Accitano Raúl García's goal shakes Sevilla
- Raúl García de Haro scored in the 80th minute as Osasuna beat Sevilla 2-1 on April 26, pushing Sevilla into La Liga’s relegation zone. - Neal Maupay had put Sevilla ahead in Pamplona, but García’s equalizer sparked Osasuna’s comeback before Alejandro Catena headed the winner in stoppage time. - The defeat left Sevilla below Mallorca on the tiebreaker with five matches left. (ideal.es)
Raúl García de Haro’s 80th-minute goal helped turn Osasuna’s 2-1 win over Sevilla into a fresh relegation blow for Sevilla on April 26. (laliga.com) (ideal.es) Sevilla led 1-0 through Neal Maupay in the 69th minute at El Sadar in Pamplona before García struck from the edge of the area with his left foot. Alejandro Catena then scored the winner in the 90th minute plus nine. (sofascore.com) (skysports.com) La Liga’s official results page lists Osasuna’s 2-1 victory on Sunday, April 26, and Osasuna’s club site said the stoppage-time win boosted its survival hopes. The attendance was 20,541, according to ESPN’s match summary. (laliga.com) (osasuna.es) (espn.com) The swing mattered at both ends of the table. Ideal reported that García’s equalizer dropped Sevilla into the bottom three because Sevilla had lost the head-to-head tiebreaker with Mallorca after defeats in both meetings. (ideal.es) That pressure had been building for days. Before the trip to Osasuna, Sevilla had already lost 2-0 at relegation rival Levante, according to Football España’s April 23 round-up. (football-espana.net) For García, the goal added to the best season of his Osasuna career. Ideal said the 25-year-old forward had reached 13 goals across La Liga and the Copa del Rey, while Diario de Navarra put his split at six league goals and seven in the cup. (ideal.es) (diariodenavarra.es) Diario de Navarra quoted García a day later saying he entered matches expecting “one chance” and that against Sevilla he had two, with one saved by goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos. He said Osasuna had spent the week talking about whether the match would send the team “up or down.” (diariodenavarra.es) Ideal also reported that García, raised in Guadix after being born in Olesa de Montserrat, is negotiating improved terms on a contract that runs through 2028 and has drawn Premier League interest. (ideal.es) With five rounds left, Sevilla’s margin for error is shrinking. García’s shot changed one match in Pamplona, and it may end up defining Sevilla’s run-in. (ideal.es)
