Late goals from Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham helped Real Madrid achieve a 2-0 win over the nine-man Sevilla in the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Sunday.
Match report
Sevilla had succeeded in keeping Madrid at bay, despite the fact that Loic Bade and Isaac Romero were sent away in both half, but the Carlo Ancelotti team found a way through lately.
After having hoped to have hoped their LaLiga title after Barcelona's 2-0 victory over Espanyol, Madrid chose to let various first-team starters rest against Seville.
The hosts were in the 12th minute to 10 men when Bade Mbappe with the striker with on goal, a decision that was confirmed after a variety evaluation.
Despite dominating property, however, Madrid had difficulty creating many opportunities with Mbappe and Endrick who missed clear opportunities for the break.
The task of Sevilla was made even more difficult three minutes after the restart when Romero, as a rest replacement for Dodi Lukebakio, was also sent.
Romero's red card was confirmed by a pitchside review, in which the Spaniard was pronounced in a high challenge on Aurelien Tchouameni in the middle of the park.
And after he had just rattled the bar, Mbappe Madrid finally brought forward in the 75th minute, where he found the top left corner with a nice attack from 25 meters.
Madrid sealed the victory three minutes after the time when Victor Munoz's cross went home by Gonzalo Garcia for Bellingham to tap home.
@Sevillafc_eng 0-2 @Realmadriden 75 ' @KMBappe87' @Bellinghamjude @Emirates pic.twitter.com/pps32dk5
– Real Madrid CF (@Realmadriden) 18 May 2025
Data Debrief: Madrid finds a road through red fog
After the disappointment of losing the LaLiga title in midweek, Madrid offered the perfect response in the penultimate match of Ancelotti who was responsible for the club.
And they were two of Madrid's radiant lights this season that brought them through a difficult meeting, where Mbappe brought his count to 40 goals in all competitions this campaign.
Indeed, the Frenchman has served his seventh goal from outside the box for all competitions this season. That is the joint-mest among players in Europe's top five competitions, equal to Lamine Yamal in Barcelona.
Bellingham also appeared with a different goal while he continues to grow in a Madrid shirt. Only Cole Palmer (42) has scored more goals in the top five European competitions than the 21-year-old in all competitions (37, similar to Phil Foden) under midfielders since he arrived in the Spanish capital.
But their case was helped by a different result display by their opponents. Sevilla has now received the most red cards in Laliga (eight) this season.
Romero's Senting Off also saw him becoming the player who received the earliest resignation in LaLala history for a replacement, who received his red card two minutes and 18 seconds after his introduction during the break.
Line-ups
Sevilla XI: Nyland, Gudelj, Suso, Sow, Dodi Lukébakio, Agoume, Loïc Badé, Juanlu Sánchez, José Ángel Carmona, Kike Salas, García Pascual
Subs: Teixeira, Pedrosa, Álvaro Fernández, Chidera Ejuke, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Peque Fernández, Ramón Martínez, Isaac Romero, Mateo Mejía, Stanis Idumbo, OSO, Manu Bueno
Real Madrid XI: Modric, Vallejo, Mbappe, Valverde, Lunin, Fran García, Tchouameni, Bellingham, Güler, Endrick, Jacobo Ramón
Subs: Courtois, Vazquez, Ceballos, Gonzalo García, Víctor Muñoz, Youssef Enríquez, CHEME ANDRés, Sergio Mestre, Mario Rivas