Seville, What counts on your campus? with Gonzalo Montiel, Alejandro “Papu” Gómez, Marcos Acuña, Lucas Ocampos and Erik Lamela, will receive this Saturday at 2:00 p.m. (TV: ESPN) to Real Madrid by date 37 of the Spanish League that Barcelona conqueredin a match that for the Andalusians it will be the prelude to the Europa League final that they will cheer on next wednesday with the Rome from Italy.
Seville has 49 points in the Leaguewhile Merengue is second with 74 units, one more than Atlético Madrid (73) led by Diego “Cholo” Simeone.
The match is of no importance to him real Madridwhat jwill play without the French Karim Benzema and the brazilian Vinicius Jr, both injured.
the DT of the team, the Italian Carlo Ancelotti, reported that the absence of the carioca player is due to a knee discomfort and clarified that is not linked to a desire to protect him, after the racist insults he received last Sunday in Valenciawhich led to sanctions for the Mestalla club.
Vinicius Jr was victim of discrimination because of his skin colorwhich provoked worldwide condemnation joined by heads of state, institutions such as FIFA and renowned sports personalities, among other manifestations.
Affected by the reprehensible aggression, the player was expelled from the match after reacting against the Valencia player Hugo Duro, but the Spanish Federation later annulled the red card.
The match against Real Madrid will be faced with substitutes by Sevilla, who will play the Europa League final this Wednesday before the Roma of the Portuguese José Mourinho, in Budapest.
The Andalusian team did not have a good campaign in the Spanish League, in fact, with two dates to go, they are out of the European Cups, but If he wins the Europa League – which he has already won six times – he will be rewarded with qualifying for the 2024 Champions League.