Sevilla fight back to draw at Villarreal and move into third spot
MADRID, (Reuters) – Sharp shooting allowed Sevilla to twice come from behind and take a valuable away point in a 2-2 draw at in-form Villarreal yesterday to move up to third place in La Liga.
Sevilla captain Sergio Escudero hammered home a stinging shot from outside the penalty area for the first equaliser just before the break and Munir El Haddadi’s left-foot volley from an acute angle secured a draw at the Estadio de la Ceramica.
Paco Alcacer and Pau Torres both scored to put Villarreal 2-1 ahead at halftime as their side looked for a fourth straight win since La Liga returned after the three-month COVID-19 lockdown.
Alcacer reacted quickest to open the scoring in the 18th minute, stabbing home the rebound from close range after the initial effort from Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa had forced a point-blank save out of Sevilla goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik.
Miguel Angel Guerrero missed a golden chance to temper Leganes’ relegation concerns when he had his penalty saved in yesterday’s late game at home to Granada, whose goalkeeper Rui Silva pushed the 64th minute effort onto the crossbar.
