A perfect night for Sevilla FC against Akhisarspor, who have suffered Sevilla's biggest win in European competitions, on the night when Sevilla played their 100th game in such competitions. The result was basically sealed from the off with two rapid goals, allowing Sevilla to save some energy in the second-half. Furthermore, with Standard Liege's win, we move to first place in the group, although Standard, third in the group, are level on points with the Nervionenses.
In the run-up to the game, Pablo Machín said, although accepting that Akhisarspor were not the most feared team in the group, that any over-confidence could be costly. The most important thing was to start strongly and make use of the chances to make sure that the game didn't become complicated. Sevilla listened, scoring with their some of their first chances to effectively seal the game. Pushing high up the pitch and forcing the Turkish team to focus on defending, the first chance came in the third minute, with Promes putting it wide. The Dutch winger put in a good performance, showing great movement and who would end up being rewarded with his first Sevilla goal. However, before Promes, it was Roque Mesa's turn to score, who instinctively fired a shot from range into the top corner.
Everything was already in control by the ninth minute with Roque Mesa and Sarabia's goals
Only seven minutes had passed and things were already looking good, but this was only the start. With the crowd still celebrating the Canarian's goal, Aleix Vidal's run into the box forced Miguel Lopes to bring him down and concede a penalty. With nine minutes on the clock, Sarabia stepped up and slotted the penalty in. The match had barely begun and it felt like our work had already been done, at least from the stands. And it was also noted on the pitch, as Sevilla slowed down, allowing some chances for the Turkish team. The game had become quiet and only came back into life ten minutes before the break and the third goal of the night with Quincy Promes' acrobatic effort which ended up going in off the goalkeeper.