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Sevilla and Atlético confront their urgencies

Sevilla and Atlético confront their urgencies.

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Sevilla and Atlético confront their urgencies

Sevilla and Atlético confront their urgencies

Those of Lopetegui, on the tightrope, receive a rojiblanco team that aspires to return to European positions

MADRID, 30 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Sevilla and Atlético de Madrid face this Saturday at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán (6:30 p.m. / DAZN) their needs, much more pressing in the case of the Nervionenses, after several games without winning, a meeting in which Diego Pablo Simeone's team aspire to enter European positions and in which Julen Lopetegui could be definitively sentenced in case of defeat.

After only six games of LaLiga Santander disputed, sevillistas and colchoneros are far from the desired situation and that they were supposed to at this time; the rojiblanco team accumulates ten points, eight behind the leader Real Madrid, while the sevillistas (5) are only separated by one unit from the relegation zone.

After reaping three victories, a draw and two defeats, the worst rojiblanco record at this point in the course of the last decade, those of 'Cholo' are seventh, one point behind sixth place, and hope to return to some continental positions that they abandoned with their defeat in the derby against Real Madrid (1-2), the second in a row after previously losing in the Champions League against Bayer Leverkusen (2-0).

Now, with the international break, he will have to make a clean slate to avoid the third in a row, especially before a new and crucial European exam against Bruges. All this in a match in which he will not be able to count on the sanctioned Mario Hermoso, with the injured Sergio Reguilón and, predictably, neither with the Argentine Rodrigo de Paul, with permission from the club to remain in his country for "personal matters" but to whom has been able to see at an award ceremony in Miami.

In return, Simeone recovers two of his regulars in defense, the Uruguayan José María Giménez and the Montenegrin Stefan Savic, who will return to a defense that will be completed by Reinildo on the left and Nahuel Molina, on the right. The recovery of his two central defenders will return Axel Witsel to midfield, where Koke Resurrección is expected to overtake Adelardo Rodríguez as the player with the most appearances in the club's history (554).

Above, the Frenchman Antoine Griezmann, who started against the whites, will return to the bench to continue with the Atletico plan to avoid exceeding the minutes established to activate the mandatory purchase clause, and will leave the responsibility in attack to Álvaro Morata, author of the goal he scored to Spain in the 'Final Four' of the League of Nations, or to the Portuguese Joao Félix.

Much more desperate is the situation of Sevilla, which has starred in the worst start to the season in its last 20 years and which is only separated by one point from the burning positions. He still hasn't won at home or in the 'Champions' -where he accumulates a defeat against Manchester City (0-4) and a draw against Copenhagen (0-0) and where he still hasn't scored-, and in the domestic competition only has managed to beat Espanyol (2-3).

Five points that leave Lopetegui on the edge of the precipice, all despite the reaction in the last two league games with his victory in Barcelona and a draw against Villarreal (1-1). "The only thing I fear is not getting the three points in each game and I try to work as much as I can beforehand to have the team as well prepared as possible; it's what we're concentrating on, what's under our control. I've been working here more than three years already, then I know a little what there is", explained the Basque coach.

The lack of rhythm of some of the signings, as he himself explained, hampered the team at the start of the championship, but now he hopes to recover his best level; Kasper Dolberg, who is looking for his first goal as a Sevilla player, arrives in high spirits after scoring in Denmark's victory over France, and Tanguy Nianzou also scored with the U-21 gala.

Gudelj and Kike Salas will form a pair in the center of defence, while José Ángel Carmona will remain on the right side, with Alex Telles on the left in case Marcos Acuña continues to bother. The Moroccan Youssef En-Nesyri and Rafa Mir will fight for the point of attack of a team to which neither Marcao nor 'Tecatito' Corona will return until after the World Cup.

SEVILLE FC: Bonus; Carmona, Gudelj, Kike Rooms, Three; Ferdinand, Rakitic, Oliver Towers; Lamela, Isco and En-Nesyri.

MADRID ATHLETIC: Oblak; Molina, Savic, Gimenez, Reinildo; Witsel, Coke, Saul; Correa, Carrasco and Joao Felix.

--ARBITOR: De Burgos Bengoetxea (C.Vasco).

--STADIUM: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán.