Sevilla's 2-1 home victory over Alavés on Saturday afternoon saw each side lose two players to muscle injuries in the intense heat in southern Spain.

Quartet succumb to muscle problems

With temperatures at 31 degrees Celsius in the shade, Samir Nasri and Luciano Vietto both had to be brought off by the hosts shortly after half time.

Earlier, visitors Alavés had been forced to replace Kiko Femenía and Daniel Torres before the LaLiga clash had even reached the half-hour mark.

Full screen Fans had to protect themselves from the heat at the Sánchez-Pizjuán. MIGUEL MORENATTI (DIARIO AS)

Ref joins list of casualties

And with fifteen minutes remaining in Seville, referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz completed the cast of the walking wounded at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán.

Having pulling up with a calf muscle issue, the 39-year-old could not continue and had to be substituted for fourth official Francisco José Hernández Maeso.

Dehydration due to hot conditions is a common cause of muscle injuries.

Full screen Wissam Ben Yedder (second left) was Sevilla's match-winner. MIGUEL MORENATTI (DIARIO AS)

Ben Yedder brace wins it for Sevilla

Wissam Ben Yedder's double claimed all three points for Sevilla, leaving them provisionally in second in LaLiga.

Víctor Laguardia looked to have earned a draw for Alavés after cancelling out Ben Yedder's opener late on, but the Frenchman won it with a stoppage-time backheel.