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"Sevilla" had the opportunity to get closer to the "Real" team in the tournament standings by 2 points this evening, but Julen Lopetegui's team did not take advantage of this opportunity in a tough match in Valencia. "Sevilla" played 1:1 away with "Valencia" club. The match started with a quick goal - in the 7th minute Mouctar Diakhaby scored an own goal after a dangerous opponent's cross. In the 44th minute, the "Valencia" team responded with a goal. Goncalo Guedes scored a header from close range past the inexperienced "Sevilla" goalkeeper Javier Diaz. A minute after the goal, there was a scuffle between players near the benches, and Jose Luis Gaya and Marcos Acuna were both shown yellow cards for the scuffle. By the way, J. Luis Gaya received a red card at the end of the match, in the 89th minute, as he received a second yellow card for a dangerous play against "Sevilla" forward Lucas Ocampos. In the second half, "Sevilla" newcomer Jesus Corona had a great opportunity to chip the ball over the opponent's goalkeeper, but he was unsuccessful and the ball did not reach the goal, although it was empty. After the match, J. Lopetegui's team reduced the gap to the "Real" team to 4 points, while "Valencia" remains in 9th place."
