A quite interesting match was presented in Barcelona's big match against Atletico in today's match.
Both teams actually showed some pretty good results with the few chances they had but in this case Barcelona were slightly better with Ferran Torres' goal.
To be honest, in terms of the condition of the two, it was a bit of a hassle in terms of finishing, but on the other hand, I was quite entertained in today's match.
3 points back for Barcelona after they only picked up 1 point in the last few games.
Barcelona were lucky they played Atletico at a point where two of their injured midfielders just returned.
Frenkie was once more exceptional for Barcelona and when it seems like Atletico were taking over the midfield, Xavi introduced Pedri and played with four midfielders. Barcelona would not have been able to win todays match with Roberto and Kessie in midfield if were being honest.
Villarreal had a much bigger xG in this match honestly but still Sevilla defeated them by 2-1 at the end. I was like that was it and the final score was going to be 1-1. But En Nesyri literally saved his team in the final moments of the stoppage time by scoring the winner. That was a really dramatic moment for Sevilla of course and they won against a much better team this season at the same time.
Sevilla weren't even close to balancing ball possession rates in any half. But they still had many goal attempts. It was like they changed the goal attempt statistics in the second half as there were big similarities. Anyway this win carried Sevilla to a safer position in the standings and they must be relieved more now.
Their performance in the Europa League new must have been very influential about this improvement too.
I knew Sevilla would get better when they somehow drew Man United in the first leg of the Europa league.
I didn't expect them to be the better team in terms of possession. Villareal is clearly a better team than Sevilla currency so its only normal that they have most of the ball.
Sevilla played well today, all things considered. They managed to take the lead in the first half and take the lead a second time in the added minutes of the game.
This win takes them to 12th position. Considering how low on the table they were at a certain point this season, this is pretty impressive.