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Sports Writing Sevilla ended the last friendly of the pre-season with a heavy defeat (4-1) at Anfield, as Liverpool’s pressure and quick transitions disturbed the Andalusians, who conceded three goals in the last quarter of the first half.
Sevilla coach Javi García Pimienta’s commitment to the youth team has been phenomenal, with four of the Andalucía’s starters against Arne Sloter’s star-studded side all from the reserves: right-back Darío Benavides, centre-back Ramón Martínez, playmaker Alberto Collado and Belgian left winger Stanislav Idambo.
To be precise, the first great chance of the game for Idambo came just before the quarter-hour mark, thanks to an excellent high-pressure move that saw the small forward steal the ball from Van Dijk on the edge of the game, but when he was alone with Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker, his shot flew over the roof.
Despite Sevilla’s excellent defensive performance, the Reds’ high tempo brought them closer to Nylander’s goal and Salah stunned them with a shot from an over-the-top cross, and after half an hour they were beaten when Alexander-Arnold crossed from the right and Diogo Jota finished with a brilliant left-foot volley.
The disadvantage forced Sevilla to leave space, which is exactly what Liverpool likes best. Salah’s counterattack almost made the score 2-0, but was stopped by N’Anzu, the individual play of Colombian Luis Diaz, his cut back to Benavidez and his right hand to the side, was unstoppable.
With the Andalucía team falling apart, the final touch came on the last play of the first half when his volley, thanks to reckless pressure from the local goalkeeper, created a two-on-two situation in midfield, led by Szoboszlai, who set up Nylander for a double to Luis Diaz.
After the break, the introduction of some experienced players like Gudelj or Eyuk balanced the game, while Sevilla reduced the gap with an attack initiated by the Nigerian winger, who entered the box and gave way to Pek, who scored a beautiful spinning shot to the far post.
Liverpool regained their three-goal advantage once the centre-forward was taken, Nyoni taking advantage of a poor clearance from Montiel and the win could not have been made worse by Nylander’s last-gasp goal-scoring wonder hand that kept out Salah’s shot.
– Technical sheet
4. Liverpool Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Kwasa, Tsimikas; Mike Allister, Gravenvic, Sobozislai; Salah, Luis Dias; Jot. Jaros, Nyoni, Joe Gomez, Morton, Stephenson and Bajcetic also played.
1 – Sevilla FC: Niland; Benavides, Nianzo, Ramon, Pedrosa; Agoume, Sol; Suso, Corrado, Idambo; Iheanacho. Also played Carmona, Montiel, Sof, Lukebakio, Manu Bueno, Eyuk, Gudelji, Rivera and Peck.
Target: 1-0, min. 30: Jack; 2-0, min. 39: Luis Diaz; 3-0, min. 45: Luis Diaz; 3-1, min. 66: Little; 4-1, min. 68: Nyoni
arbitrator: Robert Jones (England) disciplines Sevilla player Benavides.
event: The friendly match took place at Anfield in Liverpool (UK) in front of around 35,000 spectators. JS
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