Nemanja Gudelj scored a late equaliser as struggling Sevilla claimed a
1-1 draw at Real Betis in a derby which featured three red cards on Sunday.
Betis were hoping to strengthen their grip on a top-four place in La Liga after fellow European hopefuls Atletico Madrid, Real Sociedad and Villarreal failed to win. That appeared set to happen when Jesus Navas put through his own net shortly before half-time after Gonzalo Montiel had been sent off for the visitors.
But Nabil Fekir was also dismissed in first-half injury time and the Benito Villamarin was stunned when in-form striker Borja Iglesias was shown a red card following a VAR review in the 49th minute. Unsurprisingly, Sevilla dominated the second period against Betis' nine men and finally drew level in the 81st minute when Gudelj drove home from long range.
The Serbian international also hit the crossbar and brought a fine save from Betis goalkeeper Claudio Bravo in the closing stages, but the hosts held on for a point.
Sevilla, on a four-game winless run in La Liga, edged out of the relegation zone on goal difference.
Betis remained fourth, behind Atletico on goals scored after Diego Simeone's men drew 1-1 at home with lowly Espanyol.
Union Berlin lose
Berlin: Union Berlin failed to reclaim their spot atop the Bundesliga table after being thrashed 5-0 at Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday.
Union, who have been at
the summit of the Bundesliga ladder since early September, conceded five second-half goals as Leverkusen produced their best performance under manager Xabi Alonso.
Going into the match, Union had conceded just nine league goals in 12 games this season — but conceded more than half of that figure in just 30 minutes.
The loss was just the third of the season for Bundesliga surprise packets Union, while Leverkusen's victory was also their third in a disappointing campaign.