Real Madrid Vs Sevilla 2-2: Los Blancos 2-2 Sevilla

Casemiro avoids sevilla player's sedence (Twitter @realmadriden)

JAKARTA - Real Madrid failed to beat Atletico Madrid in a 2-2 draw against Sevilla in their 35th La Liga game on Monday morning.

In this match that took place at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano, both teams played open since the beginning of the match.

Madrid opened the scoring in the 12th minute through Karim Benzema's header which was met by Alvaro Odriozola's pass. However, Benzema's goal was disallowed by the referee after a video replay of the Assistant Referee (VAR) showed Odriozola had been offside.

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— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) May 9, 2021

Sevilla scored the first goal in the 22nd minute through Fernando's effort. Starting from Jesus Navas' cross which Ivan Rakitic passed, the ball was received by Fernando who escaped Casemiro's control and kicked the ball into the madrid goal.

Trailing by one goal, the hosts tried to equalise and Karim Benzema almost scored in the 31st minute but yassine Bounou's header was blocked.

Madrid hit the wood in the second half to catch up, but still struggled to dismantle sevilla's defence until the 60th minute.

In the minute Madrid created a golden opportunity when Vinicius failed to make the most of Toni Kroos's cross into the box.

Two minutes later Madrid equalised. Marco Asensio scored from the box with his left foot after taking advantage of Kroos' through ball.

Madrid got a golden opportunity from the white spot in the 75th minute. Benzema was fouled by Bounou in a one-on-one situation using a quick counterattack.

However, the penalty for Madrid was disallowed for a foul by the hosts. Eder Militao handsball in his own penalty box as he blocks a Sevilla corner.

The referee ruled Militao committed a handball violation in the box. Sevilla were awarded a penalty.

Ivan Rakitic, who came on as Sevilla's penalty taker, made it 2-1.

Madrid equalised in injury time of the second half. Kroos's shot from outside the box hit Diego Carlos' foot and turned the ball into sevilla's net. And the 2-2 scoreline lasted until the end of the game.

The draw leaves Madrid in third place in the Spanish League standings with 75 points. Zinedine Zidane's squad are two points behind first-placed Atletico Madrid, La Liga reports.

FT 🏁: @realmadriden 2-2 @SevillaFC_ENG ⚽ @marcoasensio10 67', Diego Carlos 90'+4' (og); Fernando 22', Rakitić (p) 78'#Emirates | #RealMadridSevillaFC pic.twitter.com/yUG3QcvFtk

— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) May 9, 2021

Meanwhile, Sevilla are firmly tied for fourth with 71 points. Julen Lopetegui's side are still in the title race with three games remaining.

Lineup:

Real Madrid (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois; Alvaro Odriozola, Eder Militao, Nacho Fernandez, Marcelo; Luka Modric, Casemiro, Toni Kroos; Federico Valverde, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior.

Sevilla (4-3-3): Yassine Bounou; Marcos Acuna, Diego Carlos, Jules Kounde, Jesus Navas; Ivan Rakitic, Fernando, Joan Jordan; Lucas Ocampos, Alejandro Gomez, Suso.