He Seville try to forget the defeat harvested in Pomegranate, the first since last February, and he is already excited about one of the games of the year, his visit to the Chelsea in Stamford Bridge in its debut in the group stage of the Champions League. The defeat against Diego Martínez's team ends an impressive streak of 18 unbeaten league games (since February 9, he fell in Balaídos). To these we must add six of the Europa League (two against Romanian Cluj before confinement and against Roma, Wlolves, Manchester United and Inter) and the 90 minutes of the Super Cup against Bayern that they lost in extra time.
Lopetegui's men suffered a severe setback at Nuevo Los Cármenes, where they paid dearly for the naivety of their midfielder Joan Jordán, who saw two yellow cards in one minute in the first half discount and left his team with ten throughout the second half .
“Nothing prevents us from going with a positive mindset to give everything to London. Much of what we achieved last year has to do with how we recovered from the blows, ”said Sergi Gómez, Koundé's replacement, who will be out for two weeks after testing positive for coronavirus.
“I was left with the team spirit. Now we have a few days to rest and prepare for the next game. We have to work to do our best in a difficult scenario, ”remembers Diego Carlos, a player who was especially watched by Premier teams in the transfer market.
Sevilla will begin their Champions League career this Tuesday at 9pm against their strongest rival in the group stage, Frank Lampard's Chelsea.