Julen Lopetegui's Seville It is played tomorrow night to close a season in which the goal of qualifying for the Champions League but to which you can put the brooch of a historical record. And it is that if they beat Alavés, those from Nervión will go up to 77 points, what the LaLiga scoring record in the club's history. Currently, this record is held by Unai Emery's Sevilla in the 14/15 season, the year in which they reached 76 points that, paradoxically, only served to reach fifth place in the table.
It can be said that Lopetegui has Emery between eyebrows, but not because there are pending problems among the country technicians. Simply, because the Sevilla of the current Villarreal coach completed a glorious triennium that the current one intends to overcome. In fact, Until this season Emery was the only coach who had qualified Sevilla for two consecutive editions of the Champions League, something that Lopetegui has equaled. The difference is that Emery never achieved qualification via the League, but instead entered the top continental competition by winning the 2015 and 2016 Europa Leagues. Lopetegui has sealed two consecutive fourth places, in addition to lifting a European title as well, which puts him almost on par with Emery.
What's more, Sevilla still have options to step on the championship podium, although for this it does not depend only on his victory in the last day, but should accompany it a Barcelona defeat tonight in Ipurúa. Since 2009, Sevilla has not been among the top three and more than a decade later it can do so again.