Sergio Ramos is one of the leaders of Sevilla. Photo: REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
On Tuesday, the first four zones of the group stage of the Champions League were defined, with a vibrant match in which the first eight teams that will participate in the round of 16 and the remaining four that will seek revenge in the Europa League, the consolation for those who finished third.
In the first round, Group B had as its central axis the duel between Sevilla and Lens at the Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis, since the Spaniards arrived in France with the mission of winning to avoid premature elimination and access the second most important tournament of the Old Continent. As the clash between PSV and Arsenal in the Netherlands did not define anything at all (because the English were guaranteed the top spot and the Dutch already had qualification for the next stage as runners-up to The Gunners), all attention was focused on the feat. that the Andalusian cast should look for.
However, Diego Alonso’s team was never able to break the resistance of Brice Samba and a penalty by the Polish Przemyslaw Frankowski squandered the hope of the entity from the south of Spain. Beyond the temporary tie by Sergio Ramos, with a display of personality and hierarchy from the twelve steps, in the closing Angelo Fulgini put definitive numbers to Lens’ victory by 2 to 1.
Lens 2-1 Sevilla
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2023-12-12 20:05:00
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