La Liga: Sevilla With 10 Players Succeed In Forcing A 1-1 Result In The Match At Home To Espanyol

Espanyol midfielder Sergi Darder (center) flanked by Sevilla's Jordan Moreno (left) and Lucas Ocampos (right) during a Spanish league match on February 20, 2022. (Photo: ANTAR/AFP/JOSEP LAGO)

JAKARTA - Sevilla brought home a point during a 1-1 draw at Espanyol in the Spanish League Week 25 continued at the RCDE Stadium on Sunday night, February 20 2022, according to the official LaLiga website as quoted by Antara.

The visitors had taken the lead through Rafa Mir's first-half goal before Sergi Darder equalized for Espanyol in the second half.

This result keeps Sevilla in second place with 51 points, they failed to close the gap with Real Madrid at the top of the standings who are six points clear. Meanwhile, Espanyol are in the 14th place with 29 points.

Sevilla, who are eyeing victory over Espanyol, have been aggressive since the early minutes. They put pressure on the home team's defense.

A new goal was created in 36 minutes, Sevilla managed to break into Espanyol's goal through Rafa Mir's kick after receiving a mature pass from Papu Gomez. The score becomes 1-0.

No additional goals were created until the first half was over.

Starting the second half, Espanyol turned to attack. They don't want to lose at home.

Five minutes into the second half, Espanyol equalized thanks to Sergi Darder's header after receiving a pass from Oscar Gil.

Sevilla again tried to play aggressively after conceding. However, they were dealt a blow after Jules Kunde was sent off, having received his second yellow card in the 76th minute.

Despite the superior number of players, Espanyol could not score the winning goal. The Spanish League match, Espanyol vs Sevilla finished with a score of 1-1.