In the first round of La Liga, Sevilla beat Vallecano 3-0 to start the magical journey of the season, and in the most recent round of the league, they beat Cadiz 1-0. In La Liga, Real Madrid scored 46 points to lead the table, but the Opponents of the Galacticos were no longer Atletico and Barca, but Sevilla, who became the dark horse in the title race. In the table, Sevilla are only 5 points behind Real Madrid and play 1 game less, and if they win the make-up match, the two sides will be only 2 points apart. So Sevilla's performance this season is definitely a nod to the hat!
Sevilla is hailed by many fans as the king of the Europa League, and this team has played well in European competitions, but in La Liga, this team is difficult to compete with the traditional top three, and often misses the Champions League. But this season, Sevilla have shown a very good competitiveness. In the 20th round of the league, Sevilla played away against Cadiz, which was a bitter battle, after all, Cadiz is not easy to deal with.
The only goal of the match came in the 58th minute of the match, when Rakitic calmly scored inside the box and Ocampos scored in front of goal to make it 1-0, and in the end, Sevilla won. Of course, Sevilla still squandered a lot of scoring opportunities, after the game technical statistics, Sevilla in this game of the ball control rate of up to 75%, the number of shots on goal is 14, the opponent is 9 times, shooting on target, Sevilla team to 4-2 advantage, the pass success rate reached 90%.
After another victory, Sevilla went unbeaten in 5 rounds, with 4 wins and 1 draw. In 19 games, their record is 12 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses, scoring 30 goals and conceding only 13 goals, making them the best defensive team in La Liga, while against Cadiz, they completed 6 consecutive wins, setting 2 major records. Sevilla, with 41 points, are second in La Liga and have played one less game than Real Madrid, meaning that Sevilla has the chance to close the point difference to two points.
Looking at Real Madrid's other opponents, Atletico madrid is 32 points, 9 points less than Sevilla, Barca is 31 points, 10 points less than the dark horses in La Liga, maybe before the start of the season, not many people thought that Sevilla would counterattack, but this happened. It should be pointed out that against Cadiz, Sevilla is missing 6 main players, but even if it is a residual team, this team can win, and such a tenacious attribute should make Real Madrid feel more afraid.
The rise of Sevilla is not good news for Real Madrid, Ancelotti's title race has seen a strong opponent, even if Atletico and Barca are left behind, Real Madrid may not be able to win the title easily!