La Liga,
Spherical 7
Sevilla
SEV
19/09/2026
20:00
Barcelona
BAR
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Venue
- Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán
Sevilla v Barcelona La Liga preview
Barcelona’s efficiency stage is “verging on outrageous” and “appears to be like like they aren’t enjoying towards top-flight sides”, in keeping with the pinnacle coach of their subsequent opponents.
Luis Garcia Plaza would be the eighth supervisor this season to attempt to cease Barca profitable on Saturday, when Sevilla try to finish an ideal begin to the season by the reigning Spanish champions that has included six Liga victories.
“They don’t simply win – they run riot,” noticed Plaza, discussing Barca’s “stratospheric numbers”. “We’re going to provide them a run for his or her cash with no matter we’ve obtained.
“There’s at all times an opportunity of profitable. Barcelona are favourites however, with our followers, something is feasible. I’ve come up towards [Pep] Guardiola’s Barca earlier than, and towards them you didn’t even get a contact of the ball.
“They create loads of probabilities however we’ll follow our type… in the event that they beat us with ease, we’ll have to grasp they’re doing one thing proper, as a result of we’re in good kind too.
“We’d need to ask ourselves why no one else can compete with them. If we don’t even get near them, we’ll need to acknowledge simply how excellent that workforce actually is.”
Sevilla’s 1-0 win at Deportivo on Wednesday was their fourth of the top-flight season, placing Los Rojiblancos fifth on 13 factors earlier than the newest spherical of video games.
“Sevilla are a powerful facet at residence and it’s important for us to play with confidence,” mentioned visiting supervisor Hansi Flick, whose facet gained 7-2 at residence to Racing Santander on Wednesday, when Raphinha scored a hat-trick.
“Once we begin urgent, it’s with the quantity 9. Raphinha has the starvation, depth and mentality to do this. When his teammates see him doing that, all of them do it.
“The job is not only about scoring targets. We’re specializing in our personal recreation. That’s our job.”
Flick will see this as an opportunity to maneuver additional away from the chasing pack. Second-placed Actual Madrid, who’re three factors behind Barca, go to fourth-placed Atletico Madrid, who’re two additional again, on Sunday.
Betis, who’re one of many different 4 groups inside 5 factors of Barca alongside Sevilla, go to seventh-placed Deportivo on the identical day.
Sevilla v Barcelona confirmed La Liga workforce information
Lucas Stassin grew to become the youngest Sevilla participant to internet on his debut after the 21-year-old striker arrived on mortgage from St-Etienne, however the Belgium newcomer is out with a leg inury.
“All issues thought-about, it’s come at the absolute best time,” mentioned Plaza. “He’ll be on the verge of being match for the Levante [away] recreation [next, on October 12].
“I took him off [against Deportivo] with out realising something was incorrect, after which he felt it. As for the others, there’s one participant who’ll both begin or gained’t even be on the bench.”
That particular person is prone to be defender Kike Salas, who missed coaching on Thursday and was anticipated to work individually on Friday.
Arouna Sangante may begin following a suspension and harm, with Plaza praising the centre-back for “an ideal job over the previous few days”.
Barca goalkeeper Joan Garcia might be rested due to minor knee discomfort. Wojciech Szczesny changed Garcia at half-time towards Racing however made a comical blunder for the second purpose his facet conceded, dropping possession whereas dithering on the ball close to his goalline.
“Everybody makes errors,” mentioned Flick, refraining from confirming whether or not the 36-year-old or new signing Dominik Livakovic will begin.
“Tek [Szczesny] does too, and he is aware of that. You will need to have high quality in that place. Tek is aware of how we wish to play and understands our philosophy, whereas Livakovic has solely simply arrived and remains to be adapting.”
The certainties are that Barca will make quite a few adjustments and defender Pau Cubarsi will begin. Midfielder Frenkie de Jong
and winger Roony Bardghji have knee accidents.
Sevilla v Barcelona predicted line ups
Sevilla: Odysseas Vlachodimos, Juan Iglesias, Andres Castrin, Kike Salas, Gabriel Suazo, Miguel Sierra, Lucien Agoume, Jon Guridi, Youssouf Fofana, Felix Correia, Isaac Romero
Barcelona: Joan Garcia, Eric Garcia, Pau Cubarsi, Gerard Martin, Xavi Espart, Fermin Lopez, Rodri, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Anthony Gordon
Sevilla v Barcelona stats, La Liga kind
- Sevilla’s 4-1 residence win over Barca final season is the one occasion throughout the final 9 conferences between the groups once they have prevented defeat, dropping every of their three different such matches over the past two seasons by three targets
- That they had the fourth-worst residence report and have been one among 5 groups to complete with a unfavourable purpose distinction at their very own stadium in final season’s Liga, with solely Celta, Oviedo and Getafe matching their whole of eight defeats
- Sangante’s crimson card within the 1-1 draw at Espanyol on September 5 and Salas’ dismissal through the 2-1 residence win over Vallecano on August 15 imply Sevilla are one among three groups to have had a couple of participant despatched off on this season’s Liga, alongside Vallecano and Getafe (additionally two every)
- No workforce has had extra yellow playing cards within the division than Sevilla (18), with solely Espanyol (106) committing extra fouls than their whole of 91
- No facet has conceded fewer targets than Sevilla, with Celta, Athletic Membership, Betis, Deportivo, Atleti, Madrid and Barca additionally transport six every
- That loss final October was Barca’s solely defeat of their final 12 matches towards Sevilla in all competitions (W10 D1) since a 2-0 away defeat within the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals in February 2021, though they gained the return recreation 3-0 after further time to advance
- Other than that defeat, Barca haven’t misplaced any of their final 20 Liga matches towards Sevilla (W16 D4) since a 2-1 away loss in October 2015, with every of their final 5 losses within the fixture in all competitions coming away
- The main marksman within the fixture is Barca all-time high scorer Lionel Messi, who scored 38 instances towards Sevilla to place the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner 18 forward of Guillermo Campanal, who performed for Sevilla between 1929 and 1946
- Earlier than this weekend’s matches, Barca had scored 11 extra targets (28) than every other workforce in La Liga this season. They’ve scored no less than 4 in six of their seven matches in all competitions this season, beating Athletic Membership 2-0 at residence within the different
- No participant within the 2026/27 Liga has supplied extra assists than Barca’s Anthony Gordon (4), whereas solely Vallecano’s Sergio Camello and Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe (6 every) have matched Raphinha and Lamine Yamal’s purpose tallies
La Liga full newest desk
- Place 1, 2, 3, 4 : Champions League league stage
- Place 5 : Europa League league stage
- Place 6 : ECL Playoffs
- Place 18, 19, 20 : Relegation
The place to observe Sevilla v Barcelona: TV channel, dwell on-line streams
Kick-off on Saturday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT), with dwell protection within the UK on Disney Plus.
Stay streaming on an enormous vary of gadgets is obtainable on the Disney Plus app. Subscriptions within the UK price between £5.99 and £14.99 month-to-month or £99.90-£149.90 yearly.
Right here’s the total checklist of La Liga international broadcasters.
Sevilla v Barcelona La Liga prediction
Sevilla
0 – 3
Barcelona
Sevilla have scored one purpose or much less in six of their final eight matches, making it all of the extra crucial for the hosts to maintain a clear sheet if they’re to spring a shock. On Barca’s kind, that appears unlikely.
