He Seville will close this Tuesday before Villarreal a year that has been historic for their interests, with the arrival of the sixth Europa League to its showcases last August in the German city of Cologne. Under the direction of Julen lopetegui, Andalusians can be happy with how sports have gone in 2020, beyond the fact that it has been a disastrous year worldwide due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the restriction measures that also affected football and the consequences economic problems of a global health crisis.
The visit of Unai Emery's team to Sánchez Pizjuán will be the last game of the year for the Nervionenses, who will start 2021 against Betis in the first derdi of the season, set for January 2.
But for Sevilla, the close of 2020 means ending a year that has brought important successes. First the qualification for the Champions League with a fourth place in the League and which earned him to be one of the fittest teams after returning from home confinement in the first wave of the pandemic. Later, the dispute of the final phase of the Europa League in Cologne and in the one-game qualifiers also benefited Lopetegui's team, who defeated Roma and Wolverhampton before also defeating two powerful European football players in the semi-final and in the final as Manchester United and Inter.
Captain Jesús Navas raised the sixth Europa League for Sevilla to the sky in Cologne, which would also have an excellent opportunity to show their level on the continent by competing face to face against Bayern Munich in the European Super Cup held in Budapest, where the Germans had to reach extra time to win thanks to a goal from Javi Martínez.
Also in 2020, Sevilla achieved their pass to the knockout stages of the Champions League, a round in which they have been paired with Borussia Dortmund, and in the League they are currently in European positions still missing two postponed games to play.
Therefore, the Andalusian team will also close the year as the eighth European team in UEFA coefficient ahead of clubs such as Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal or Liverpool.