He Majorca missed a good opportunity to take another step towards its goal of ensuring permanence in LaLiga as soon as possible by succumbing this Monday in its visit to Sevilla (2-1), one of the direct rivals that the Balearic team has in its fight to avoid relegation as the season begins to enter its final stretch.
Those led by the Mexican Javier Aguirre They still cannot lift their heads after the painful defeat suffered in the Copa del Rey final against Athletic Club a couple of weeks ago. The setback against Sevilla was the second in a row for the Spanish championship after the one suffered against Real Madrid on the last date (1-0).
After a busy first half, with options for both, it was not until the 61st minute that the locals opened the scoring at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, thanks to Youssef En-Nesyri. The Moroccan striker, after beating center back Martin Valijent, headed a cross from the right wing by Spaniard Suso inside the area.
Then, En-Nesyri himself participated again in a goal play, this time sending a long ball to Isaac Romero, who took a shot that deflected off a Mallorca defender to end up sneaking into Predrag Rajkovic’s goal with a 2 -0 that left the team led by “Vasco” Aguirre quite beaten.
The vermilion team tried to find an equalizer and even managed to score through Abdón Prats in the fifth minute of added time with a header inside the area after a free kick taken by Darder. However, Mallorca’s reaction was not enough and time ended up sentencing a new defeat for the Balearic team.
This result leaves the team Javier Aguirre in the lower part of the classification, specifically in 16th place in the LaLiga table with a record of six wins, 13 draws and the same number of losses to add 31 points, the same as Celta de Vigo. Both teams are just six points away from the relegation spots.
With six games remaining until the end of the season in Spain, Mallorca’s options to ensure their presence in the top category next season remain intact and still depend clearly on what the Balearic team does, which must face Cádiz. , Atlético de Madrid, Las Palmas, Osasuna, Almería and Getafe.
Of these rivals, two of them are currently below the “Vasco” Aguirre team. These are Cádiz, currently in 18th place with 25 points and Almería, bottom of the tournament with 14, both within the three places that lose the category. In this way, the Balearic team needs the greatest number of points in this final stretch to achieve its goal as soon as possible.
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