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Sevilla defeat rivals Real Betis

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Sevilla won a feisty derby 2-1 against Real Betis on Sunday to reduce the gap to Real Madrid back to six points in La Liga, as two mistakes from Betis goalkeeper Claudio Bravo proved decisive at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

Bravo was recalled after a month out injured but the 38-year-old had a first half to forget, giving away a penalty, which was converted by Ivan Rakitic, before letting Munir El Haddadi’s shot squirm through his fingers.

Betis improved in the second period and might have engineered a comeback had Sergio Canales’ stunning free-kick, which curled beautifully into the corner, hit the net sooner than the 94th minute.

Instead, any faint hopes Betis had of pipping their rivals to second place appear now to be over, with their focus diverted to finishing in the top four.

Atletico Madrid, who they face next weekend, are only a point behind in fourth while Barcelona and Villarreal are each four points back, Barca with two games in hand.