A delight from Lukébakio ends Girona and brings joy to Sevilla | Soccer | Sports

Saúl’s best game as a Sevilla player and a delight from Lukébakio in the 88th minute ended Girona, which lost steam in its European aspirations. They are picked up by the Andalusian team, who once again tasted victory after coming back and completing a very good match against Girona. They are three deserved points for Sevilla, superior for most of the game, capable of overcoming their lack of effectiveness in the first half, when Gazzaniga saved his team. In this way, also, very favorable to Girona, who had won their six previous duels against the Seville team. The victory could be a turning point for Sevilla, lost in the no-man’s zone of the classification. Now, when no one expected it, he hit Girona with a blow to greatly increase his self-esteem.

Girona was not fine. He has lost a lot of efficiency and his football does not flow like last year. García Pimienta studied it well. His team closed well in the middle, where they continuously generated superiority thanks to Sow and Saúl, with Lukébakio and Isaac as threats. The Andalusian team stood bravely at Montilivi, with good play, and found themselves with a penalty from Oriol to Isaac two minutes into the game. (the fourth shot in a row that stops the goal). As the goalkeeper himself did when faced with a shot by debutant Vargas, the Andalusians’ winter signing. Two clear examples that Girona used to survive against Sevilla. Invalidated by the good Andalusian approach, the Catalan team was barely able to develop its game.

However, the lack of effectiveness of García Pimienta’s team ended up condemning them in the first half. Gazzaniga saved Girona again with a shot from Lukébakio that ended up on the crossbar (Nyland had done it before with Abel Ruiz) and two minutes later, in the 37th minute, Arnau took advantage of a mistake by Badé to head in to make it 1-0. Without excessive fanfare, Girona was ahead on the scoreboard in a balanced match that was almost undeserved.

Sevilla improved its performance in the second half. Saúl’s deployment was most efficient. Girona was reduced. They found the tie in a double shot by Saúl that ended up in the net. Gazzaniga finally gave in. Girona did not find resources, with a Sevilla well planted and looking like they could do damage on the counterattack. Sevilla, who had never won in this League after conceding the first goal in 11 games (three draws and eight losses), turned the score around in a direct football play. Saúl put the cherry on top of his great game by assisting Lukébakio with a header. The Belgian, who has a lot of class, entered the area, made a pass to Krejci and defined with absolute clairvoyance. A great goal that takes Sevilla up to 26 points and calms an atmosphere that is too harsh in the Andalusian club.

“I felt bad about everything we forgave in the first half against a Champions League rival. We have had personality and we have come back fairly,” said García Pimienta, the Sevilla coach. “I have had a very bad time with the injury and I have played with pain. I have been having discomfort and this is a joy,” clarified Saúl, the scorer of Sevilla’s first goal and assistant on the second. “We must thank Saúl for playing for Sevilla. It will be a brutal second half,” said García Pimienta himself. Everything went well for Sevilla: the injured Ejuke returned, Saúl scored, the investigated Kike Salas played for alleged fraud and Vargas made his debut as a starter.