Match Pack: Athletic Club vs Sevilla FC (LaLiga MD8)

Athletic Club are in a rich vein of form having not tasted defeat in their last four matches, a run which includes three straight wins in LaLiga and a well-earned away draw against AS Roma in our Europa League opener.

Los Leones will now host 13th-placed Sevilla FC at San Mames. The Andalusians are hoping to regain their former strength under new coach Francisco Javier García Pimienta after a couple of difficult seasons.
 

Match Info
Athletic Club vs Sevilla FC

San Mames, Bilbao

LaLiga EA Sports 24/25 (Matchday 8)

Sunday September 29, 16:15 CEST

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Team News
Valverde named a 22-man squad for the clash in Bilbao.

Unai Simón, Beñat Prados, Ander Herrera, Oihan Sancet and Yeray are out due to injury.
 

 

Valverde's Comments
Catch up with everything the gaffer had to say at his press conference

 

The Opponents

Head coach: Francisco Javier García Pimienta

Known better by his surnames, García Pimienta, the Barcelona native took over at Sevilla FC in June 2024 after an impressive period in charge of UD Las Palmas.

Before that he had been a youth coach at FC Barcelona since 2005, spending three years with their main reserve team. He brought UD Las Palmas back to the top-flight and led them to 16th-placed finish last season.
 

Summer signings:

There was a lot of pre-season movement as Sevilla look to rebuild their squad, with eight players coming in on permanent or temporary deals and over 15 players leaving the side.

IN: Lucien Agoume (midfielder, from Inter Milan), Peque Fernandez (forward, from Racing Santander), Kelechi Iheanacho (forward, from Leicester City), Chidera Ejuke (winger, from CSKA Moscow), Álvaro Fernandez (goalkeeper, from SD Huesca), Albert Sambi Lokonga (midfielder, loaned from Arsenal), Valentin Barco (defender, loaned from Brighton), Saul Ñiguez (midfielder, loaned from Atlético Madrid).

Recent form:

It's been a mixed start to the season. The Andalusians failed to win their first four matches, but have picked up two victories in their last three games.

Previous Meetings
Our first LaLiga match against Sevilla FC took place in the 1934/35 campaign with Athletic Club winning 4-0 at San Mames.

The Zurigorri's have played the Andalusian side 160 times in the top-flight, recording 63 wins, 31 draws and 66 defeats.
 

Los Leones have a strong home record against Sevilla. From 80 LaLiga fixtures, Athletic have won 51, drawn 10 and lost 19.
 

From the last five meetings out San Mames, Athletic have emerged victorious twice and suffered defeat once.
 

The corresponding fixture last season saw Athletic Club win 2-0 thanks to goals from Raúl García and Iker Muniain in their final home game as Lions.