Nuno Espirito Santo refuses to blame Raul Jimenez for Wolves’ Europa League exit to Sevilla – ‘He’s an amazing

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Nuno Espirito Santo has backed Raul Jimenez after his penalty miss proved costly in Wolves’ Europa League exit. Lucas Ocampos headed in Ever Banega’s 88th-minute cross to earn Sevilla a 1-0 win over the Premier League club and book their place in the semi-finals on Tuesday. Getty Images – Getty Jimenez missed the chance to give Wolves a vital lead Getty Images – Getty Jimenez rarely misses from the spot But it could have been different if Jimenez, who had scored his last eight penalties in a Wolves shirt, converted from 12 yards in the 13th minute. Wanderers boss Nuno said: “Of course [nobody is blaming him]. Of course not. “Raul is an amazing player, amazing player – all the things he does for the team: the work, the goals, the talent that he has is amazing. Raul is a fantastic player. “We had to defend because it is a good opponent with good possession of the ball. “The possession of the ball was always in front of our lines. It really didn’t cause us many problems, so it required a lot of effort. “We should improve when we recover the ball, have more time on the ball. But the defending until the moment of the set-piece was good.” Getty – Pool Despite his costly miss, Jimenez scored 27 goals in a 13-month season for Wolves Jimenez’s penalty miss was made worse by suggestions Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou strayed off his line to save the strike. On the incident, Nuno added: “I didn’t see the images, honestly. I have been asked this before. “But like I always say VAR is there. “If that happens we should ask ourselves why they didn’t repeat it. But there’s nothing we can do now. There is nothing we can do about it. “Speaking about it now that only can make us more frustrated than we already are.” The heartbreaking result brought an end to Wolves’ 383-day, 59-game season. Coady explains why Wolves are covering Traore in baby oil,
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