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Place in the Champions League seeking Sevilla secured a difficult and very important victory on Sunday evening. Julen Lopetegui's wards at home defeated Granada 4:2. The visitors struck first in the match. In the 23rd minute, Darwin Machis sent the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal with a superb shot from the penalty area. However, Sevilla equalized the score after 9 minutes. After a great pass from Jesus Navas, Diego Carlos headed the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal. In the 68th minute, the hosts managed to take the lead. Lucas Ocampos demonstrated excellent technique, lofting the ball over the opponent's goalkeeper and putting his team ahead. Granada was not ready to give up easily, though, and in the 88th minute they leveled the score. Victor Diaz headed the ball into the net after a corner kick lifted by Luis Milla. However, Sevilla did not falter after conceding the goal, and in extra time they managed to score two more times. In the 90+3rd minute, Rafa Mir scored from close range after a clever pass from Ivan Rakitic. And all questions were answered in the 90+9th minute by Papu Gomez. The Argentinian sent the ball into the net after a great pass from Oliver Torres, making the final score 4:2. After these matches, Sevilla remains in second place in the league table for the time being, while Granada settles for the sixteenth spot.
