Sevilla are one of the beat teams in the Spanish top flight, and have been so for the past several years. Meanwhile, Vallecano were not even part of the top flight the last season. Likely, expect the former to have the upper hand this Sunday at their home.
They had finished fourth in the table in 2020-21, and were trailing by just two points behind third-placed Barcelona. This time around, Barca and Real are going through a rebuilding phase, and this is the opportunity for other teams to strike.
Sevilla have been perennial contenders for a top-four spot in the La Liga, and they have had unprecedented success in Europa League. But they have been unable to get into the podium of the Spanish top flight for several years now, and this is their chance.
Defense was one of their hallmarks, as they had let in just 33 goals from their 38 total games – which was the third-best in the competition, after the two teams from Madrid.
In the meantime, Vallecano come from the Segunda, and even there they did not have a great campaign. They had finished sixth in the table, trailing 15 points behind champions Espanyol, and managed to make it to the top flight only after going through the playoffs.



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塞维利亚是西班牙顶级联赛中被击败的球队之一，而且在过去的几年里一直如此。与此同时，瓦列卡诺在上个赛季甚至没有进入顶级联赛。很可能，这周日在他们家，前者会占上风。
他们在2020-21赛季的积分榜上排名第四，仅比排名第三的巴塞罗那落后两分。这一次，巴萨和皇马正在经历一个重建阶段，这是其他球队进攻的机会。
塞维利亚是西甲联赛前四名的常年竞争者，他们在欧罗巴联赛中也取得了前所未有的成功。但是他们已经好几年没能登上西班牙顶级联赛的领奖台了，这是他们的机会。
防守是他们的标志之一，他们在38场比赛中只丢了33个球，这是第三佳的成绩，仅次于来自马德里的两支球队。
与此同时，瓦列卡诺来自第二军团，即使在那里，他们也没有打过一场伟大的战役。他们在积分榜上排名第六，落后冠军西班牙人队15分，在经历了季后赛后才得以进入顶级联赛。