{"id":129180,"date":"2021-09-14T23:02:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T23:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=129180"},"modified":"2021-09-15T01:56:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T01:56:39","slug":"penalty-chaos-in-strange-champions-league-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=129180","title":{"rendered":"Penalty chaos in 'strange' Champions League opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

Salzburg was left to rue two missed spot kicks in its 1-1 draw at 10-man Sevilla in a messy Champions League<\/a> opener that featured four first-half penalties, which is a tournament record.<\/p>\n

Salzburg converted only one of its three penalties, all earned by inspired striker Karim Adeyemi before 40 minutes were up in Seville.<\/p>\n

Luka Sucic's spot kick gave the Austrian team the lead in the 21st minute. But Sucic and Adeyemi, both age 19, missed two others in the first half.<\/p>\n

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Ivan Rakitic equalized for Sevilla against the flow of play from a penalty in the 42nd.<\/p>\n

Sevilla played a man down from the 50th after striker Youssef En-Nesryi got his second booking for simulating a foul in the area.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was a very strange game," Rakitic said. "It was like every time they reached our area it was a penalty. You can\u2019t commit three penalties in the Champions League. We have to learn from this. When you have three penalties and play a man down for 40 minutes, you have to happy with a draw.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lille hosts Wolfsburg later also in Group G.<\/p>\n

Salzburg caused Sevilla trouble from the start with aggressive pressure and Adeyemi finding behind the defensive line.<\/p>\n

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Adeyemi earned three fouls in the box thanks to his speed and dribbling \u2014 and some rash defending by Sevilla \u2014 before 37 minutes were up.<\/p>\n

A video review sent Adeyemi to the spot in the 13th after Diego Carlos pushed him down when the striker received the ball from a poorly defended throw-in.<\/p>\n

Adeyemi sent his kick wide, but he was right back in the action when 35-year-old Jes\u00fas Navas shoved him down from behind.<\/p>\n

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This time, another teenager took it on himself to take the kick. Sucic fired into the left side of the net while goalkeeper Yassine Bounou fell the other way.<\/p>\n

Bounou added to coach Julen Lopetegui\u2019s distress when he too charged into Adeyemi after another pass found him alone in the box.<\/p>\n

Once again, Sevilla got a break when Sucic hit the post.<\/p>\n

Heavy rain started to fall on the S\u00e1nchez Pizju\u00e1n Stadium when the hosts received some help from Salzburg\u2019s Maximilian Wober and a video review. Wober\u2019s low tackle that clipped the ankle of En-Nesryi gave Rakitic the opportunity to level before halftime.<\/p>\n

Lopetegui sent on Lucas Ocampos and gave a debut to Danish midfielder Thomas Delaney at the start of the second half to try to gain control of the match.<\/p>\n

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But Adeyemi almost set up a second goal for the visitors when he broke free to the end-line and crossed for Benjamin Sesko to force Bounou into making a superb one-handed save.<\/p>\n

En-Nesryi was soon sent off when he received a second booking for diving when there was no contact with a defender.<\/p>\n

Sevilla improved after Rafa Mir and \u00c9rik Lamela went on for its attack. But American midfielder Brenden Aaronson went closest to a winner for Salzburg when he drew another good save from Bounou in stoppage time.<\/p>\n

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