Last weekend Sevilla easily handled Xerez and closed the gap behind Barcelona to four points. Villarreal handled the starting crisis, so after the win over Malaga, they recorded the second straight win at home, after demolishing Tenerife 5:0 A draw enough for the round of 16 When it comes to the Champions League, Andalusian side have nothing to worry about as they already booked a ticket for the round...
Sevilla moved to within just four points of leaders Barcelona after they saw off struggling Xerez 2-0 in an intense Andalusian derby. Álvaro Negredo opened the scoring after 42 minutes when he did well to control a long pass before heading over goalkeeper Renan. And Luís Fabiano sealed the win in the closing minutes as he latched onto Jesús Navas' pass and beat Renan with a clinical...
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Spain coach Vicente del Bosque singled out striker Alvaro Negredo and goalkeeper Iker Casillas for special praise after the European champions downed Bosnia-Herzegovina 5-2 to complete a perfect qualifying record for next year's World Cup.
Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo is hopeful of forcing his way into Spain's squad for next summer's World Cup finals, after scoring twice on his full debut for the national team...
The biggest game of the season to date was played out at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, where Sevilla hosted league leaders Real Madrid. The visitors were without the services of Cristiano Ronaldo due to an ankle injury, but were full of confidence after their 100% start to the season. At kick-off, Sevilla were three points behind their opponents, having won four consecutive...