Kike Salas and his first goal of the season: “I’m happy to score at home in front of all the fans, they deserve it”
Kike Salas is in his sporting moment of the season. Playing as a centre-back, he has played some very serious games in 2025, in which his performance has stood out. He did it against Barcelona, despite the thrashing, and he did it in Pucela without having Badé at his side . This Monday against Mallorca, the Morón native scored his first goal of the 2024-25 season, which put Sevilla ahead in the first-half stoppage time. However, the team was unable to extend the lead and Valjent took advantage of a mistake by Nyland to tie the game in the final minutes of the match.
A draw that left a bad taste in the mouth, as Kike Salas himself acknowledged after the match: “We practically had the game in our hands. We played a very complete game in the first half and, in the second, we had chances to finish it off. When you don't finish it off, you end up paying for it. It's a bad taste in our mouths because they scored on the last play. We're going home screwed, but you have to think that the team played a good game, they wanted to go for it, but the chances didn't go in.”
Regarding his goal, the Sevilla youth player acknowledges the good moment he is going through: "I am feeling very comfortable, with a lot of confidence . I am happy to score at home in front of all the fans, they deserve it. As I said, it is a bitter taste because we could have won."
The player was questioned about the controversial play that led to Mallorca's goal , in which there could have been a previous foul: "I had my back turned. I saw Nyland coming out, but I don't know if the striker collided with him. We had to be more confident in that play; the cross, which wouldn't have come out."
However, Sevilla still have a new chance to stay hooked on the European spots against Rayo Vallecano , but Kike Salas regrets not having given their fans a victory: "It is very important to score here with all our people. They are cheering and they always deserve it. Now, let's think about the Rayo match."
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