La Liga Real Madrid vs Sevilla: Real Madrid was held by Sevilla to a 2-2 draw after an unfortunate Deigo Carlos own-goal in the 94th minute.
Zinedine Zidane made 3 changes to the side that got knocked out by Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League. Marcelo and Odriozola returned as full-backs. Valverde also started the match as Eden Hazard, Sergio Ramos, and Ferland Mendy made the bench.
Sevilla made just a single change as Joan Jordan replaced the injured Youssef El-Nesyri. Jules Kounde who was doubtful also started the game.
The title race in Spain took yet another twist on Sunday night as Real Madrid dropped points at home to Sevilla in a 2-2 draw.
Real Madrid would have thumped Atletico off the top with a win but they required a fortunate stoppage-time strike just to grab a point.
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Fernando opened the scoring for the visitors midway through the first half but Sevilla was clinched back after the break when Marco Asensio equalized for Zinedine Zidane’s side.
Real Madrid vs Sevilla: In an interesting turn of events, Karim Benzema was brought down in the area by goalkeeper Bono, only for a VAR check to award Sevilla a penalty at the other end for a handball by Eder Militao minutes before.
Karim Benzema wins a penalty for Real Madrid.
After a VAR check, the referee brings the play back for a SEVILLA penalty.
Ex-Barcelona star Rakitic scores to make it 2-1 Sevilla.
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Former Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic kept his nerve to deceive Thibaut Courtois from the spot and restore Sevilla’s lead in the 77th minute but Real somehow stayed alive in an enthralling title race when Toni Kroos tried his luck and saw his shot diverted into the net off the boot of Diego Carlos
Julen Lopetegui’s side managed to hold on in normal time but then faced an extra six minutes of stoppage time and was undone when Toni Kroos’s strike took a wicked deflection and beat Bono.
The result means Atletico stays top on 77 points and remains two clear of Real Madrid and Barcelona with now just three games left to play.
La Liga Points Table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atletico | 35 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 77 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 35 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 75 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 35 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 75 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 35 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 71 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 56 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 35 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 52 |
| 7 | Betis | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 51 |
| 8 | Celta Vigo | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 47 |
| 9 | Bilbao | 35 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 46 |
| 10 | Granada | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 45 |
| 11 | Cadiz | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | -19 | 43 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 35 | 10 | 11 | 14 | -10 | 41 |
| 13 | Valencia | 35 | 9 | 12 | 14 | -5 | 39 |
| 14 | Levante | 35 | 9 | 12 | 14 | -10 | 39 |
| 15 | Getafe | 35 | 8 | 10 | 17 | -15 | 34 |
| 16 | Alaves | 35 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -24 | 32 |
| 17 | Valladolid | 35 | 5 | 16 | 14 | -17 | 31 |
| 18 | Huesca | 35 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -19 | 30 |
| 19 | Elche | 35 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -23 | 30 |
| 20 | Eibar | 35 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -19 | 29 |
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