Sevilla edges Getafe 1-0 to remain near chief Real Madrid

Sevilla maintained its momentum within the Spanish league on Sunday with a 1-0 win over Getafe to remain near chief Real Madrid.
Rafa Mir scored the winner within the first half to maneuver Sevilla inside 5 factors of Madrid with a sport in hand. Madrid beat Valencia 4-1 at residence on Saturday.
It was the fifth victory within the final six matches for Sevilla, with its solely setback a house draw towards Barcelona when Sevilla performed a lot of the second half with 10 males.

Seeking its first league title since its lone triumph in 1945-46, Sevilla is unbeaten within the league since a loss at Madrid in November.

FINAL #SevillaFCGetafe 1-0
¡El @SevillaFC se impone con un gol de Rafa Mir y alcanza los 44 puntos! 🔥#LaLigaSantander pic.twitter.com/y2gs3avWBk
— LaLiga (@LaLiga) January 9, 2022
“We’ll try to keep this dynamic match after match and then we’ll see what happens when it’s all over,” Mir mentioned.
Getafe had shocked Madrid 1-0 within the final spherical. It was unbeaten in six straight rounds — a run that moved the staff out of the relegation zone after a poor begin to its season. It stayed in sixteenth place, two factors from the relegation zone.
It was Sevilla’s sixth straight league win towards Getafe, all with out conceding.

The hosts opened the scoring on the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium with Mir’s neat back-flick aim from shut vary within the twenty second minute after a pleasant run by Lucas Ocampos by way of the correct flank.
Mir redirected Ocampos’ cross and the ball simply barely acquired previous the legs of a defender and went beneath the fingers of Getafe goalkeeper David Soria.

📸 ¡No diga 𝗚𝗢𝗟, diga 𝗠𝗜𝗥! 🔥
⚪️ #SevillaFCGetafe 🔵 1-0 (28´)#WeareSevilla #NuncaTeRindas pic.twitter.com/rBgQp8Z9QD
— Sevilla Fútbol Club (@SevillaFC) January 9, 2022
“I didn’t expect Mir to get to the ball and I was late trying to reach for it,” mentioned Soria, a former Sevilla goalkeeper. “It was an unfortunate mistake. It happens.”
Mir had two targets disallowed for offside, one in every half.
Sevilla defender Jules Koundé had to get replaced at halftime due to a damage.
Sevilla acquired the win regardless of enjoying with out goalkeeper Yassine Bounou and strikers Youssef En-Nesyri and Munir El Haddadi, who’re with the Moroccan nationwide staff on the African Cup of Nations.
BETIS HOLDS ON
Third-place Real Betis held on to a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano regardless of enjoying a person down from the thirty third minute following a crimson card for defender Álex Moreno.
Rayo had entered the match with the league’s finest residence report, with eight wins and one draw.
Manuel Pellegrini’s Betis took the lead with a aim by Sergio Canales in first-half stoppage time. The hosts equalized with Ivan Balliu within the seventieth.

FINAL #RayoRealBetis 1-1
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— LaLiga (@LaLiga) January 9, 2022
Betis is 10 factors behind Seville rival Sevilla. Rayo is seventh.
Fifth-place Atlético Madrid later visits Villarreal with out Antoine Griezmann after he reinjured his proper thigh midweek in a Copa del Rey match. Villarreal has gained 4 straight within the league, scoring 5 targets in every of its final two victories.
Midtable Athletic Bilbao go to Alavés in a Basque Country derby, whereas Cádiz performs at Osasuna.
After this spherical, Atlético and Athletic will be a part of Madrid and Barcelona within the Spanish Super Cup that will likely be staged in Saudi Arabia.

Barcelona drew 1-1 at Granada within the league on Saturday.