Seville: Striker Alvaro Negredo scored twice on Monday to give Sevilla a 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao in a physical Spanish league match in which both teams had a man sent off. With the game heading for a draw, Negredo surged forward to tap in Jose Antonio Reyes' cross between last defender and the goalkeeper to grab the win three minutes from time. The game at Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium had...
04:57 AM, Apr 09, 2013
Seville: Spain midfielders Andres Iniesta and David Silva combined to score a late goal in a 1-0 victory over a stubborn China on Sunday in the team's last warm-up before defending their European Championship title. Iniesta jumped on a loose ball inside China's half and scurried into the area before passing to Silva for the 84th-minute winner that gave the World Cup champions their 25th straight victory at home. A...
09:12 AM, Jun 04, 2012
Schruns (Austria): Striker Roberto Soldado was left out of Spain's squad for Euro 2012 on Sunday, despite his scoring exploits this year, as coach Vicente del Bosque lamented the absence of "irreplaceable" David Villa. There were no major surprises as Del Bosque discarded the younger players who have been part of the world and European champions' provisional squad at a training camp in the Austrian Alps. Instead, he included 19...
08:59 PM, May 27, 2012
St. Gallen, Switzerland: Adrian Lopez scored and set up a goal on his debut as Spain beat Serbia 2-0 to get their European Championship preparations off to a winning start on Saturday. Spain coach Vicente del Bosque, without his Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao regulars and with Chelsea pair Fernando Torres and Juan Mata watching from the stands, gave five players their first caps for the European and world champions at...
09:49 AM, May 27, 2012
Madrid: Karim Benzema scored two second-half goals as Spanish leaders Real Madrid closed in on their first league title in four years by strolling to a 3-0 victory over Sevilla on Sunday. The France striker struck twice in quick succession early in the second half as Madrid bounced back from their Champions League semi-final exit to Bayern Munich. Barcelona prevented their arch rivals from seizing the trophy for at least...
05:57 PM, Apr 29, 2012
Barcelona: Valencia ousted Sevilla from the Copa del Rey despite a 2-1 loss on Wednesday, advancing on away goals after striker Roberto Soldado scored in the second half. Soldado ran on to an excellent through-ball by Jonas, who scored in Valencia's 1-0 first-leg win, and coolly slotted a finish past goalkeeper Javi Varas into the right corner of the net for the 66th-minute opener. Midfielder Ivan Ratikic pounced on a...
05:36 AM, Jan 12, 2012
Barcelona: Real Madrid are facing a tough test at fifth-placed Sevilla on Saturday as they look to rebound from another loss to Barcelona in the Spanish league. A win at Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium would move Madrid three points ahead of league leaders Barcelona, who have already played their 16th-round match so that they can compete in the Club World Cup. Madrid eased to a 2-0 win at third-tier club Ponferradina...
09:08 AM, Dec 16, 2011
Barcelona: Spain striker Alvaro Negredo converted a first-half penalty to give Sevilla a 1-0 win at bottom-table Zaragoza on Sunday and lift them to within five points of the Champions League positions. Real Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez scored a spectacular long-range goal without even leaving his own half to give his team a 3-2 win at Real Betis in the Spanish league. With 90 minutes completed, the game looked to...
09:20 AM, Nov 28, 2011
Seville: Spain striker Alvaro Negredo spoiled Malaga's start to the new season as he hit both Sevilla goals in a 2-1 Andalusian derby win for his side against their newly-rich rivals on Sunday. Malaga have invested heavily this summer, bringing in a string of star signings, including Ruud van Nistelrooy, Santi Cazorla and Jeremy Toulalan. All three of those started, but it was Negredo who had an immediate impact as...
08:40 AM, Aug 29, 2011
Seville: Substitutes Alvaro Negredo and Alejandro Alfaro scored second-half goals to lead Sevilla to a 2-0 win over 10-man Valencia on Monday. Valencia were a man down from the 25th minute when midfielder Mehmet Topal was shown a red card for a tackle on Martin Caceres. Unai Emery's team put up strong resistance until Negredo came on in the 53rd. One minute later, the striker jumped on the rebound from...
08:50 AM, Nov 09, 2010
Madrid: Abdoulay Konko scored twice as Sevilla bounced back from recent Supercup and Champions League losses to open its Spanish league campaign with a 4-1 win against promoted Levante on Saturday. Levante went ahead when Ruben Suarez scored from the penalty spot in the 10th after Luca Cigarini handled the ball. Sevilla responded two minutes later as defender Konko joined an attacking move to sweep the ball into the net...
05:50 PM, Aug 29, 2010
