Real Sociedad lost 3-2 in Seville on Saturday as the Basque club continued to battle ahead of Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. (More Football News)
Youssef En-Nesyri scored back-to-back goals in the 11th and 13th minutes for Sevilla. After André Silva scored a penalty for Sociedad, Sergio Ramos added the third goal for Sevilla with a header in the 65th minute. Bryce Mendez scored a free kick in stoppage time for the visitors’ second goal.
The defeat left Sociedad in seventh place in the Spanish league and lost contact with the best in the table. Sevilla climbed to 14th place thanks to one of their most productive performances in a mediocre season.
Sociedad will host PSG on Tuesday and will have to deal with a 2-0 defeat in the first leg of the quarterfinals.
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Imanol Alguacil’s Sociedad are having a good season but have lost five of their last six games in all competitions. They were knocked out of the Copa del Rey semi-finals by Mallorca in front of their fans in San Sebastian last week.
Subsequently, Real Madrid’s leaders will travel to Valencia for the first time since Vinícius Júnior was the victim of racist abuse by the club’s fans last season at the Mestalla Stadium.
La Liga’s top scorer Jude Bellingham will return to Madrid after missing three games with a sprained ankle.