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Real Betis 1-2 Sevilla

Sevilla celebrate
Argentina defender Mercado's equaliser came after Durmisi's first-half free-kick put the hosts ahead

Sevilla came from behind to beat Real Betis in their local derby and move level with La Liga leaders Real Madrid.

Betis left-back Riza Durmisi opened the scoring with a first-half free-kick, before Gabriel Mercado levelled from close range after the break.

Vicente Iborra stabbed home the winner with 14 minutes to play after Steven N'Zonzi flicked on Samir Nasri's free-kick from what appeared to be an offside position.

Madrid play on Sunday, as do Barcelona.

Zinedine Zidane's side play at Villarreal in a 19:45 GMT kick-off, and Barca, who now drop to third, travel to Atletico Madrid for a 15:15 kick-off.

In the earlier game on Saturday, Alaves came from behind to beat Valencia 2-1 at home.

Alaves, who play Barca in the Copa del Rey final on 26 May, move up to 10th, while Valencia, who beat Real Madrid 2-1 on Wednesday, stay 14th.

Elsewhere, Leganes leapfrogged Deportivo La Coruna into 16th with a 4-0 home victory, while seventh-placed Eibar continued their excellent season with a 3-0 win at home to Malaga, who stay in 13th.

La Liga table

Line-ups

Real Betis

Formation 5-3-2

  • 13Adán
  • 12PicciniBooked at 87mins
  • 23Mandi
  • 20Pezzella
  • 21ToscaBooked at 45minsSubstituted forMartinat 75'minutesBooked at 90mins
  • 14Durmisi
  • 5dos Santos AraujoSubstituted forGutiérrezat 89'minutes
  • 7Pardo Gutiérrez
  • 10Ceballos
  • 24Castro
  • 9SanabriaSubstituted forAlegría Morenoat 75'minutes

Substitutes

  • 1Giménez
  • 3Martínez
  • 4González Cabrera
  • 6Gutiérrez
  • 8Martin
  • 16Cejudo
  • 19Alegría Moreno

Sevilla

Formation 3-4-2-1

  • 1Rico
  • 24Mercado
  • 21Martín ParejaBooked at 90mins
  • 23Rami
  • 17SarabiaBooked at 43minsSubstituted forBen Yedderat 45'minutes
  • 15N'ZonziBooked at 35mins
  • 10Nasri
  • 18Escudero
  • 22VázquezSubstituted forIborraat 45'minutes
  • 20Machín Pérez
  • 16JoveticSubstituted forCorreaat 83'minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Ferreira Filho
  • 4Kranevitter
  • 6Carrico Martins
  • 8Iborra
  • 11Correa
  • 12Ben Yedder
  • 13Soria Solís
Referee:
Carlos del Cerro Grande
Attendance:
37,110

Match Stats

Home TeamReal BetisAway TeamSevilla
Possession
Home44%
Away56%
Shots
Home14
Away13
Shots on Target
Home4
Away4
Corners
Home4
Away4
Fouls
Home19
Away17

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Real Betis 1, Sevilla 2.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Real Betis 1, Sevilla 2.

  3. Post update

    Attempt saved. Vitolo (Sevilla) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.

  4. Post update

    Attempt missed. Riza Durmisi (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.

  5. Booking

    Jonas Martin (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card.

  6. Post update

    Foul by Vitolo (Sevilla).

  7. Post update

    Álex Alegría (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  8. Post update

    Foul by Vitolo (Sevilla).

  9. Post update

    Jonas Martin (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  10. Booking

    Nico Pareja (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card.

  11. Post update

    Hand ball by Dani Ceballos (Real Betis).

  12. Substitution

    Substitution, Real Betis. Felipe Gutiérrez replaces Petros.

  13. Post update

    Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Cristiano Piccini.

  14. Booking

    Cristiano Piccini (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  15. Post update

    Sergio Escudero (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  16. Post update

    Foul by Cristiano Piccini (Real Betis).

  17. Post update

    Attempt saved. Aissa Mandi (Real Betis) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

  18. Post update

    Foul by Vicente Iborra (Sevilla).

  19. Post update

    Álex Alegría (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  20. Post update

    Foul by Gabriel Mercado (Sevilla).

As It Stood

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Real Madrid22164257203752
2Sevilla24164448291952
3Barcelona23156263194451
4Atl Madrid23136443192445
5Real Sociedad2414283732544
6Villarreal23109430151539
7Eibar2411583931838
8Ath Bilbao2310582828035
9Celta Vigo2210393636033
10Alavés248972429-533
11Espanyol238873031-132
12Las Palmas2477103236-428
13Valencia2475123443-926
14Malaga2468103140-926
15Real Betis2366112337-1424
16Leganés2456132039-1921
17Dep La Coruña2347122639-1319
18Sporting Gijón2344152547-2216
19Granada2337132149-2816
20Osasuna2317152452-2810
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