De Jong's had a goal ruled out by VAR in the first half
The away side had thought they had broken the deadlock, whenever a Banega corner was met by the head of Luuk de Jong who placed it perfectly back across goal and out of the reach of Courtois. However, after consulting VAR, Martínez Munuera decided to rule the goal out for a foul in the process by Gudelj on Militao, when it was deemed that the Serbian had blocked the run of the Real Madrid defender. With nothing more of note to happen in the half, the teams went into the dressing rooms at half time even.
The second half began with the same intensity as the first, with both sides fighting for control of the match. A defensive error gave the ball to Real Madrid, who opened the scoring with what was near enough their first chance, as Luka Jovic slipped the ball through to Casemiro who lifted the ball over Vaclík. Despite this cruel blow, as well as the lingering feelings about the disallowed goal, Sevilla FC fought back and equalised, with a tremendous left-footed effort from De Jong. A fully deserved equaliser for the Dutch international and Sevilla at a cold and dark Bernabéu.
En-Nesyri had a big chance late on to equalise, but his shot went wide
After the ecstasy of drawing level and a feeling that they could go on to secure a comeback win in Madrid, Casemiro scored his second. A Carvajal cross from the right was powerfully headed home by the Brazilian, who was unmarked, in an act which proved to be the winning goal. Despite this, Sevilla still had a chance of taking home a point. Firstly, a low Jesús Navas cross was cleared away at the last second by Militao. Secondly, a wonderful solo move from En-Nesyri put him one-on-one with Courtois, but his left-footed effort went wide of the mark. Kross had an effort late on, but Vaclík was equal to his effort.
MATCH STATISTICS
2. REAL MADRID: Courtois, Carvajal, Varane, Militao, Marcelo (Mendy, 69'), Casemiro, Modric, Kroos, L. Vázquez, Rodrygo (Vinicius, 62') and Jovic (Benzema, 62').
1. SEVILLA FC: Vaclík, Jesús Navas, Diego Carlos, Koundé, Reguilón, Fernando, Gudelj, Banega (Rony Lopes, 79'), Munir (En-Nesyri, 65'), Vázquez (Óliver Torres, 74') and De Jong.
GOALS: 1-0 Casemiro, 57'. 1-1 De Jong, 65'. 2-1 Casemiro, 69'.
REFEREE: Martínez Munuera, from the Valencian committee. Yellow cards for Modric, Banega, Carvajal and Casemiro.