Real Madrid need to move on after their defeat in El Clasico against Barcelona, and they’ll try to do it at the Sanchez Pizjuan as they visit Sevilla. Los Blancos have plenty of reasons to be optimistic about this match. Nevertheless, statistics show that the Andalucians are one of the teams that Cristiano Ronaldo performs better against.
The Portuguese has scored a spectacular 15 goals in eight games against Sevilla. Out of them, he scored eight in five matches played at the Santiago Bernabeu, and seven in three clashes away at Sevilla.
Not only is Ronaldo used to scoring at the Sanchez Pizjuan, he also knows well how to humiliate their rivals at their own stadium. In the 2010-2011 season, Cristiano made four goals in Real Madrid’s 6-2 victory against Sevilla. And they went on to obtain the same result one year later, with Ronaldo scoring a hat-trick.
The match that Sevilla and Real Madrid played at the Santiago Bernabeu in this season’s reverse fixture is also a good example of Ronaldo’s great aim when he faces the Andalucians. He added another hat-trick to his personal record, helping Los Merengues to earn an emphatic 7-3 victory.
However, Real Madrid shouldn’t relax tonight, since they have also been recently upset at the Sanchez Pizjuan. Last season, a 1-0 defeat there helped Barcelona increase their lead at the top of the table. That same thing could happen this time if both Barca and Atletico Madrid win their respective matches.
