Sevilla take on the visitors Barcelona in the round 38 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Sunday, May 26th at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán (Sevilla).
Sevilla plays their final match under Quique Sánchez Flores. Los Nervionenses are enduring a second extremely challenging season. In fact, this one may be even worse than the previous one. Last season, there was a dramatic drop for the regular top-four finishers in Spanish football, but in the end, under Mendilibar's guidance, they compensated for their failures by winning their signature tournament, the Europa League. However, in the new season, the Spaniards finished last in their Champions League group. It's important to remember the summer sell-off and that the current coach only came in at the end of 2023. He clearly improved the situation, pulling Los Nervionenses out of the relegation zone. However, it seems that once they distanced themselves from the bottom, they stopped playing effectively. They lost not only to Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao away but also to Cádiz at home, with that 1-0 defeat becoming a subject of match-fixing allegations. Overall, they're awaiting the summer break in a less-than-ideal atmosphere.
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Barcelona seemed set to play the next season under Xavi's leadership. At least, Laporta recently publicly announced that the local football legend had decided not to leave his position. However, lately, there have been many rumors surrounding the more than a club, and it's unclear who wants to continue the relationship with Xavi and who has the idea of bringing in another coach. In any case, in the 2023/2024 season, there was progress only in the Champions League, and even then, it was against the backdrop of failures in the last two campaigns where they didn't make it out of the group stage. In the quarterfinals, after winning in Paris and opening the scoring at home, the Culés suffered a humiliating 1-4 defeat after Araújo's foolish red card. In La Liga, the giant, which had already been crushed by Real Madrid in the Supercopa and lost to Athletic Bilbao in extra time in the Copa del Rey, recently lost both El Clásico and a 2-4 match to Girona, surrendering second place in the current standings. However, after Dovbyk, Tsygankov, and company made a series of mistakes, a few clean sheet victories secured vice-champion status for the Catalans. Not much of a success, despite Xavi's claims that his team played better this season than the previous one.
In the last seven head-to-head matches, Los Nervionenses managed only one draw. Moreover, Xavi's side won all four of the most recent encounters. Los Nervionenses have been very unimpressive. So, it's reasonable to believe that the victory in this match will go to the visitors from Catalonia.
Prediction for the match: Barcelona to win.
