Córdoba: Juan Carlos; Gunino, Íñigo López, Pantic, Crespo; Ekeng (Abel Gómez 66’), Fausto Rossi; Fede Cartabia, Borja García, Fidel (Fede Vico 74’); Havenaar (Ghilas 58’). 4-2-3-1.
Sevilla: Sergio Rico; Coke (Diogo Figueiras 60’), Nico Pareja, Carriço, Trémoulinas; Krychowiak, Iborra (M’Bia 68’); Aleix Vidal, Denis Suárez (Banega 76’), Vitolo; Bacca. 4-2-3-1.
Goals:
0-1. 08. Bacca. Got on the end of Aleix Vidal cross to fire shot past Juan Carlos..
0-2. 73. M’Bia. Got above defence to head wide Suárez free kick past keeper.
1-2. 82. Borja García. Turned shot past Rico after Fede crossed from right of area.
1-3. 87. Bacca (penalty). After high kick by Pantic on Vitolo inside the area.
Yellow cards: Iñigo López 14’, Rossi 20’, Coke 21’, Gunino 30’, Havenaar 47’, Aleix Vidal 74’, Fede Cartabia 83’, Pantic 86’.
Sevilla are up to second after they beat regional neighbours Córdoba on Sunday evening. It was their first meeting in the top flight since 1972, but the visitors were firm favourites, and Juan Carlos had to save from Vitolo and Bacca before Bacca connected with an Aleix Vidal cross to give them the lead in the eighth minute. Borja García head wide and Abel Gómez tested Sergio Rico with a free kick either side of half time, but otherwise Emery’s side were on top, and substitute M’Bia got in front of a hesitant defence to head in a Denis Suárez midway through the second half. Borja did give his side hope after turning in Fede’s cross with eight minutes to go, but Bacca converted a late penalty after a high kick by Pantic on Vitolo to wrap things up.