Football Season Guide

Going into last season, Sevilla were expected to seriously challenge for the title. They had made some short-term-minded transfer decisions and had a very strong squad, but it just didn’t work out. They ultimately finished fourth in the table and didn’t do well in the cup competitions either. Now, they have been significantly weakened this summer, most notably losing both of their starting centre-backs Diego Carlos and Jules Kounde. While they’ve brought in Marcao from Galatasaray, this isn’t nearly enough to replace the departed pair. The midfield still looks strong and keeping possession has been one of Sevilla’s strengths ever since Julen Lopetegui took over as coach in 2019, but there are many other areas where they need to improve, such as the full-back positions or centre-forward. This, then, is a much weaker Sevilla squad than last year’s. Having had a poor pre-season too, even being thumped 6-0 by Arsenal, they enter the new season with a lot of doubts.