Match Report
Sevilla went into the game 3rd in the table on 6 points; LOSC Lille sat 1st on 11 — a 5-point gap. The last five rounds placed Sevilla no better than 20th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, Sevilla ran at 0.83 scored and 0.83 conceded, LOSC Lille at 1.17 and 0.67.
Sevilla had not lost in 5 games. From the last five rounds, Sevilla held 11 points of 15 and LOSC Lille 5.
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in Sevilla, capacity 42,714, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.