Seville, forced to take off in Copenhagen

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Lopetegui’s team must confirm before the Danish champions the improvement experienced in Cornellà if they do not want to be relegated too much in Europe

After last week’s resounding defeat to the mighty Manchester City in Pizjuán (0-4), Sevilla must now maintain the momentum that the league win gave them over Espanyol’s fief to start tomorrow also in the maximum continental competition with a success in Copenhagen. The bottom two of Group G are measured, after one day dominated by Pep Guardiola’s team and Borussia Dortmund, who also defeated the Danish champions (3-0).

The lingering victory over the Catalans on Saturday, as Diego Martínez’s side were on the cusp of equalizing 0-3 on the horn, ended a horrific run of five games without a win, four of which were loss. And he gave vent for the time being to the Sevilla coach who was already very much in demand. “The group deserved it, we were equally happy with three points, but this continues. We will try to recover for the Champions League and focus on a good game there and competition,” said coach Julen Lopetegui relieved after Cornellà’s game.

The visit to the theoretically weakest rival in the group is a great opportunity for Sevilla to confirm better sensations and positive dynamics. “We were unlucky and we didn’t perform enough. Now we only focus on the next game to take the decisive step that will turn this situation around,” said Thomas Delaney, a Danish midfielder who returns to the club where he trained and acknowledges that “it is a bit strange to return to Parks with a different shirt ».

The Gipuzkoan coach is reinstating Argentine player Papu Gómez, who has recovered from the discomfort that prevented him from playing against Espanyol. Adding to this good news is the improvement Moroccan striker En-Nesyri has experienced in that game and the meteoric rise of the youth squad Carmona, who at the age of 20 was already marked as the best defender in the four major leagues by last weekend. Olocip, a company specializing in artificial intelligence. The winger even scored a goal in Cornellà.

On the other side, Copenhagen also plans to straighten out at the expense of its Spanish rival. He mainly relies on the support of his enthusiastic audience and on closing the rooms properly to give the surprise. “They are a very high level rival so we have to play almost perfect individually and collectively if we want to win,” Danish team coach Jess Thorup told his club media. “It will be difficult, but we are convinced that we can make it a good match through our organization, quality and especially energy at Parken,” he added.

Source: La Verdad

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