Original title: La Liga powerhouse re-emerges! 6 consecutive wins + 5 shutouts, former Real Madrid boss leads team to overtake Barcelona
Today the 24th round of La Liga ended with a key battle, Sevilla beat Osasuna 2-0, in this game Carlos and De Jong's goals for Sevilla took the victory, they also won 6 consecutive victories, and also successfully overtook Barcelona with 48 points in the table, only 1 point difference from the second place Real Madrid in the case of one game fewer, and 7 points from the top of the table Atletico Madrid.
Sevilla's recent performances have been very good indeed, and Lopetegui's team's defense has been the key to their success during this six-game winning streak, as they have conceded just one goal in six games, and have shut out their opponents in five of those games. Apart from the one goal conceded in the match against Alaves, Sevilla kept a clean sheet in the other matches against Getafe, Cadiz who just drew with Barcelona, Huesca and Huevar, which is not an easy task, and fully demonstrates that Lopetegui's team has a very good defensive ability.
This wave of 6 consecutive victories also allowed Sevilla to rise strongly. As a veteran team in the La Liga, Sevilla's previous record was relatively average, and was even flirted with by a lot of fans as another UEFA Cup shock. However, they proved with their performance that the team has the chance to participate in the Champions League, which is the top stage.
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Sevilla's boss Lopetegui once coached Real Madrid, his previous highest-profile thing is not as a player in Real Madrid and Barcelona two giants, and not to lead Sevilla to win the UEFA Cup, but before the start of the World Cup in June 2018, because of the new owner of Real Madrid's "divine operation", the early official announcement of the The Spanish team manager Lopetegui as the team manager, the result of a day later by the Spanish Football Federation dismissed, after all, it is clear that the disruption of the team's internal unity, as well as violations of the behavior.
Of course the experience at Real Madrid was not successful, the World Cup had not yet ended, Lopetegui took office, but only on October 30, he was dismissed because of the poor performance of the team. However, Lopetegui proved himself again in Sevilla, not only in the La Liga, but also won the UEFA Cup, and at the same time, earlier this year, he also succeeded in renewing his contract with the team until 2024, which is a great affirmation of his coaching ability.
So let's also hope that Sevilla can continue to maintain their form and try to overturn the league dominance of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, so that La Liga will also be more intense and exciting.