Sevilla - The "Two-Faced Man" of Spanish Football

Currently, the Sanchez Pizjuan home team is in 6th place, 14 points behind the 4th place team Valencia. La Liga season 2017/2018 has only 9 rounds left to end, the goal of winning a position in the TOP 4 is gradually becoming impossible for coach Montella and his team.

What the Andalusian team has done in La Liga this season has left experts and Sevilla fans extremely disappointed.

On the contrary, in the cup competitions, the Sanchez Pizjuan home team is showing a completely different face. In the King's Cup, Sevilla participated in the final (the opponent is Barcelona).

More specifically, in the Champions League arena, coach Montella and his team just defeated Man Utd with a score of 2-1 right at Old Trafford and thereby won a ticket to play in the round of 8. It can be said that this season, Sevilla is showing itself to be a two-faced person.

Defeated by Leganes (blue-white stripes), Sevilla has almost lost hope of entering the TOP 4 of La Liga. Photo: Internet

Just look at the recent performances of Banega and his teammates. The 1-2 loss to Leganes in the last round was Sevilla's second consecutive defeat in La Liga (the previous match lost 0-2 to Valencia) and was the 12th defeat in the most prestigious tournament in Spanish football this season (up to the end of round 29).

Therefore, TOP 4 is getting further and further out of reach for coach Montella and his team. Over the past decade, Sevilla has rarely been in a similar situation as now.

This is something that is very difficult to explain to football fans. A team with a highly rated squad, consisting of talented and experienced players.

A team that played on par with Liverpool (drawn 2 matches) and defeated the mighty Man Utd in the Champions League, showed a pale face in the La Liga arena - where most of the teams are of average strength. Indeed, it is difficult to understand what Sevilla has experienced.

Sevilla players celebrate victory over Man Utd. Photo: Internet

With the same squad including faces like Sergio Rico, Lenglet, N'Zonzi, Banega, Ben Yedder... but the results that Sevilla achieved against Man Utd and Leganes were completely opposite.

Coach Montella and his players were praised at Old Trafford a few days ago, but they were criticized after their poor performance against Leganes. In just 5 days (March 13-18), Sevilla showed two opposite faces.

However, the Andalusian team and their fans have many reasons to be happy and proud. It has been 60 years since the 1957/1958 season that Sevilla has won a ticket to play in the quarter-finals of the European Cup/Champions League. Besides, the achievement of reaching the final of the King's Cup is also commendable for coach Montella and his team.

It is true that Sevilla's performance in the Cup arena (Champions League, King's Cup) is not the same as in La Liga./.