BEN YEDDER: FAIR PLAY AND GOAL-SCORING IN ITS EMBODIMENT

Wissam Ben Yedder (27 years old) saw something very common for an elite footballer last night but something the French-Tunisian striker had never seen before in his stay at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán. Joining the collective defensive effort to see out a 2-1 win against Spartak Moscow, he received his first ever yellow card for Sevilla FC, despite having played 54 games in the famous white shirt. He was booked by Artur Dias for kicking the ball away after play had been called up - more an impulse to protect a valuable win than a malicious encroachment of fair play. 

His main focus is goals and this week's clash saw the player focus all of his efforts on scoring. Last season, Ben Yedder played in 41 official matches and scored 18 goals in 3 competitions. He didn't receive a single card throughout the year. So far this season, the striker has bagged 8 goals (6 in Europe and 2 in La Lida) in only 13 games. He sits 10 goals off his 16/17 tally, with an opportunity to improve on his figures if he puts 100% into finding the back of the net.