Vitolo lured Ramos into an ill-advised challenge as he cut inside into the penalty area and Serbian referee Milorad Mazic pointed to the spot, handing Konoplyanka – who had been on the pitch for less than five minutes – the chance to calmly send Casilla the wrong way.
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Perez, whose side beat Sevilla 3-2 in extra-time on Tuesday to lift its third UEFA Super Cup, said on Real’s website: “Up until 31 August anything can happen, but we’re really satisfied with the players that we’ve got”.
Sevilla reacted in positive fashion and were rewarded in the 41st minute when Franco Vazquez, who joined from Palermo in July, levelled with a low, left-foot volley.
Galactics certainly want to win the first trophy of the season, but their mission won’t be easy at all, considering that few Ronaldo and Ramos are not 100% and they are not announced in the starting eleven.
“But we have a very wide and very good squad, with very experienced players and young players”.
A new-look Sevilla side that has lost Kevin Gameiro, Gregorz Krychowiak and Ever Banega during the off-season fell to the Champions League victor for the third straight season.
Gareth Bale has not been included in Real Madrid’s squad for their UEFA Super Cup clash against Sevilla on Tuesday night.
“If we can not sign [new players] we will not do”, he added, having presided over a close-season where Madrid’s famed transfer market muscle has not been in evidence.
A red card for Timothee Kolodziejczak changed the whole scenario for Sevilla in extra-time and with penalties imminent, Carvajal breezed through and blasted home to give Real the victory. The Andalusians have lost both previous finals, once to Real Madrid, 2-0 in 2014 when Ronaldo scored both goals and also a year ago to Barcelona in a thrilling match which saw the Catalans edge it 5-4.
“I have been lucky to be able to do that and now I have got the opportunity to play an important European game, a final”.
Jorge Sampaoli, who accepted control after Unai Emery was assigned Paris St-Germain director, scanned set for a fine win before Ramos made it 2-2 with a header three minutes into stoppage time to drive an additional 30 minutes. We never give up due to our character – you can always win a game.
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I have been incredibly disappointed and unimpressed with the play of Spanish goalkeeper Kiko Casilla early this season with the absence of Keylor Navas. We have plenty of players and I’ve no idea how everybody is going to play, that’s my problem.
