torremolinos next December 21 in the second round of the Copa del Rey.
Bono and En Nesiry to the Qatar World Cup semifinals
The two Sevilla players were protagonists in the quarterfinals against Portugal, the striker was the scorer of the goal
XI Sevilla
Dmitrovic - Jesús Navas, Nianzou, Gudelj, Rekik - Fernando, Rakitic, Jordán, Oliver Torres, Suso - Rafa Mir.
XI Benfica
Leite; André Almeida, João Victor, Brooks, Grimaldo; Florentino, Chiquinho, Diogo Gonçalves, Draxler, Rafa, Musa
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Argentina: 1:00 PM
Bolivia: 12:00 PM
Brazil: 1:00 PM
Chile: 1:00 PM
Colombia: 11:00 AM
Ecuador: 11:00 AM
United States (ET): 12:00 PM
Spain: 6:00 PM
Mexico: 11:00 AM
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Player to watch at Sevilla
Erik Lamela is the great reference this season in the hispalense team with three goals and one assist. The Argentine midfielder is far from his level he showed last year at Tottenham and AS Roma, although he has to take gallons due to the absence of center forward En Nesiry, who is playing the World Cup with Morocco. The 30-year-old has not scored since October 22 against Real Madrid, although he did not prevent the defeat of his team;
Player to watch at Benfica
Rafa Silva, who has six goals and two assists in this Portuguese league, has to play a leading role since Ramos and Joao Mario are absent, both resting after playing the World Cup in Qatar. This Portuguese midfielder also has five goals and two assists in the UEFA Champions League.
How does Sevilla arrive?
Sevilla arrives after drawing against Mó naco this week in a friendly match. While in his último official match overcame ó the first round of the Copa del Rey to beat Velarde 2-0. Although in LaLiga Santander they have five consecutive matches without a win despite the new coach, Sampaoli still has not given them the continuity of positive results that the team is looking for to place themselves in a calmer zone. Currently in the Spanish League they are in the relegation places with 11 points in the eighteenth position and one point away from the relegation places. After finishing third in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League after being overtaken by Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund, they will compete in the UEFA Europa League. It will face PSV in the round of the round of sixteen, a tie that will be played in February;
How are Benfica coming along?
Benfica arrives after two wins in the Taca Da Liga and has nine consecutive victories and has not lost any match this season. In the Taca da Liga they are in Group C in second place with six points, the same as the leader, Moreirense, only the first of each team advances to the next round. In the Portuguese league, it is the leader with 37 points out of a possible 39 and eight points ahead of second-placed Porto. Meanwhile, in the UEFA Champions League, they have already qualified for the round of 16, where they will face Brugge.
Background
Benfica and Sevilla have only met four times. In 2018 they met in the most recent encounter in a friendly match in which Benfica won by the minimum (1-0). They also met in the Europa League final last year. The other two remaining duels were in the 2017/18 season in the UEFA Champions League, with Sevilla winning one and the other a draw. Sevilla have met Portuguese teams on 19 occasions with a balance of eight wins, five draws and six defeats. While Benfica has met Spanish teams on 31 occasions, winning on only eleven occasions, drawing nine and losing another 11.
Venue: The match will be played at the Algarve Stadium located in Portugal. It was inaugurated in 2003 and has a capacity for 30305 spectators.
Preview of the match
Benfica and Sevilla will meet in a friendly match to take advantage of the World Cup stoppage in Qatar.
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