Sevilla were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Salzburg after a chaotic first half in which four penalties were awarded, three to the visitors, while the hosts were forced to play most of the second half with 10 men in the UEFA Champions League game on Tuesday night.
German
striker Karim Adeyemi missed the target from the spot in the 13th minute and
the Austrians earned a second penalty in the 21st which Croatian midfielder
Luka Sucic managed to tuck away to put his side ahead.
Salzburg
then won another penalty in the 37th minute but Sucic hit the post with his
second effort and the hosts were then awarded a penalty of their own to mark
the first time in Champions League history in which four penalties were awarded
in the first half.
Ivan Rakitic
confidently dispatched his kick to pull Julen Lopetegui’s side level but the
hosts were soon on the back foot again early in the second half when striker
Youssef En-Nesyri was sent off for a second booking.
Sevilla
keeper Bono made a string of saves as the Spaniards held on for a draw but
Lopetegui’s 10 men could have won the match with a late header from substitute
Erik Lamela which went narrowly wide.
“It was a
very strange game, with three penalties against us and a sending-off so we have
to be happy with the point and the effort we made,” Rakitic said.
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