Sevilla announced the renewal of Julen Lopetegui as coach until 2024. The Basque's first 19 months in Nervión reflected a success that thus receives the unbeatable response of the club with their confidence in what is already the coach with the best percentage of wins in history . Lopetegui ended his contract in 2022 and thus finds a renewal that is sustained in his great work at the head of the team, which he qualified for the Champions League in his first year and took him to the sixth Europa League title.
The club did not hesitate to detail Lopetegui's brilliant numbers at Sevilla since his arrival. The duel against Real Sociedad meant reaching the figure of one hundred points in 54 First Division matches. He also has an unbeaten percentage of more than 82%. Lopetegui himself showed his joy for this renewal: “It is a huge illusion, we are full of energy and desire to give shape to Monchi's project. We want to help Sevilla to be even bigger, for this we will have to work hard and that the Sevilla's dream comes true. Sevilla's field must carry us flying with its energy to achieve the maximum triumphs to which we are going to aspire. “
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In this way, Lopetegui faces the rest of the season with enthusiasm at the controls of a dressing room that he knew how to manage perfectly in his first campaign, taking great games to his squad and leading the Nervionense club to the success of the sixth Europa League. In his second campaign, he kept the team in the privileged zone of the League and classified it until the last 16 of the Champions League with two days to spare. A whole panorama of hope that also joins his journey in the Copa del Rey and with a view to continuing to make history in Nervión.