Sevilla captain Vicente Iborra came off the bench to lead his side to a second-half comeback at rivals Real Betis yesterday, scoring in a 2-1 win to take Jorge Sampaoli’s side joint-top of La Liga.

The visitors looked to be suffering a hangover from their Champions League win over Leicester City on Wednesday as they were outrun in the first half by Betis, who took a deserved lead in the 36th minute from a free-kick by Riza Durmisi.

Sampaoli made a double substitution at the start of the second half, bringing on Iborra and striker Wissam Ben Yedder, and it was Iborra who set up the equaliser for Gabriel Mercado in the 56th minute, allowing the Argentine defender to stab the ball in from close range.

Sevilla then found the winner in the 76th minute. Steven Nzonzi headed Samir Nasri’s free-kick on for Iborra to knock into the top corner and seal Sevilla’s fourth successive win in all competitions.

Primera Liga

Played yesterday
Alaves vs Valencia - 2-1
Real Betis vs Sevilla - 1-2
Leganes vs Deportivo Coruna - 4-0
Eibar vs Malaga - 3-0

Today
Espanyol vs Osasuna - 12.00
Atl. Madrid vs Barcelona - 16.15
Ath. Bilbao vs Granada - 18.30
Sporting Gijon vs Celta Vigo - 18.30
Villarreal vs Real Madrid - 20.45

Leading standings: Real Madrid, Sevilla 52; Barcelona 51; A. Madrid 45; Real Sociedad 44; Villarreal 39.

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