Sevilla recover pulse

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Sevilla has recovered pulse.

The draw against Dortmund is not enough to advance to the knockout stages of the Champions League, as they are virtually eliminated from the top continental competition, but there is no doubt that they have recovered sensations as a team, something vital in a group that had collapsed.

The architect of the change is none other than Jorge Sampaoli.

An agitator for a musty locker room and a good coach from a tactical point of view.

Sevilla competed and the point is important, since Copenhagen tied with City and had reached two points.

In this way, Sevilla can earn a draw at home against the Danish team to be third in the group if Copenhagen loses on the last day with Dortmund.

Better to beat the Danes, with which Sevilla would secure a place in the Europa League.

BDOB.

Dortmund

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Gregor Kobel, Hummels, Meunier (Nico Schlotterbeck, min. 82), Tom Rothe (Raphael Guerreiro, min. 45), Niklas Süle, Brandt, Salih Ozcan, Malen (Gio Reyna, min. 70), Jude Bellingham, Karim Adeyemi ( T. Hazard, min. 70) and Modeste (Youssoufa Moukoko, min. 63)

SEV Seville

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Bono, Marcao (Joan Jordán, min. 90), Nianzou Tanguy Kouassi, José Ángel Carmona, Marcos Acuña (Alex Telles, min. 70), Jesús Navas (Montiel, min. 90), Rakitic, Gudelj, En-Nesyri (Isco , min. 58), Lamela and Suso (Januzaj, min. 58)

Goals

0-1 min.

17: Nianzou Tanguy Kouassi.

1-1 min.

34: Jude Bellingham.

Referee

Srdjan Jovanović

Yellow cards Gudelj (min. 83), José Ángel Carmona (min. 89), Salih Ozcan (min. 89) and Bono (min. 93)

Good game, in short, for Sevilla, who are finding the way to know what they are playing for, taking care of an important rival in Europe like Dortmund and recovering footballers for the cause.

These are the cases of Marcao, Nianzou, Acuña or even Rakitic, who have gone from being insignificant to showing their usefulness for the benefit of Sevilla's growth.

The patient, at least, shows signs of improvement.

There is a specialist, Sampaoli, who is applying essential care to this Seville so in need of good news.

One of them is the consolidation of the pair of central Nianzou-Marcao.

Another, the sensation that it gave of a certain reliability in an imposing setting like that of Dortmund.

Sampaoli, the revulsive, tries to do things with sense.

He joining the lines, he making eight changes with respect to the eleven that tied against Athletic and, as an outstanding student, he is a sponge.

He analyzes and analyzes and has no choice but to take the games as a test in the absence of training to work.

Sevilla, therefore, kept the type in a decent first half against a Dortmund that looked somewhat tired after its enormous wear and tear last weekend in the duel against Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.

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Video with the summary and the goals of Borussia Dortmund-Sevilla

A reliable Sevilla, who struck in the 18th minute with a header from Nianzou after a well-taken free-kick by Rakitic.

It was the first time that Sevilla was ahead on the scoreboard so far in the competition, reflecting on the scoreboard the good feelings that, at last, they offered in their game.

A Sevilla that occupied the spaces well and slowed down the momentum of Dortmund.

Also because the presence of Marcao has given this team a lot of air in defense.

Sevilla lacked more ability to manage the ball with the score in favor.

But one thing is that the patient improves and another that is prepared to do a marathon.

And besides, he lacks a bit of luck.

The first time that Dortmund dismantled the Andalusian team's good defensive system, the draw came.

Also in the first shot on goal by the Germans.

The goal came after a Meunier cross that Bellingham finished off.

The good English player was a nightmare for Sevilla.

In addition, he has scored in all four games of this group stage.

The shock moved with much equality in the second half.

The Andalusian team, however, was losing ground with the passing of the minutes.

Dortmund dominated, although without reaching Bono's goal in danger.

In fact, Sevilla enjoyed a great opportunity to make it 1-2.

It was at the exit of a corner kick, when a ball fell to Lamela inside the small area.

Kobel saved the German team.

Sampaoli, who had studied the game perfectly, brought on Januzaj and Isco with the intention of giving the final blow.

Sevilla tried, but they lacked precision and efficiency to dismantle the German defense.

With skill and discipline, Sampaoli's men took a good point and, above all, a lot of pleasant sensations.

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