Lto final that will play this next Wednesday on Seville in Salzburg, where only victory is worth to reach the round of 16 and play them at the end of February, it is not the first that the Andalusian team has had to face in this competition. Is his seventh participation on the group stage of the Champions League and has usually had to sweat the fat drop to stand in the round of 16, although it has almost always succeeded. In fact, only one year (15-16) was left out of the first two places, in a group where Manchester City (by Fernando Reges and Jesús Navas) and Juventus they made any attempt at Sevilla to stand in the next round impossible.
Precisely there is one of the best memories of Champions for the sevillistas, since they arrived to the last day practically defeated, as fourth classified. The Borussia Mönchengladbach he had taken away their place. The victory by the minimum against Juventus in Nervión, with a goal from Fernando llorente and great performance by Sergio Rico, allowed Sevilla to take the secondary road of the Europa League, to later raise the fifth in Basel against Liverpool.
And it is that the English club would cross two years later in the way of the sevillistas in the group stage. The initial equalizer in Anfield would be spoiled with a win in Moscow (5-1 against Spartak). Sevilla had to go in tow until they beat the Russians in Nervión, to later scratch a fundamental point against those of Klopp at the Sánchez-Pizjuán. From 0-3 to halftime to a tie on the hour with a goal from Guido Pizarro. One of those magical European nights. He was able to finish second with a point on the last day, together with the victory net about him Spartak.
From Kanouté to Sampaoli
The other rankings weren’t so desperate. In their first group stage, in the 2007-08, Sevilla finished as leader with 15 points. He only lost on the first day at the Emirates. Would beat the Arsenal in their stadium, to finish first in the group. In the 2009-10He barely had to ruffle his hair to be first again. He got four points the next. In the 16-17, with Sampaoli, He reached the last day depending on himself. I could even lose the slightest in Lyon. He signed a tie. Already last year, with Lopetegui, victory in Krasnodar, on the fourth day, sealed the pass to the second round. Now it’s his turn to gamble on the last day. The more he’s on the ropes in Europe, Sevilla always has an extra life.
