Diomande assists and scores as Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-1
Yan Diomande set up Arda Güler’s opener and scored late as Real Madrid moved within six points of La Liga leaders Barcelona.
Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday, 18 October, with Yan Diomande assisting the opening goal and scoring the fourth. Kylian Mbappé struck twice as the win moved Madrid within six points of La Liga leaders Barcelona, whom they face next weekend.
How Diomande shaped the Sevilla win
Diomande set up Arda Güler’s opener. The Guardian’s agency-credited account placed the goal in the 30th minute and described Güler’s shot from outside the box into the top corner. It said Mbappé doubled Madrid’s lead seven minutes later after turning his defender.
Reuters reported that Diomande later sent Mbappé through on goal before Andrés Castrín brought the forward down. Mbappé took the resulting penalty himself in the 63rd minute, scoring his second goal of the match and putting Madrid three goals ahead.
Substitute Manu Bueno pulled a goal back for Sevilla with 10 minutes remaining after Mbappé lost possession deep in his own half. Diomande restored Madrid’s three-goal margin two minutes later with a powerful strike. Alongside his goal and assist, he had contributed to the move that brought Madrid’s penalty.
Diomande’s attacking numbers and the league table
SB Nation’s match analysis recorded 11 progressive carries and 35 touches in the final third for Diomande, both match highs. He also completed three take-ons, joint second among the players on the pitch. The analysis credited Güler with three key passes in 77 minutes, matching the highest total in the game.
Madrid played without the suspended Vinícius Júnior. Reuters described Güler as central to their attacking play after a slow opening and reported that Éder Militão came on in the 85th minute for his first appearance since hamstring surgery in April.
The victory was Madrid’s third in succession in all competitions after the international break. It left them third in La Liga on 21 points, one behind Atlético Madrid and six behind Barcelona. Sevilla were sixth on 14 points. Madrid’s next league fixture is the meeting with Barcelona next Sunday.
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Sources and context
- TOP 10 PLAYERS: Real Madrid 4-1 SevillaSB Nation (Managing Madrid; republished by Yahoo Sports)
- Mbappe double helps Real Madrid sweep aside Sevilla ahead of El ClasicoReuters (republished by Channel NewsAsia)
- European football: 10-man Lyon hold off Nice to move top of Ligue 1The Guardian (article credited to agencies; origin of the Real Madrid passage is unverified)
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