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Reigning champions Sevilla advance in Europa League
Madrid: Reigning Europa League champions Sevilla moved into the last eight of the football competition beating fellow Spanish team Villarreal 5-2 on aggregate.
Sevilla won the second leg tie 2-1 on Thursday following a 3-1 first leg win, reports Xinhua.
In the second leg tie, the match began in promising fashion. But the hosts Sevilla looked the more confident side with forward Kevin Gameiro a constant threat in attack.
With his side needing three goals in the second half Villareal fielded striker Geovani Dos Santos and saw as his side put Sevilla under severe pressure without being able to create any clear cut chances.
Sevilla punished them with 20 minutes remaining when Vicente Iborra scored with a simple tap-in. But Dos Santos got Villarreal right back into things four minutes later with a powerful shot.
That goal left Villarreal needing to score twice to force the contest into extra time but their hopes suffered a setback after 65 minutes when defender Eric Bailly was sent off for a second booking.
The tie was decided eight minutes from time when midfielder Denis Suarez scored a header to put Sevilla 2-1 ahead on the night and 5-2 on aggregate.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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