Álvaro Valles was rated ten and named the most decisive player in Sevilla's match against Osasuna at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, the clearest verdict in a day of sharp player judgments. Antony, by contrast, was given a zero for wasting his minutes on the pitch, while the game finished level.
That contrast is why the ratings matter now. On the same day, Betis drew 0-0 in Vigo, giving Seville another flat result to weigh against a set of individual performances that ranged from a seven for Ángel Ortiz in defense to a five for Isco Alarcón in his most discreet outing. Dani Ceballos stood out in midfield with a seven, Marc Roca was given a six, and Abde earned the same mark for attacking persistence.
Valles' ten did not come from volume alone. It came from decisive moments, while Valentín Gómez helped preserve the clean sheet and then made a saving intervention in the final minutes, a detail that explains why he, along with Llorente and Natan, was graded five for the defensive work around him. The numbers also showed how unforgiving the rest of the afternoon was: Nelson Deossa got a four after a failed tactical experiment, Troy Parrott received a four after missing a clear chance at the end, and Pablo Fornals, Marc Bartra and Giovani Lo Celso each landed on five.
The wider picture around Sevilla was not limited to football. Before Wednesday, the city and province were already under official mourning after the death of Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín at 69, with flags at the city hall and provincial council flown at half-mast until Wednesday and the council declaring two days of institutional mourning. In that same local climate, the council approved the next year's fiscal ordinances thanks to Vox abstaining, including a cut in the IBI and incentives for companies that create indefinite employment, while rejecting the bonus tied to inheritance capital gains.
That mix of civic news and football is what made the day feel crowded, but the sporting close was brutal on Manuel Pellegrini, who was marked zero after the match finished level. The next question is not whether Seville has opinions; it is whether Valles' performance becomes the standard and whether the results around him start to match the ratings.
