Sevilla losing to Arsenal 2-0 is not altogether surprising given the current state of both teams, but the manner in which it occurred was not accepted by the faithful in Nervion. 1,700 fans travelled to London to see Sevilla sink without much fight, and at the end of the game demand the resignation of President […] The post Sevilla fans demand President’s resignation as Diego Alonso looks to ‘great opportunity’ appeared first on Football España.

The Arsenal manager is reluctant to drop his crusade against the standard of officiating in the Premier League What comes after the doubling down on a position? A quadrupling? Poker is often the best space for this type of analogy so would it be going all in? Whatever the semantics, the answer was played out over the course of Mikel Arteta’s press conference on Tuesday, which was ostensibly to preview Arsenal’s Champions League tie against Sevilla at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night. Win and they could qualify for the knockout phase with two games to spare. It was never going to be about Sevilla. The events of the past weekend saw to that. First, there was Arteta’s incandescent reaction to the allowing of Newcastle’s winning goal against his team on Saturday night when he claimed to be embarrassed and sickened by the “absolute disgrace” of it. Continue reading...

Real Mallorca hosting Cadiz will be the second La Liga clash to be postponed this season due to unforeseen circumstances. After Sevilla’s trip to Atletico Madrid was called off due to flooding in the surrounding areas of Madrid, Cadiz will no longer travel to La Palma next Sunday. After a European qualifier clash between Israel […] The post Real Mallorca-Cadiz clash postponed due to Israel-Hamas conflict appeared first on Football España.

It has been a frustrating few weeks for Celta Vigo, especially in regards to refereeing decisions/VAR. They were controversially denied a penalty against Girona last weekend, and against Sevilla on Saturday, they were again not awarded a spot-kick that would have given them the chance to win. Celta were initially awarded the penalty in the […] The post Iago Aspas apologises for pushing over VAR monitor – “It is not the example I want to set” appeared first on Football España.

Celta Vigo's Iago Aspas threw the pitchside VAR monitor to the ground after the VAR overturned a penalty decision during his team's draw with Sevilla.

It’s safe to say that Celta Vigo were incredibly frustrated to have not defeated Sevilla on Saturday. Rafa Benitez’s side had led courtesy of a first half goal from Carl Starfelt, but Youssef En-Nesyri’s late equaliser ensured that the Andalusians left Balaidos with a point. Roman Tapia’s red card prior to Sevilla’s equaliser changed the […] The post WATCH: Iago Aspas knocks over VAR monitor in frustration as Celta Vigo have late penalty overturned against Sevilla appeared first on Football España.

MD12 of the 2023-24 La Liga season continued on Saturday with four more matches. Barcelona’s trip to Real Sociedad was the highlight fixture, but Osasuna, Girona, Real Betis, Mallorca, Celta Vigo and Sevilla were also in action. Osasuna 2-4 Girona Girona returned to the top of the table following an excellent comeback victory over Osasuna […] The post La Liga round-up: Girona go top with comeback victory, Youssef En-Nesyri rescues point for Sevilla appeared first on Football España.