Of course we expect a better performance from Real Madrid. Real Madrid are a top level team in Europe and should have done better against Sevilla. In this match most of the gamblers bet big amount for Real Madrid because the result of this type of match is certain but we have to wait a long time for this result to come in favor of Real Madrid and for a time it seemed that Real Madrid might fail to win. The way Modric scored at the last minute reminded me of his performance in 2018. The kind of performance we saw from him in the 2018 World Cup, the kind of goal we saw the team need in 2024.
Personally, I was a little surprised by Sevilla, why they could play that well when facing Madrid, they could be in the top four of the standings if they played that well from the start of the season. But Madrid is still a different team, Ancelotti alwasy just had the wit to break the deadlock, an old man who relied on old players, the result did not disappoint the audience at all. Ramos was warmly welcomed by Los Blancos fans, he deserved respect as a legend, but could not make Sevilla steal points at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Maybe this is Modric last season with Los Blancos and the goal against Sevilla will always be remembered, a beautiful goal that helped Madrid comfortably at the top of the La Liga standings. if I remember correctly, the goal Modric scored against Sevilla was almost the same as the one he scored against Argentina in 2018. Now it quite reasonable why Ancelotti kept him even though he was 38 years old, there are certain moments that really require Modric, his leg magic is still very special.
Apart from all that, a narrow win is not a big problem, the most important thing is being able to pocket an additional 3 points. Barcelona and Girona are still pressing from the bottom, but we'll see what the final result of the Girona versus Rayo match is, whether Michel fleet is able to overtake Barcelona and move up to 2nd in today standings.