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The

started the

in the

(1-0) after a poor game in the usual line of Lopetegui throughout the competition.

And that Seville came out with trade and suffering. Settled, orderly and with a plan: pressure and speed.

pointed and Ocampos with stripes.

waiting patiently on the bench. From there to back, almost the usual. Everything revolves around Fernando, pure mortar. And the usual center-back couple,

, very confident throughout the first half. The empty stands and Lopetegui hoarse in the band. When only winning is worth it, no defeat is worthy.

Without mistakes behind, Salzburg clung to

rides

. The other striker,

, hibernated waiting for some warmth from his teammates, too busy blocking the creation of

, abandoning his vanguard. The first minutes of the premises were of survival. Sevilla prevailed, but their centers to the area failed to create a serious danger.

tried, but could not frighten the goalkeeper

, who was quite comfortable and serene in the opening bars. In the 30th minute

warned

with a shot from outside the area that narrowly

.

replied

in the following minutes with a shot also from the side of the area that the goal of the hosts caught safely.

Augustinsson

and

were reprimanded. The party was getting worse. The referee

, despite the local defensive intensity, was cautious with the cards. A distant foul from

to

was close to serving to open the scoring, but Fernando headed wide wide; Before complaining, the referee sanctioned his position as offside. Sevilla needed to win and the urgency began to color the game. Those of

were limited to contain the shy red boarding schools. There was intention, there was strength, but without precision or fang, possession became sterile gymnastics. The break came to make an act of contrition.

The same twenty-two stepped on the grass of the Salzburg Arena. In the first moments of the game, Montiel crossed from his wing to Rakitic, who was waiting in the area. The Croatian extended his head to Munir who, only in the small area, at the goal, headed the crossbar. One of those occasions that sting in the memory. And more seeing what would happen just a few minutes later. Sevilla lost a ball in the midfield, the Austrians counterattacked in a sigh, Adeyemi stepped onto the area and yielded to

who executed. With lethal simplicity. A lesson in pragmatism after the nervous babbling in attack throughout the first half.

Rafa Mir entered

to achieve heroism. Augustinsson to the shower and the entire left-handed band for Ocampos. They were the best minutes of Salzburg. Sevilla, disorderly and anxious, left a lot of space behind.

were taking off their sweatshirts when, in 63rd, after a painfully thrown corner by Papu,

stopped Salzburg's counterattack with a grab.

. Just a few minutes later, the referee forgave Ulmer's red card after a Matanzas tackle. Sevilla was falling apart and there was only talk of a miracle. A terrible epitaph for a Champions that the men of Lopetegui have not competed with integrity. The

It should not qualify the apathy and inability of a team that had been designed for more.

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