Sevilla: Palop; Coke, Fazio, Fernando Navarro,
Alberto Moreno (Cala 56'); Medel (Maduro 66'), Kondogbia (Manu del Moral 76');
Jesús Navas, Rakitic, Reyes; Negredo. 4-2-3-1.
Zaragoza:
Leo Franco; Sapunaru, Loovens, Alvaro, Abraham; Pinter, José
Marí; Víctor Rodríguez (Rubén Rochina 57'), Babovic
Paco Montañés (Rodri 74'); Postiga (Bienvenu 57'). 4-2-3-1.
Goals:
1-0. 27. Coke. Steered shot past Leo Franco after
Negredo pass blocked.
2-0. 52. Coke. Picked up Medel pass and fired long
shot wide of keeper.
3-0. 62. Reyes. Curled shot past keeper after
combining with Jesús Navas.
4-0. 67. Negredo. Got on the end of
Reyes cross to slide ball in on far post.
Yellow cards: Babovic 13', 30', Alberto Moreno 20', Sapunaru 26', Loovens 35', Jesús Navas 46' / red cards: Babovic 30'.
Sevilla are still in the running for the European spots after they won 4-0 against a struggling Zaragoza team who still have to clock up a victory in 2013. Manolo Jiménez's return to the Sánchez Pizjuán stadium was marred early on when Coke opened the scoring after Negredo played across a wide Rakitic free kick, and things went further against the visitors when Babovic was sent off for a second bookable offence with only half an hour gone. Navas fired a good chance wide and Leo Franco did well to save from Reyes before the interval, and early in the second half Coke got his second of the evening with a shot from outside of the area. The visitors replied with a prolonged attack which ended with Negredo clearing a shot off the line, but soon afterwards Reyes got the third after combining with Navas on a quick breakaway, and Negredo made it four five minutes later after connecting with a cross from Reyes.