Okafor follows him with a yellow card of his own for a bad foul on Fernando.
90' +3
M. Camara gets yellow.
More cards are flashed, with Camara getting the booking this time for a bad challenge.
90' +2
Aaronson and Adamu both sees chances stopped, as Salzburg continue to hammer for a late winner. We have six minutes of injury time here.
90'
Sevilla are unhappy after a drive is brought to a halt due to a Salzburg injury and both players come close to a bust-up near the edge of the box. Play resumes in due course.
88'
Gonzalo Montiel replaces Navas in Sevilla's latest change.
87'
G. Montiel enters the game and replaces Jesús Navas.
86'
That red card, in a way, took what could have been a more intriguing game and threw it into the blender even more. It's made for a stop-start encounter in Seville - but there could still be a winner here.
84'
Jesús Navas gets yellow.
N. Capaldo gets yellow.
Capaldo drags Navas down as the latter looks to break and is booked as tempers flare again.
Navas is booked for his reaction to the challenge too.
82'
T. Delaney gets yellow.
Emotions are running high here and now Delaney is booked for a reckless challenge.
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N. Capaldo enters the game and replaces N. Seiwald.
N. Okafor enters the game and replaces K. Adeyemi.
Noah Okafor takes Adeyemi's spot for the visitors.
Seiwald makes way for Nicolas Capaldo for Salzburg.
79'
There's movement on the Salzburg bench as they look to make their final few changes.
77'
Lamela with the rocket header! That edges to the left of the box. There's likely a handful of such chances left as we enter the final stretch of this game.
75'
Solet wrestles a low shot through the area and forces the save from Bounou. Salzburg still have plenty of hope of a winner here.
73'
Lamela has brought some needed zip down the side for Sevilla since coming on and now he unfurls a spot of neat work to earn a free-kick. That's what will keep the hosts in the game, even as it comes to only a close shot.
69'
There's been no penalties this half - what's going on? But Sevilla are slowly starting to show a little bit of forward drive. They may be on for something here, a point if they can hold their ground.
67'
J. Adamu enters the game and replaces B. Šeško.
Chukwubuike Adamu replaces Sesko for Salzburg now.
65'
Rafa Mir enters the game and replaces I. Rakitić.
I. Rakitić gets yellow.
Rafa Mir replaces Rakitic now for Sevilla.
Rakitic is booked as he leaves the field too.
64'
Out of nowhere, a long ball from the hosts almost unlocks Salzburg and the crowd comes to life. More of that spirit will get them back in full voice.
62'
This is increasingly belaboured from Sevilla. They'll be lucky to get a corner across the rest of this game, unless they can find a new gear with a man down.
60'
Adeyemi hooks a low shot in following a sustained spell of pressure, but the deflection takes it straight to Bounou's gloves. Good work from the shotstopper to read it.
58'
É. Lamela enters the game and replaces P. Gómez.
Erik Lamela replaces Gomez in Sevilla's latest change now.
57'
Salzburg miss an absolute sitter - but perhaps fortunately for them, the offside flag was up anyway. Sevilla need to find a way out of their own back third here.
55'
Sukic drags an effort wide to the right and then Seiwald sees an attempt blocked. Sevilla are being slowly pulled over the rack here.
53'
You'd have thought that this game had exhausted itself for twists and turns, but a red card - that really does throw a new spanner in the works. Salzburg will know that they have a major opportunity now.
51'
K. Piątkowski enters the game and replaces M. Wöber.
Salzburg now make their first change with Wober replaced by Kamil Piatkowski.
50'
Y. En-Nesyri gets a second yellow card and is sent off.
Extraordinary scenes - Sevilla are down to 10 men! En-Nesyri is off for a second yellow card! He goes down in the Salzburg box but the referee deems him to be the culprit and books him for what seems to be simulation, before showing him the red.
46'
L. Ocampos enters the game and replaces Suso.
T. Delaney enters the game and replaces Joan Jordán.
Jordan has meanwhile made way for Thomas Delaney for Sevilla.
There's been a double change for the hosts too, with Lucas Ocampos on for Suso.
We are back under way for the second half of this Champions League clash. Can either side break the penalty roulette wheel to find a winner in open play here?
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HALF-TIME: SEVILLA 1-1 SALZBURG
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Remarkably, we're just getting two extra minutes here.
44'
What a bonkers half this has been. Surely we're in for a fair few added minutes with all this drama.
42'
Penalty goal scored by I. Rakitić for Sevilla!
GOAL! IVAN RAKITIC CONVERTS THE PENALTY FOR SEVILLA! 1-1! That ties things back up! It's textbook stuff from the Croatian, smashed into the back of the net in the bottom-left corner. A lovely hit and we're all level.
39'
Three penalties in one half of football. This is the stuff of an absolute fever-dream. Salzburg could be miles ahead here but instead, this remains a one-goal game.
37'
Sucic hits the post! That right side of the goal is not the spot for Salzburg tonight as their goalscorer fails to double from the spot and hits the woodwork instead.
34'
Carlos pivots to take a deflected ball around the visitors' penalty area and absolutely cleaves it into the stands. That's an effort troubling nobody.
32'
En-Nesyri feels he should have a shout for a penalty of his own after a scruffy challenge in the Salzburg box but the referee is unmoved by the crowd's pleas.
30'
Carlos has been a consistent presence for the hosts so far, running their lines out of the back. As they look to find an equaliser, he could play a major hand in their fortunes.
28'
This is becoming a very industrial game, with Solet the latest player on the wrong end of a hefty challenge. There could be an injury before too long in this one.
26'
Y. En-Nesyri gets yellow.
En-Nesyri is booked after some confusion. Salzburg's subsequent set-piece comes to nothing too dangerous however and Sevilla are able to break back to halfway easily enough.
25'
Salzburg's first corner of the game comes to nothing but a moment later, they win a free-kick after a reckless tackle from Sevilla checks their stride near the edge of the box.
21'
Penalty goal scored by L. Sučić for Salzburg!
GOAL! LUKA SUCIC CONVERTS THE PENALTY FOR SALZBURG! 1-0 TO THE VISITORS! This time, a change of spot-kick taker delivers, and it is duly lofted towards the left side of the net as Bounou goes the wrong way. Sevilla have to dig themselves out of an early blow here.
19'
Navas looks to track down Adeyemi as Salzburg break again - and once more the attacker is bowled over in the box. It's another penalty to the visitors!
15'
N. Seiwald gets yellow.
Now it is Salzburg's turn to pick up a yellow card, with Seiwald booked for a scratchy challenge on Jordan. A corner follows for the hosts.
13'
Wide! Adeyemi goes for the bottom-right corner, and gets the power on it - but not the angle, putting it the wrong side of the post! A huge let-off for Sevilla early on here.
12'
Diego Carlos gets yellow.
Carlos is also booked for his challenge on Adeyemi as the latter steps up to take the resulting spot-kick.
10'
Salzburg craft a swift counter - their first of the game - to regain some position in the field now, but Bounou has an easy collection down the other end as a pass is flashed into his box.
8'
En-Nesyri has another fine chance again, only to overstep the delivery, and Solet flicks it out for a corner. Salzburg smack the set-piece away and make a move to clear their lines.
6'
En-Nesyri pops up with the first fine chance of the game - and his glancing header is brushed just wide of the right post as he rises to meet the cross. Close but no coconut.
5'
It is hard to look past the hosts as favourites today, but if their opponents can weather an early storm - particularly in midfield - then they may find some purchase as this game goes on. Control will be key.
3'
Sevilla thread together an early attack and immediately Salzburg's defence is breached with a flat cross off the wing. They hurry it away but as a sign of early nerves go, it is a telling one.
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The whistle goes and we are under way in this 2021-22 Champions League Group G clash between Sevilla and Salzburg!
But it is not only home advantage that will likely favour the Spaniards over the Austrians. Salzburg have won just once in nine attempts in this country on the road before, way back in 2009 against Villarreal; history is firmly against them.
Another year, another European bonanza awaits - and it'll be two sides with plenty of continental experience who kick off proceedings this season. Julen Lopetegui's hosts are veterans of the circuit, here after a fourth-place finish last term; Matthias Jaissle's visitors arrive as Bundesliga champions.
Subs: Oliver Torres, Thomas Delaney, Ludwig Augustinsson, Munir El Haddadi, Lucas Ocampos, Gonzalo Montiel, Marko Dmitrovic, Erik Lamela, Karim Rekik, Alfonso Pastor, Oscar Rodriguez, Rafa Mir.
SEVILLA (4-3-3): Yassine Bounou; Jesus Navas, Jules Kounde, Diego Carlos, Marcos Acuna; Joan Jordan, Fernando, Ivan Rakitic; Suso, Youssef En-Nesyri, Alejandro Gomez.
Subs: Nico Mantl, Alexander Walke, Jerome Onguene, Nicolas Capaldo, Daouda Guindo, Chukwubuike Adamu, Kilian Ludewig, Noah Okafor, Kamil Piatkowski, Antoine Bernede, Bernardo, Maurits Kjaergaard.
The anthem has concluded and we are moments away from kick-off. Today's referee is Aleksey Kulbakov, of Belarus.
It's almost time. Here come the teams for the Champions League anthem.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, as Sevilla aim to make a winning start against Salzburg in a Group G clash at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium.
SALZBURG (4-3-3): Philipp Kohn; Rasmus Kristensen, Oumar Solet, Maximilian Wober, Andreas Ulmer; Nicolas Seiwald, Mohamed Camara, Brenden Aaronson; Luka Sucic, Benjamin Sesko, Karim Adeyemi.
The happier man? Julen Lopetegui, surely. His side could be three goals down, but luck has intervened in the form of a wide penalty and a deflection off the post. They are very much in the position to go on and win this one.
Matthias Jaissle will be left to rue that one. His side outgunned - and outnumbered - their hosts for the majority of that match, yet they have only come away with a draw. On the road is always tough, but that was a winnable situation and he'll know it.
Both teams have a fortnight before their next European dates now though. For Salzburg, they head home to face Lille - and Sevilla have a trip to Wolfsburg. Until then, thank you for joining us - and have a great week!
Julen Lopetegui's Sevilla showed why they don't get written off in situations like that though. They mostly played on the back foot - they didn't get a corner in the second half - but they will at least come away with something to show.
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