The Croatian was substituted a quarter of an hour before the end, and six minutes later he scored the only goal of the game with a well-placed shot from distance.
Sevilla are struggling in the bottom tier and need points to avert the danger of relegation. The team arrived at the Estádio Bernabeu with a defensive attitude, and the home side struggled to create any big chances against a defense managed by former Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos.
The hosts had the ball almost all the time, but the times the team managed to finish between the posts, Nyland was in place. He is described in Marca’s match text as “excellent”.
Lucas Vázquez did indeed get the ball into the goal after ten minutes, but the referee canceled after VAR review for a foul in the pre-game.
Sevilla had their best opportunity early in the 2nd half on a quick counterattack. Isaac Romero came to finish from a good position, but the ball went wide.
The victory means that Real Madrid has an eight-point gap to second-placed Barcelona. Sensational side Girona are another point behind, but can overtake Barcelona with a win over Rayo Vallecano on Monday.
Sevilla have only five teams behind them in the table.