Villarreal and Sevilla tied (1-1) at the Ciutat de Valencia, a tie that did not satisfy either of them. Julen Lopetegi arrives at the national team break very touched. He has saved a critical week with one win and two draws.
The point achieved against the 'Submarino' was close to going to waste at the end. Sevilla went ahead in the first half, but Villarreal equalized in the second and had chances to turn the score around.
The best thing about Sevilla was the start of the game. After a chance by Jordán, Lopetegui's men scored in the 22nd minute in a play by Jesús Navas down the flank that Los Palacios closed with a strong, low pass. Óliver Torres appeared there to beat Rulli.
Villarreal also had their chances: a one-on-one match from Chukweze that was disrupted by Bono and a shot off the crossbar by Dani Parejo. El Submarino would finally equalize at the beginning of the second half thanks to Alex Baena.
Villarreal pushed hard in this second half and Hernández Hernández awarded a penalty for Telles's downing of Yeremy. However, the VAR rectified him by finding the position of the Canarian striker advanced.
Danjuma in an acrobatic shot and Morales had the last chances. Sevilla saved a point. It will be seen if it is enough to keep Lopetegui on the Pizjuán bench.
