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Super-sub En-Nesyri bags brace as 10-man Sevilla edge past FC Krasnodar

Youssef En-Nesyri scored twice as Sevilla secured a comeback 3-2 victory over Krasnodar in Wednesday’s Champions League game.

The 23-year-old forward boosted his side’s chances of advancing into the knock-out stages of the European competition with his eye-catching displays at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

The Morocco international was afforded his second appearance for the Palanganas in the Champions League this season and scored two quick-fire goals.

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Sevilla started the game on the backfoot allowing the Russian club to dominate proceedings in the opening 30 minutes and paid for it when Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov opened the scoring in the 17th minute.