Valencia beats Sevilla on La Liga opening day, Bounou plays amid talk of Madrid move
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Valencia group that includes younger gamers earned a 2-1 win at 10-man Sevilla on the opening day of the Spanish league on Friday.
Twenty-year-old substitute Javi Guerra, who emerged as a expertise final marketing campaign, scored the 88th-minute winner after Sevilla had misplaced defender Loic Badé to a crimson card.
Hugo Duro was key to the win. He was breaking clear when Badé fouled him from behind with solely the goalkeeper to beat and noticed the direct crimson card within the eightieth. And the striker helped recuperate the ball close to Sevilla’s field earlier than he assisted Guerra to fit dwelling the winner.
Valencia barely prevented relegation final marketing campaign and misplaced a number of gamers in the summertime with Samuel Lino, Edinson Cavani, Yunus Musah, Justin Kluivert, Ilaix Moriba, and Nico González all leaving the membership.
Valencia coach Rubén Baraja shocked by aligning central defender Mouctar Diakhaby as a box-to-box holding midfielder. The transfer paid off. Diakhaby was discovered by André Almeida arriving late to the world to attain within the 59th minute.
Sevilla striker Youssef En-Nesyri equalized for the hosts within the 69th by heading in a cross by Suso.
Valencia additionally bought spectacular efficiency from attacking gamers Diego López (21) and Fran Pérez (20) to assist pull off the upset at Sevilla, final season’s Europa League winner.
NO OFFER FOR BOUNOU
Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou began for Sevilla amid hypothesis within the native media that Real Madrid may very well be inquisitive about signing him to switch the injured Thibaut Courtois, who will miss a number of months after tearing a knee ligament on Thursday.
Sevilla president Pepe Castro mentioned that Madrid has not made any strikes to signal his membership’s goalie.
“Sevilla has not received any offers (for Bounou) from any club,” Castro mentioned.
RAYO WINS
Rayo Vallecano ahead Randy Nteka scored one objective and helped produce one other in a 2-0 win at Almeria.
Rayo took management of the league’s inaugural match thanks to 2 early penalties within the debut of coach Francisco Rodríguez, who changed the profitable Andoni Iraola after he took over Bournemouth within the Premier League.
Midfielder Isi Palazón, Rayo’s main scorer final season, transformed a Twentieth-minute penalty after Almeria defender Edgar González fouled Nteka within the space whereas disputing a ball.
Nteka, who spent the second half of final season on mortgage at Elche, fired a second spot kick into the nook of the online eight minutes later after Almeria’s Sergio Akieme used his arm to dam a cross by Nteka within the space.
Last season, Rayo flirted with a Europa League berth earlier than ending eleventh. This summer season it bolstered its squad with the arrival of central defender Aridane Hernández from Osasuna and left again Alfonso Espino from Cádiz.
Madrid opens its season on Saturday at Athletic Bilbao, whereas Barcelona is at Getafe on Sunday.
