First Division - Day 17

Sevilla 2 - Espanyol 0

Sevilla: Sergio Rico; Mariano, Rami, Kolodziejczak, Trémoulinas; Criistóforo, Iborra; Vitolo (Reyes 63‘), Banega (Krohn-Dehli 69’), Konoplyanka; Immobile (Gameiro 76‘). 4-2-3-1.
Espanyol: Pau López; Javi López, Alvaro González, Enzo Roco, Duarte; Víctor Sánchez (Joan Jordán 46’), Cañas (Burgui 52’); Marco Asensio, Salva Sevilla (Gerard Moreno 72’), Hernán Pérez; Caicedo. 4-2-3-1.

Goals:
1-0. 18. Immobile. Got ahead of markers to slide Vitolo centre into empty net.
2-0. 41. Banega. Picked up Mariano pass and ran on to shoot under keeper.

Yellow cards: Salva Sevilla 25’, Enzo Roco 42’, Banega 44’, Cristóforo 59’, Joan Jordán 68’, Reyes 75’.

Sevilla are now just a point off the European spots after a 2-0 victory over Espanyol, a seventh home win in a row for Unai Emery’s side. Marco Asensio and Caicedo failed to convert early chances for the visitors, but Immobile brought a good save out of Pau López, and soon afterwards the Italian striker opened the scoring, beating two defenders to Vitolo’s deflected cross to slide the ball into the net. Pau López had to keep out Konoplyanka soon afterwards, and with four minutes to go to the break Banega made it two with a shot under the keeper after Mariano put him through. Immobile failed to convert a couple of chances either side of the break, and Reyes and Gameiro tested Pau López after that, and the visitors only troubled Sergio Rico with an angled shot from Burgui on the hour mark.