A stoppage time goal from Karim Benzema completed an amazing comeback for Real Madrid who came from two goals down to defeat Sevilla
Fresh from securing their Champions League Semi-final place, Real Madrid traveled to Sevilla looking to extend their lead at the top of the La Liga table.
The hosts started the match with more purpose and came close to opening the scoring when Manchester United loanee Anthony Martial saw his curling effort narrowly miss the goal.
Madrid eventually conceded, and it was a familiar foe who dealt the blow. Former Barcelona playmaker Ivan Rakitic fired in a beautiful freekick from the edge of the box to give the home side the lead with just over 20 minutes played.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men were charged up by that early goal and looked to a level almost immediately, but a swift counterattack compounded their misery, and Erik Lamela fired in a low shot to double Sevilla’s lead.
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Real Madrid looked like a shadow of themselves as they could barely muster a chance on target, with Karim Benzema’s wayward shot as good as it got for Los Blancos in the first half.
The halftime team talk seemed to work magic, and with barely five minutes played in the second half, Brazillian winger Rodyrgo fired in a powerful volley from a tight angle to give Real Madrid a lifeline.
That goal seemed to bring Madrid back to life, and Eder Militao nearly leveled the score when he unleashed a powerful shot from the edge of the box, but Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bono was up to the task.
In the 76th minute, Vinicius scored a good goal, just for the VAR to rule it off for a cheap handball in the buildup. The away bench was visibly angry, and they had good reason to be, but Nacho Fernandez got himself a yellow card for his comments about the incident.
Nacho would however have the last laugh as he came off the bench to draw both sides level. After receiving a good pass from Dani Carvajal, the former Spain international drilled a low shot beyond Bono in Sevilla’s goal.
With the game in stoppage time, it seemed likely to end in a draw, but after coming back from two goals down, a win looked to be within reach. Rodrygo made a darting run down the right before finding Karim Benzema, who cut in on his favorite right foot and fired the winner into the right side of the goal.
That goal is the 24th of the La Liga season, and the Frenchman continues to lead the race for the coveted Pichichi award.
