The Seville he has already measured in Europe all those who may be his rivals in the round of 16 tie of the Champions, a sample of the brutal growth that the Andalusian entity has had in recent years, in which it has rubbed shoulders with champions in the Old Continent and with budgets with astronomical figures that it has defeated even in finals, as in the case of Liverpool in the 2016 Europa League.
After the final composition of the groups after the dispute of the first phase, Julen Lopetegui's team will meet next day 14 its next rival, who will leave the group champions and who offers six possibilities: Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Liverpool, Juventus, Borussia Dortmund and PSG, with whom they have already been measured on occasion in recent years.
The most recent precedent is that of Bayern Munich, which they faced on September 24 in the European Super Cup in Budapest, a title that Lopetegui's men caressed after competing very well against a great rival. The 90 minutes ended with 1-1 and the bitter taste of that occasion missed by En-Nesyri in a heads-up with Neuer, deciding a goal from Javi Martínez in extra time. But it was not the only time that the whites have faced the Bavarian giant, since in 2018 in the quarterfinals of the Champions they faced a victory for Bayern, which eliminated Sevilla, who, with Montella, had left the Manchester United by Mourinho. A 0-0 at Nervión was somewhat hopeful, but Sevilla fell 3-0 at the Allianz Arena, aborting the possibility of reaching the semifinals, which would have been the Andalusian club's greatest milestone in the tournament.
Against Guardiola's Manchester City, Sevilla faced each other in the group stage of the Champions League for the 15-16 season. With Emery on the bench, Sevilla fell into a very strong group together with the 'citizens', Juventus and Borussia Mönchengladbach. In Manchester, those of Guardiola, von Jesús Navas in their ranks, won 1-2 with a goal by De Bruyne in the discount after Konoplyanka overtook the whites and in Nervión the physical and technical superiority of the English decided (1- 3) before the break.
Sevilla has faced Juventus in two editions of the Champions League, one in the same group stage, losing 2-0 in Italy and with a victory in Nervión by the minimum (1-0) with a header from Fernando Llorente that would put Emery's third to access the Europa League that they would end up winning. The other duel with Juventus was the following year, also in the Champions League group stage, with Sampaoli, registering a 0-0 in Turin and a 1-3 in Sánchez Pizjuán.
Icing against Liverpool in the Basel final
Against Liverpool the whites have also played several games, with the icing on the cake in that final in Basel in which they added their fifth Europa League, a 3-2 with two goals from Coke that was a spectacular comeback. Also in the group stage of the Champions League, in 2017 both teams recorded two separate draws against those of Jürgen Klopp, a coach who has never been able to defeat Sevilla and who on several occasions has shown his respect for the white team. On English soil the result was a 2-2 with goals from Ben Yedder and Correa and in Nervión on the return there was a historic night when Sevilla, with Eduardo Berizzo, managed to equal the 0-3 with which he went to rest with two so many of the French and one of Guido Pizarro in 92.
Against Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla have also had good results, since they played in 2011 with Gregorio Manzano at Iduna Park, winning 1-0 with a goal from Italian Cigarini on a great night from Palop. It was in the group stage of the Europa League and the Germans in Nervión would draw (2-2), although the Sevilla players would go on to the next phase.
Around the same time, more or less, Sevilla also played PSG, although it was a year earlier, in 2010 and with Antonio Álvarez on the bench, also in the Europa League. The French would win in Nervión with a goal from Brazilian Nené (0-1). In the Parc des Princes the Parisian team would win 4-2, with Kanoute scoring the two goals from Nervion.