Sevilla win thriller to stay in title hun
Sevilla twice came from behind to claim a 4-3 win in Celta Vigo in a chaotic La Liga video game on Monday to hold their slim expectations of a title push alive.
Sevilla defender Jules Kounde gave the site visitors an early lead only for an Iago Aspas double to quickly set the hosts in charge. Sevilla's Fernando equalised soon after in the first half before Brais Mendez restored Celta's lead.
Ivan Rakitic pulled Julen Lopetegui's aspect level on the hour-mark before substitute Papu Gomez snatched the winner found in the 76th minute.
A good fourth win in five league games took fourth-placed Sevilla on to 61 points after 30 game titles, six behind leaders Atletico Madrid. Celta are 10th on 37 tips.
Sevilla, who defeat Atletico 1-0 the other day, went ahead in the seventh minute with a good towering header from Kounde but soon lost their business lead when the French defender fouled Santi Mina in the region and Aspas levelled from the penalty place.
Aspas struck again three minutes after to complete a quick counterattack but Fernando levelled for Sevilla found in the 35th with a go that took a heavy deflection off Celta's Joseph Aidoo.
Spanish forward Mendez place Celta back in front with a marvellous objective, winning the ball returning from Rakitic with a hefty deal with then surging into the area to regulate a through ball from Denis Suarez before coolly lobbing keeper Bono from inside the box.
Rakitic got his private back by showing up unmarked in the field to slot Sevilla's equaliser.
Lopetegui in that case threw on three substitutes including Gomez in search of a gain and the move paid off when the Argentine chased down Celta's Aidoo and curled the ball high in to the net just before he stepped in to the area.
