Sevilla vs. Real Madrid | LaLiga Highlights | ESPN FC

Right off for Sevilla really, it was damage limitation once, Papagei had been sent off. Interesting pass, it's for Lucas Vázquez, he's got Rodrigo in the middle, if he can find him, he can! And Rodrigo puts it wide! You can see the frustration, the clearest opportunity that Real Madrid have had so far. Lucas Vázquez with the ball rolled across the face of the penalty area. From Ceballos, I mean, all the interior channels are closed, so the gap was on the right flank. But who can see that pass? Quality play like Ceballos, what a pass from Ceballos. It should have been done better. Lamela back to Papagei, well intercepted by Xiaomini, but Sevilla have it once more with Rakitic. Rakitic goes for goal, sends the shot wide. Slightly off the pace, you say? Yeah, I mean, they are not going 100%. I mean, you see, very easy, you see Reiki driving the ball, they are looking. I mean, it seems like they are disconnected from La Liga, I mean, I believe. And through the crowd wall and into the back of the net, and it's eight goals now this season for Rodrigo. Real Madrid have responded. You said it, Lauren, they needed to break things up, do something a little bit different. It was pass, pass, pass around the Sevilla penalty area. What a strike, I mean, what a strike. Well, we can blame a little bit the goalkeeper, because the ball went to his side. You cannot try to guess before the striker hit the ball. So, I mean, even though it's a brilliant goal from Rodrigo, the boy dies. Lucas Vazquez wrestles Brian Hill to the ground. Sevilla free kick. Come to my wedding. Yellow card, first in the game for Lucas. You are a nice boy. Lamela to Brian Hill, it comes out to Papu Gomez. Nodded down for Lamela, Lamela hits it. I'm not sure if that came off the post or Courtois saved it. Either way, it came back out into the penalty area. It's now been cleared, but it's a goal kick, the last touch. Once more, we'll see it here. Papu Gomez's ball, nodded down to Lamela, and it does come off the foot of Courtois' post. Yeah, I mean, great header by... A bit slow, Alaba, but great header by Montiel and Lamela. He's, you know, a very good player. Whoever plays there has the quality, but Acuna, I mean. Papu Gomez with the early cross, and it's put over the top by Lamela, and no wonder he's furious and taking it out on the frame of the goal. And Lamela arrived right on time, but he couldn't finish. Yeah, I mean, first of all, it was a great cross, and yeah, I mean... He's got the character, he's got the ability, he can cross well, he can score goals at the time, and also his personality. I mean, you need those players in a final, you need those players with that kind of character, determination and willingness to win. It's not just quality, it's about, as well, what you can... That kind of charisma for the team in the most difficult moment, and also... He's got Papu to his left, Rakitic's pass does find Papu, Lamela and Mir are in the penalty area, here's Lamela, back to Rakitic, and he got under it. Moving the ball from right to left, Rakitic on the ball, with Brian Hale, I mean... And Lamela, for instance, we thought that he was going to hit the ball in the first place, but he was doubting there, and then he gave the pass to Rakitic, which is... We expect more from his quality. Well, excellent move from Sevilla, from one end of the pitch to the other, it all started with Bono and Brian Hale turning nicely away from Militao, not many players do that to him. Quick break here, Modric to Kroos, Alvaro Rodriguez is leading the charge, the ball will run instead to Rodrigo, he's now got Alvaro to his left, if he can find him, he might not need him, he doesn't need him, and that's brilliant from Rodrigo, it's his second goal of the game, and it puts Real Madrid ahead, it's Sevilla 1, Real Madrid 2, and Rodrigo... What a goal. First of all here, look at where he started, he started here, I mean... And Toni Kroos, look at the ball, the ball keeps running, good transition going forward, showing inside, showing outside, and finishing, he knows the position of Alvaro, but he didn't care, he knows that, this is my time, I'm gonna score this goal, what a brilliant piece of skill from Rodrigo. Well, brilliant counter-attack from Real Madrid, Rodrigo started it, and Rodrigo finished it timed. Toni Kroos over the free kick, and up at the far post, it was Alvaro Rodriguez, he heads it wide, and when he watches that again, he will realise... You're right, I mean, his commitment has been outstanding, because it's not the same playing when you're up there, where you're fighting to get away from relegation. Slight in there, surely now the yellow's got to come out, and it's a red. So Acuna is sent off, and if he's not careful, he'll be missing a few of the first games of next season. Well, the slower the action replay, the worse it looks. Gets the return pass from Rudiger, Ceballos has done well, he's got to the byline, he pulls it back, and the shot from Toni Kroos is pushed away by Bono. Sousa plays the ball forward, it's one in the air by Alaba. There's a yellow for the substitute, and Camavinga complaining about the previous challenge, which went completely unpunished. And there's another yellow card there, I think for... In the Trafford window. Well, we always knew it was going to be difficult to replace Diego Carlos and Koundé, and it didn't go well in the first half of the season, with Marcao injured so much, and Niansu is still so young. Another yellow card coming out here, this time for Oliver Torres. Players will think about that final, but the commitment was there. I mean, we see some goals, we see that great attitude from both teams.