Sevilla (Spain) 3-0 (2-0) FC Krasnodar
Goals: Ben Yedder, 5 (1-0), Ben Yedder, 10 (Gómez, 2-0), Banega, 49, penalty kick (3-0).
Sevilla (Spain): Vaclík, Gómez, Carriço, Mercado, Mesa, Banega (Amadou, 70), Escudero, Promes, Vázquez, Ben Yedder (Navas, 72), Silva (Muriel, 77).
FC Krasnodar (Russia): Kritsyuk, Petrov, Fjóluson, Martynovich, Ramírez, Kaboré, Gazinsky, Pereyra (Stotsky, 50), Wanderson (Shishkin, 77), Claesson, Ignatyev (Cueva, 60).
Yellow cards: Promes, 40 (unsporting behaviour), Banega, 65 (foul play) – Gazinsky, 14 (foul play), Ramírez, 40 (unsporting behaviour).
Red card: Ramírez, 48 (desperate foul).
Referees: Stefanski, Boniek, Golis, Frankowski, Dobrynin (all Poland).
13 December 2018. Seville, Spain. Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium. Cloudy. 12 degrees. 43 800 spectators.
In the final game of the year staged in Spain everything was basically decided in the first ten minutes, when the Sevilla striker Wissam Ben Yedder exploited poor defensive teamwork on behalf of the visitors and scored twice against them. To make things worse, early in the second half FC Krasnodar defender Christian Ramírez committed a handball in an own box. Accordingly he was sent off pitch, and Éver Banega made the score 3-0 after an executed penalty kick. The Bulls thus spent almost an entire second half at a numerical disadvantage, but they conceded no more goals. As a result, a game was lost, but the black-greens have qualified for the UEFA Europa League Round of 32 all the same, as they finished second in the group. Now on Monday, 17 December, a draw will determine an opposition for the Bulls in the UEL Round of 32. Our team will play the first leg game at home on 14 February, and the second leg away on 21 February.