Europa League Battle Is Still Tied As Sevilla Scores A Crucial Victory.
|Real Sociedad were beaten to a 1-1 draw away at Mallorca as their patchy performance continued.
The visitors were wonderfully positioned in Palma after Carlos Fernandez’s early strike, but they were unable to hang on.
Kang-in In the following moments, Mikel Merino was dismissed in extra time, Robin Le Normand had a goal disallowed by VAR, and Lee capitalized on a defensive blunder to tie the score for Mallorca.
In other Europa League action, rivals Villarreal and Real Betis drew 1-1 at Castellon, closing a four-point gap between them for fifth place.
The most significant outcome of the weekend was Sevilla’s first league victory in more than a month, when they rallied to defeat their neighbors Almeria.
Before Erik Lamela scored his first league goal of 2023 to secure all three points, Lucas Ocampos erased an early deficit with a penalty on the last play of the half.