Real Madrid 5-0 Sevilla, 5 Key Talking Points

Modified Dec 09, 2017 18:08 GMT

Cristiano Ronaldo and crew ran riot at the Bernabeu

#2 Sevilla bottle their chance to break into the top 4

A win tonight could have taken Sevilla to the 4th spot and helped them close the gap up top. But they were swept aside in dastardly fashion and the picture of the Sevilla players heading into the dressing room during halftime, after conceding five, was not a pretty one.

Sevilla hadn't lost in the last six games. But there is a rather disturbing trend lying blanketed in the details. Their last loss came against Barcelona. If Sevilla are to come into contention for frontpage privileges, they need to show up with singleness of purpose and hack it, or at least show some heart for the sake of it.

You cannot bring training ground tentativeness to the Santiago Bernabeu and expect to walk away unscathed. Moreover, you need to bring your uninhibited and absolute best against likes of Barcelona or Real Madrid or 5-0s will become the norm.

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