-U08105802564qDb-1024x512@diario_abc.png "Sevilla FC: Most Penalties Faced in La Liga")
The statistics are not accompanying Sevilla FC this season. After achieving the dubious honor of being the team with the most goals in the entire First Division after the 22-day dispute, on this occasion, the team led by Matías Almeyda is, along with the … Celta, the team that has been awarded the most penalties in the league competition, with a total of 8 maximum penalties so far in the championship, a figure that has hampered the performance of the Sevillistas on numerous occasions during the course.
Sevilla’s defensive fragility is what favors this type of scenario to occur. The matches in which the Nervion team has conceded penalties have mostly ended with negative results for the team –6 defeats in 8 matches sanctioned by penalties-. With few exceptions, such as the victory against FC Barcelona (4-1) thanks in part to the missed penalty of Lewandowski; or the victory in Mendizorroza (1-2).
A large part of these actions have come in demanding matches and far from the Sánchez-Pizjuánas in Son Moix or San Mamésmeetings that were also surrounded by controversy due to some referee decisions.
The goalkeeper Vlachodimosstarter since the beginning of the season after his arrival on loan from Newcastle, has been the one He has conceded most of these shots from 11 meterstransformed by players such as: Muriqi (J22), Marcos Alonso (J19), Mbappé (J17), Julián Álvarez (J11), Mikel Oyarzabal (J10) or Carlos Vicente (J5). Those mentioned against Alavés are also added, both in the league and in the Copa del Rey. The only one that did not end in a goal was the one launched by Robert Lewandowski (J8) at the Sánchez-Pizjuán, in a match that ended with a Sevilla victory.
For its part, Slave Nyland Sevilla goalkeeper also suffered from the penalty spot on the first day of the league, when Nico Williams He converted a penalty in San Mamés. Regarding these actions, the repetition of some referees in this statistic also draws attention, such as: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz (Real Madrid and FC Barcelona) or Francisco José Hernández Maeso (Atlético de Madrid and Athletic Club), present in more than one match with a penalty awarded for Sevilla, a fact that, without being conclusive, It reflects how these situations have been repeated throughout the season in different scenarios.
