2010–11 Sevilla FC season
Encyclopedia
The 2010–11 Spanish football season is Sevilla Fútbol Club
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

's tenth consecutive season in La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

. The team manager in the previous season
2009–10 Sevilla FC season
The 2009–10 Spanish football season is Sevilla Fútbol Club's ninth consecutive season in La Liga. Manolo Jiménez was the team coach until 24 March 2010...

, Antonio Álvarez
Antonio Álvarez Giráldez
Antonio Álvarez Giráldez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.-Playing career:...

, continued with the team until the 2–0 defeat against Hércules
Hércules CF
Hércules Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1922, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, and holds home games at the Estadio José Rico Pérez, which seats 30,000 spectators.-History:After first...

 on September 26 2010. After this match, Gregorio Manzano, became the new manager but also assisted by the former player Javier Navarro and Luis García Tevenet as it happened when Álvarez
Antonio Álvarez Giráldez
Antonio Álvarez Giráldez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.-Playing career:...

 was the coach.

Trophies balance

Category Trophy Started round First match Result Last match
Friendly Trophy 16th Trofeo de la Sal Final 23 July 2010 Winner 23 July 2010
Achille & Cesare Bortolotti Trophy Final 30 July 2010 Winner 30 July 2010
56th Ramón de Carranza Trophy
Ramón de Carranza Trophy
The Ramón de Carranza Trophy is a pre-season football tournament organised by Cádiz CF, in memory of its former president, Ramón de Carranza - after whom their stadium is named as well....

Semi-finals 7 August 2010 Third Place 8 August 2010
3rd Antonio Puerta Trophy Final 24 November 2010 Runners-up 24 November 2010
Competitive Liga BBVA
2010–11 La Liga
The 2010–11 La Liga season was the 80th since its establishment. The campaign began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División...

28 August 2010 5th 21 May 2011
Copa del Rey
2010–11 Copa del Rey
The 2010–11 Copa del Rey was the 107th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition began on August 21, 2010 and ended on April 20, 2011 with the final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia, in which Real Madrid lifted the trophy for the eighteenth time in their history with a 1–0 victory over...

Round of 32 27 October 2010 Third Place 2 February 2011
Supercopa de España
2010 Supercopa de España
The 2010 Supercopa de España was a two-legged Spanish football match-up played on 14 August and 21 August 2010. It was contested by Sevilla, the 2009–10 Copa del Rey winners, and Barcelona, the 2009–10 Primera División winners....

Final 14 August 2010 Runners-up 21 August 2010
UEFA Champions League Fourth Qualifying Round 18 August 2010 Fourth Qualifying Round
UEFA Europa League Group Stage Round of 32 23 February 2011

Competitive Balance

Biggest win
Home Away
Liga BBVA
2010–11 La Liga
The 2010–11 La Liga season was the 80th since its establishment. The campaign began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División...

22 January 2011 Matchday 20 v. Levante UD
Levante UD
Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the namesake community.Founded in 1909, it plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadi Ciutat de València.-Early years:...

4 – 1 28 August 2010 Matchday 1 v. Levante UD
Levante UD
Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the namesake community.Founded in 1909, it plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadi Ciutat de València.-Early years:...

1 – 4
1 March 2011 Matchday 26 v. Sporting Gijón 3 – 0
Copa del Rey
2010–11 Copa del Rey
The 2010–11 Copa del Rey was the 107th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition began on August 21, 2010 and ended on April 20, 2011 with the final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia, in which Real Madrid lifted the trophy for the eighteenth time in their history with a 1–0 victory over...

10 November 2010 Round of 32, 2nd leg v. Real Unión
Real Unión
Real Unión Club de Irún, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Irun, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the province of Gipuzkoa, near the border with France...

6 – 1 27 October 2010 Round of 32, 1st leg v. Real Unión
Real Unión
Real Unión Club de Irún, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Irun, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the province of Gipuzkoa, near the border with France...

0 – 4
Champions League None due to the elimination in the fourth qualifying round
Europa League 4 November 2010 GS, Matchday 4 v.   Karpaty Lviv 4 – 0 30 September 2010 GS, Matchday 2 v.   Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...

0 – 1
21 October 2010 GS, Matchday 3 v.   Karpaty Lviv
23 February 2011 Round of 32, 2nd leg v.   FC Porto
Biggest loss
Home Away
Liga BBVA
2010–11 La Liga
The 2010–11 La Liga season was the 80th since its establishment. The campaign began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División...

21 November 2010 Matchday 35 v. Real Madrid CF 2 – 6 31 October 2010 Matchday 9 v. FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

5 – 0
Copa del Rey
2010–11 Copa del Rey
The 2010–11 Copa del Rey was the 107th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition began on August 21, 2010 and ended on April 20, 2011 with the final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia, in which Real Madrid lifted the trophy for the eighteenth time in their history with a 1–0 victory over...

26 January 2011 Semifinals, 1st leg v. Real Madrid CF 0 – 1 2 February 2011 Semifinals, 2nd leg v. Real Madrid CF 2 – 0
Champions League 24 August 2010 QR 4, 2nd leg v.  Portugal SC Braga
SC Braga
Sporting Clube de Braga , commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club, from the city of Braga. Its football team plays at the AXA Stadium, also known as The Quarry, which was built for UEFA Euro 2004...

3 – 4 18 August 2010 QR 4, 1st leg v.  Portugal SC Braga
SC Braga
Sporting Clube de Braga , commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club, from the city of Braga. Its football team plays at the AXA Stadium, also known as The Quarry, which was built for UEFA Euro 2004...

1 – 0
Europa League 16 September 2010 GS, Matchday 1 v.   PSG 0 – 1 2 December 2010 GS, Matchday 5 v.   PSG 4 – 2
17 February 2011 Round of 32, 1st leg v.   FC Porto 1 – 2

In


Out


Loan in


Loan out


Loan return


Loan end


In


Out


Loan out


Squad

Youth system

Sergio Sánchez's cardiac pathology

Out between: January – December 2010

On 1 January 2010, Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

's medical services detected some cardiac pathology in Sergio Sánchez
Sergio Sánchez Ortega
Sergio Sánchez Ortega is a Spanish footballer who plays for Málaga CF in La Liga.He can operate as either a right or central defender.-Espanyol:...

's heart and they recommended to him to stop his activity with the team. On May 2010, he was surgical operated in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

 (Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

) and received orders of resting during 6 or 7 months, when there will be valued (beginning of 2011) the possibility of returning to play football. On 27 December 2010, doctors of Vall d'Hebrón Hospital (Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...

) had officially told Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

 that Sergio Sánchez
Sergio Sánchez Ortega
Sergio Sánchez Ortega is a Spanish footballer who plays for Málaga CF in La Liga.He can operate as either a right or central defender.-Espanyol:...

 has passed the latest tests about his recovery because of the surgical operation, so he can play football again from 2011.

Jesús Navas' left ankle (I)

Out between: 16 – 30 September 2010 ; October 2010 – January 2011

On 16 September 2010, in the Europa League match against PSG, Jesús Navas
Jesús Navas
Jesús Navas González is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in La Liga.A right winger who can play on the left flank on occasion, his main assets are his quick feet which also allow him to be very good at dribbling and an ability to run at opposing defenders.-Club career:Navas joined...

 twisted his left ankle. He had to be replaced during that match because he couldn't walk as usual. His injury didn't appear serious, and he was considered recovered and fit to play in the pre-game Europa League against Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...

 at the Westfalenstadion
Westfalenstadion
Westfalenstadion is an association football stadium in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the home stadium of the Borussia Dortmund football team playing in the German Bundesliga....

. He had to be replaced on 76' because of a strong relapse. He was replaced by Julien Escudé
Julien Escudé
Julien Escudé is a French footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in Spain, as a central defender.-France / Ajax:Escudé began his professional career at AS Cannes, playing one season in the second division...

. During October
October
October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old Roman calendar, October retained its name after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the...

, it was thought that he needed surgery. He submitted it on 1 November in Vitoria-Gasteiz
Vitória
Vitória is the capital of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It is located on a small island within a bay where a few rivers meet the sea. It was founded in 1551. The city proper has a population of 313,300 whilst the Greater Vitória metropolitan area has a population of more than 1,612,885 ,...

. He was operated by Dr. Mikel Sánchez and could return to play after Christmas, on 2 January against CA Osasuna
CA Osasuna
Club Atlético Osasuna, known as Osasuna, is a Spanish football team based in Iruñea-Pamplona, in the autonomous community of Navarre.Founded in 1920, it currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at the 19,553-capacity Estadio Reyno de Navarra...

.

Tiberio Guarente's injured leg

Out between: November 2010 – Following season
2011–12 Sevilla FC season
The 2011–12 Spanish football season is Sevilla Fútbol Clubs 11th consecutive season in La Liga and 8th consecutive playing European competitions since its participation in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, despite the earlier fall in the Fourth Qualifying Round on August. The team manager in the previous...


On 6 November 2010, Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

's medical services discovered a strange injury in Tiberio Guarente
Tiberio Guarente
Tiberio Guarente is an Italian footballer, who currently plays for La Liga side Sevilla FC.-Career:He signed a new 5-year contract with Atalanta in summer 2009. After Atalanta relegated, he was sold to Sevilla FC on 17 June 2010...

's leg that should be treated. This injury caused that the Italian player was 6 months out of the stadiums.

Jesús Navas' left ankle (II)

Out between: April 2011 – Following season
2011–12 Sevilla FC season
The 2011–12 Spanish football season is Sevilla Fútbol Clubs 11th consecutive season in La Liga and 8th consecutive playing European competitions since its participation in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, despite the earlier fall in the Fourth Qualifying Round on August. The team manager in the previous...



In some training season before the match against RCD Mallorca
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix....

, Jesus Navas
Jesús Navas
Jesús Navas González is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in La Liga.A right winger who can play on the left flank on occasion, his main assets are his quick feet which also allow him to be very good at dribbling and an ability to run at opposing defenders.-Club career:Navas joined...

 had discomfort in his left ankle, which had been twisted in the beginning of the session in a Europa League match against PSG. He wasn't called to that match and medical tests were made. It was discovered that he suffered from a relapse of that injury, a stress fracture in his ankle that will keep him out of the stadiums for 6 weeks. It is believed he will not play more in the remainder of the session.

Nominated by their national football team


Match stats

No. Pos. Player
Liga
2010–11 La Liga
The 2010–11 La Liga season was the 80th since its establishment. The campaign began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División...

Cup
2010–11 Copa del Rey
The 2010–11 Copa del Rey was the 107th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition began on August 21, 2010 and ended on April 20, 2011 with the final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia, in which Real Madrid lifted the trophy for the eighteenth time in their history with a 1–0 victory over...

SCE
2010 Supercopa de España
The 2010 Supercopa de España was a two-legged Spanish football match-up played on 14 August and 21 August 2010. It was contested by Sevilla, the 2009–10 Copa del Rey winners, and Barcelona, the 2009–10 Primera División winners....

UCL UEL Liga
2010–11 La Liga
The 2010–11 La Liga season was the 80th since its establishment. The campaign began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División...

Cup
2010–11 Copa del Rey
The 2010–11 Copa del Rey was the 107th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition began on August 21, 2010 and ended on April 20, 2011 with the final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia, in which Real Madrid lifted the trophy for the eighteenth time in their history with a 1–0 victory over...

SCE
2010 Supercopa de España
The 2010 Supercopa de España was a two-legged Spanish football match-up played on 14 August and 21 August 2010. It was contested by Sevilla, the 2009–10 Copa del Rey winners, and Barcelona, the 2009–10 Primera División winners....

UCL UEL Liga
2010–11 La Liga
The 2010–11 La Liga season was the 80th since its establishment. The campaign began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División...

Cup
2010–11 Copa del Rey
The 2010–11 Copa del Rey was the 107th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition began on August 21, 2010 and ended on April 20, 2011 with the final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia, in which Real Madrid lifted the trophy for the eighteenth time in their history with a 1–0 victory over...

SCE
2010 Supercopa de España
The 2010 Supercopa de España was a two-legged Spanish football match-up played on 14 August and 21 August 2010. It was contested by Sevilla, the 2009–10 Copa del Rey winners, and Barcelona, the 2009–10 Primera División winners....

UCL UEL Liga
2010–11 La Liga
The 2010–11 La Liga season was the 80th since its establishment. The campaign began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División...

Cup
2010–11 Copa del Rey
The 2010–11 Copa del Rey was the 107th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition began on August 21, 2010 and ended on April 20, 2011 with the final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia, in which Real Madrid lifted the trophy for the eighteenth time in their history with a 1–0 victory over...

SCE
2010 Supercopa de España
The 2010 Supercopa de España was a two-legged Spanish football match-up played on 14 August and 21 August 2010. It was contested by Sevilla, the 2009–10 Copa del Rey winners, and Barcelona, the 2009–10 Primera División winners....

UCL UEL
1 GK   Andrés Palop
Andrés Palop
Andrés Palop Cervera is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC as a goalkeeper.After having languished on the bench of hometown side Valencia for most of his stay, he became a premiere player with Sevilla well into his 30's, helping it consolidate in both the domestic and European...

2 DF
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

  Federico Fazio
Federico Fazio
Federico Julián Fazio is an Argentine footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in the Spanish first division, usually as a central defender.-Club career:...

4 DF
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 Uruguay Martín Cáceres
Martín Cáceres
José Martín Cáceres Silva is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in La Liga.His primary position is central defender, but he can also operate at right or left back.-Early years:...

5 DF
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 Spain Fernando Navarro
Fernando Navarro
Fernando Navarro i Corbacho is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC as a left defender.-Club career:Having come through the ranks of giants FC Barcelona, Navarro was on the verge...

6 MF  Côte d'Ivoire Ndri Romaric
Koffi Ndri Romaric
Christian Koffi Ndri , commonly known as Romaric, is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for RCD Espanyol, on loan from Sevilla FC, and the Côte d'Ivoire national team...

7 MF  Spain Jesús Navas
Jesús Navas
Jesús Navas González is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in La Liga.A right winger who can play on the left flank on occasion, his main assets are his quick feet which also allow him to be very good at dribbling and an ability to run at opposing defenders.-Club career:Navas joined...

 (LTI)
8 MF  Côte d'Ivoire Didier Zokora
Didier Zokora
Déguy Alain Didier Zokora is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Turkish club Trabzonspor and the Ivorian national team. Zokora plays in a defensive role and is a strong tactical player in the middle of the park.-Early career:Zokora started his career in Côte d'Ivoire at the famed youth academy of...

9 MF  Argentina Diego Perotti
Diego Perotti
Diego Perotti is an Argentine footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in the Spanish first division.Mainly a left winger who can play with both feet, he can also appear as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:...

10 FW  Brazil Luis Fabiano
Luís Fabiano
Luís Fabiano Clemente , commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for São Paulo and the Brazilian national football team as a striker.-Early career:...

 (Out)
11 MF  Brazil Renato
Renato Dirnei Florêncio
Renato Dirnei Florêncio Santos , simply Renato, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas....

12 FW  Mali Frédéric Kanouté
Frédéric Kanouté
Frédéric Oumar Kanouté is a French-born Malian footballer who currently plays for Sevilla FC in the Spanish La Liga. On 2 February 2008, Kanouté was named the 2007 African Footballer of the Year and is the first foreign-born player to win it.-Lyon:Born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Rhône, Kanouté's...

13 GK   Javi Varas
Javi Varas
Javier 'Javi' Varas Herrera is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sevilla FC as a goalkeeper.-Football career:...

14 DF
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 France Julien Escudé
Julien Escudé
Julien Escudé is a French footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in Spain, as a central defender.-France / Ajax:Escudé began his professional career at AS Cannes, playing one season in the second division...

15 MF  Spain Alejandro Alfaro
Alejandro Alfaro
Alejandro Alfaro Ligero is a Spanish footballer who plays for RCD Mallorca in La Liga.Mainly a right winger, he can also operate as a second striker.-Club career:...

16 MF  Spain Diego Capel
Diego Capel
Diego Ángel Capel Trinidad is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal in Portugal, as a left winger.-Sevilla:Groomed in Sevilla FC's youth system , Capel made his first professional appearance aged 16, playing three minutes in a 2–1 home win over Atlético Madrid, on 24...

17 DF
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

  Sergio Sánchez
Sergio Sánchez Ortega
Sergio Sánchez Ortega is a Spanish footballer who plays for Málaga CF in La Liga.He can operate as either a right or central defender.-Espanyol:...

18 FW  Spain Álvaro Negredo
Álvaro Negredo
Álvaro Negredo Sánchez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC as a striker.Nicknamed La fiera de Vallecas , his career was associated with Real Madrid, although he could never become a part of its first-team setup, going on to represent other teams in his country.-Real Madrid:Born in...

19 MF  Italy Luca Cigarini
Luca Cigarini
Luca Cigarini is an Italian football midfielder who currently plays for Atalanta B.C. in Serie A.-Club career:He was one of the notable youth products in 2005 Parma squad, alongside Daniele Dessena...

20 DF
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 France Mouhamadou Dabo
Mouhamadou Dabo
Mouhamadou Dabo is a French professional footballer of Senegalese descent who currently plays for Olympique Lyonnais.He is a right back, but has played left back as well.-Career:...

21 MF  Argentina Lautaro Acosta
Lautaro Acosta
Lautaro Germán Acosta is an Argentine footballer who plays for Racing de Santander on loan from Sevilla FC in La Liga, as a forward.-Lanús:...

23 DF
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

  Alexis Ruano
Alexis Ruano Delgado
Alexis Ruano Delgado , simply Alexis, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in the Spanish first division.Mainly a central defender, he can also operate as left back.-Football career:...

24 DF
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 France Abdoulay Konko
Abdoulay Konko
Abdoulaye Konko Faye is a French footballer of Senegalese and Moroccan descent, who currently plays for Lazio in Serie A as a right back. He favours dribbling and can play anywhere on either wing.-Club career:...

 (Out)
MF   Gary Medel
Gary Medel
Gary Alexis Medel Soto , known as Gary Medel, is a Chilean football player who plays as defensive midfielder for La Liga club Sevilla FC....

No. 40 No. 40 No. 40 No. 40
25 MF   Tiberio Guarente
Tiberio Guarente
Tiberio Guarente is an Italian footballer, who currently plays for La Liga side Sevilla FC.-Career:He signed a new 5-year contract with Atalanta in summer 2009. After Atalanta relegated, he was sold to Sevilla FC on 17 June 2010...

 (LTI)
MF   Ivan Rakitić
Ivan Rakitic
Ivan Rakitić is a Croatian footballer who plays for Sevilla FC and the Croatian national team.Born in Möhlin, he started his professional career at Swiss giants Basel and spent two seasons with them before establishing popularity for his time in the German Bundesliga with Schalke 04...

No. 41 No. 41 No. 41 No. 41
27 DF
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

  Antonio Luna
Antonio Luna Rodríguez
Antonio Manuel Luna Rodríguez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC as a left defender.-External links:*** **...

 (Out)
30 FW   José Carlos
José Carlos Fernández Vázquez
José Carlos Fernández Vázquez, known as José Carlos , is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for AEK Athens F.C...

 (Out)
31 FW   Rodri
Rodrigo Ríos Lozano
Rodrigo Ríos Lozano, aka Rodri , is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B as a forward.-Early years:Born in Soria, Castile and León, Rodri grew up in Dos Hermanas, Province of Seville, where he was discovered by Sevilla FC scouts, thus entering the Andalusians' youth ranks...

34 DF
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

  Bernardo Espinosa

Friendly matches

16th Trofeo de la Sal

Achille & Cesare Bortolotti Trophy

56th Ramón de Carranza Trophy





3rd Antonio Puerta Trophy

Final

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SEVILLA FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

GK 1  Spain Andrés Palop
Andrés Palop
Andrés Palop Cervera is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC as a goalkeeper.After having languished on the bench of hometown side Valencia for most of his stay, he became a premiere player with Sevilla well into his 30's, helping it consolidate in both the domestic and European...

 (c) 
DF 24  Early Modern France Abdoulay Konko
Abdoulay Konko
Abdoulaye Konko Faye is a French footballer of Senegalese and Moroccan descent, who currently plays for Lazio in Serie A as a right back. He favours dribbling and can play anywhere on either wing.-Club career:...

 
DF 14  Early Modern France Julien Escudé
Julien Escudé
Julien Escudé is a French footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in Spain, as a central defender.-France / Ajax:Escudé began his professional career at AS Cannes, playing one season in the second division...

 
DF 2  Argentina Federico Fazio
Federico Fazio
Federico Julián Fazio is an Argentine footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in the Spanish first division, usually as a central defender.-Club career:...

 
DF 20  Early Modern France Mouhamadou Dabo
Mouhamadou Dabo
Mouhamadou Dabo is a French professional footballer of Senegalese descent who currently plays for Olympique Lyonnais.He is a right back, but has played left back as well.-Career:...

 
MF 6  Côte d'Ivoire Romaric
Koffi Ndri Romaric
Christian Koffi Ndri , commonly known as Romaric, is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for RCD Espanyol, on loan from Sevilla FC, and the Côte d'Ivoire national team...

 
MF 8  Côte d'Ivoire Didier Zokora
Didier Zokora
Déguy Alain Didier Zokora is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Turkish club Trabzonspor and the Ivorian national team. Zokora plays in a defensive role and is a strong tactical player in the middle of the park.-Early career:Zokora started his career in Côte d'Ivoire at the famed youth academy of...

 
MF 11  Brazil Renato
Renato Dirnei Florêncio
Renato Dirnei Florêncio Santos , simply Renato, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas....

 
FW 7  Spain Jesús Navas
Jesús Navas
Jesús Navas González is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in La Liga.A right winger who can play on the left flank on occasion, his main assets are his quick feet which also allow him to be very good at dribbling and an ability to run at opposing defenders.-Club career:Navas joined...

 
FW 10  Brazil Luis Fabiano
Luís Fabiano
Luís Fabiano Clemente , commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for São Paulo and the Brazilian national football team as a striker.-Early career:...

 
FW 9  Argentina Diego Perotti
Diego Perotti
Diego Perotti is an Argentine footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in the Spanish first division.Mainly a left winger who can play with both feet, he can also appear as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:...

 
Substitutes:
GK 13  Spain Javi Varas
Javi Varas
Javier 'Javi' Varas Herrera is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sevilla FC as a goalkeeper.-Football career:...

 
DF 4  Early Modern France Sébastien Squillaci
Sébastien Squillaci
Sébastien Squillaci is a French international footballer who plays for Arsenal. He plays as a central defender and is described as a player who "reads the game well" and is "strong in the air and on the ground"...

 
MF 19  Italy Luca Cigarini
Luca Cigarini
Luca Cigarini is an Italian football midfielder who currently plays for Atalanta B.C. in Serie A.-Club career:He was one of the notable youth products in 2005 Parma squad, alongside Daniele Dessena...

 
MF 15  Spain Alejandro Alfaro
Alejandro Alfaro
Alejandro Alfaro Ligero is a Spanish footballer who plays for RCD Mallorca in La Liga.Mainly a right winger, he can also operate as a second striker.-Club career:...

 
MF 16  Spain Diego Capel
Diego Capel
Diego Ángel Capel Trinidad is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal in Portugal, as a left winger.-Sevilla:Groomed in Sevilla FC's youth system , Capel made his first professional appearance aged 16, playing three minutes in a 2–1 home win over Atlético Madrid, on 24...

 
FW 18  Spain Álvaro Negredo
Álvaro Negredo
Álvaro Negredo Sánchez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC as a striker.Nicknamed La fiera de Vallecas , his career was associated with Real Madrid, although he could never become a part of its first-team setup, going on to represent other teams in his country.-Real Madrid:Born in...

 
FW 12  Mali Frédéric Kanouté
Frédéric Kanouté
Frédéric Oumar Kanouté is a French-born Malian footballer who currently plays for Sevilla FC in the Spanish La Liga. On 2 February 2008, Kanouté was named the 2007 African Footballer of the Year and is the first foreign-born player to win it.-Lyon:Born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Rhône, Kanouté's...

 
Manager:
 Spain Antonio Álvarez
Antonio Álvarez Giráldez
Antonio Álvarez Giráldez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.-Playing career:...

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FC BARCELONA
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

| GK 31  Spain Rubén Miño  DF 2  Brazil Dani Alves  DF 18  Argentina Gabriel Milito
Gabriel Milito
Gabriel Alejandro Milito is an Argentine footballer who plays for Club Atlético Independiente as a central defender.He spent most of his professional career in Spain, representing two different teams – Real Zaragoza and FC Barcelona – also appearing with the Argentine national team in three major...

 (c)  DF 22  Early Modern France Éric Abidal
Éric Abidal
Éric Sylvain Abidal is a French footballer who plays as a left or central defender for FC Barcelona and the France national team.-Club career:...

  DF 19  Brazil Maxwell
Maxwell Cabelino Andrade
Maxwell Scherrer Cabelino Andrade , commonly known as Maxwell, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona...

  DF 33  Spain Sergi Gómez
Sergi Gómez
Sergi Gómez Solà is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B as a central defender.-Club career:Gómez arrived in FC Barcelona's youth academy at the age of 14...

  MF 15  Mali Seydou Keita
Seydou Keita (footballer)
Seydou Keita is a Malian footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in Spain and the Malian national team. He also holds a French passport.A versatile midfielder, he can operate as both a central or defensive midfielder.-Marseille:...

  MF 37  Spain Oriol Romeu
Oriol Romeu
Oriol Romeu Vidal is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also operate as a central defender.-Barcelona:...

  MF 34  Mexico Jonathan dos Santos
Jonathan dos Santos
Jonathan dos Santos Ramírez is a Mexican football who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for FC Barcelona B. He has also been called up to the Mexican national team.-Early life:...

  FW 9  Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan and the Swedish national team for which he is captain....

  FW 11  Spain Bojan Krkić
Bojan Krkic
Bojan Krkić Pérez known as just Bojan, is a Spanish footballer who currently plays as a forward or winger for Italian Serie A club Roma.- Early years :...

  Substitutes: GK 38  Spain Oier Olazábal
Oier Olazábal
Oier Olazábal Paredes , is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B as a goalkeeper.-Football career:Olazábal arrived in FC Barcelona's youth academy at age 16, from local Real Unión...

  DF 35  Spain Marc Muniesa
Marc Muniesa
Marc Muniesa Martínez is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B.Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a full back, usually on the left.-Club career:...

  DF 21  Brazil Adriano Correia  DF 30  Spain Thiago Alcântara
Thiago Alcántara
Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento is a Spanish football player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona.-Early years:...

  MF 28  Spain Sergi Roberto
Sergi Roberto
Sergi Roberto Carnicer is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B as a central midfielder.-Club career:...

  MF 20  Spain Jeffrén Suárez
Jeffrén Suárez
Jeffrén Isaac Suárez Bermúdez , simply Jeffrén, is a Spanish footballer who plays Sporting Clube de Portugal as a forward or winger....

  FW 10  Argentina Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and captains the Argentina national team, mainly as a striker. Messi received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21, and won in 2009 and 2010...

  Manager:>  Spain Pep Guardiola

Man of the Match:

 Mali Frédéric Kanouté
Frédéric Kanouté
Frédéric Oumar Kanouté is a French-born Malian footballer who currently plays for Sevilla FC in the Spanish La Liga. On 2 February 2008, Kanouté was named the 2007 African Footballer of the Year and is the first foreign-born player to win it.-Lyon:Born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Rhône, Kanouté's...

 (Sevilla FC)

Assistant referees
Assistant referee (association football)
In association football, an assistant referee is one of several officials who assist the referee in controlling a match. Two officials, traditionally known as linesmen , stand on the touchlines, while a fourth official assists administrative or other match related tasks as directed by the referee...

:


 Spain Asturias José Manuel Fernández Miranda

 Spain Asturias Javier Hugo Novoa Robles

Fourth official:

 Spain Asturias Pablo Fernández Pérez

Second leg



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FC BARCELONA
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

GK 1  Spain Víctor Valdés
Víctor Valdés
Víctor Valdés i Arribas is a Spanish football goalkeeper who currently plays for FC Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga.He is the most successful goalkeeper in Barcelona's history and is widely considered to be one of the best goalkeepers in the world, having won a total of 17 titles including five...

 
DF 2  Brazil Dani Alves 
DF 3  Spain Gerard Piqué
Gerard Piqué
Gerard Piqué i Bernabeu is a Spanish footballer, currently playing as a central defender for FC Barcelona.A product of Barça's cantera, he initially left the club for Manchester United in 2004, where he remained for four years, before returning to Barça under Josep Guardiola's leadership, helping...

 
DF 22  France Éric Abidal
Éric Abidal
Éric Sylvain Abidal is a French footballer who plays as a left or central defender for FC Barcelona and the France national team.-Club career:...

 
DF 19  Brazil Maxwell
Maxwell Cabelino Andrade
Maxwell Scherrer Cabelino Andrade , commonly known as Maxwell, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona...

 
MF 16  Spain Sergio Busquets 
MF 6  Spain Xavi (c)
MF 15  Mali Seydou Keita
Seydou Keita (footballer)
Seydou Keita is a Malian footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in Spain and the Malian national team. He also holds a French passport.A versatile midfielder, he can operate as both a central or defensive midfielder.-Marseille:...

 
FW 10  Argentina Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and captains the Argentina national team, mainly as a striker. Messi received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21, and won in 2009 and 2010...

 
FW 11  Spain Bojan Krkić
Bojan Krkic
Bojan Krkić Pérez known as just Bojan, is a Spanish footballer who currently plays as a forward or winger for Italian Serie A club Roma.- Early years :...

 
FW 17  Spain Pedro Rodríguez
Pedro Rodríguez Ledesma
Pedro Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma , commonly known as Pedro or Pedrito, is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team, as a forward or winger....

Substitutes:
GK 13  Spain José Manuel Pinto
José Manuel Pinto
José Manuel Pinto Colorado is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona as a goalkeeper.-Betis / Celta:Born in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Andalusia, Pinto, a product of Real Betis' youth system, moved up to the first team and made his La Liga debut for the club during the 1997–98...

DF 5  Spain Carles Puyol
Carles Puyol
Carles Puyol i Saforcada is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team.Mainly a central defender, he can also play on either flank, especially as a right back...

DF 18  Argentina Gabriel Milito
Gabriel Milito
Gabriel Alejandro Milito is an Argentine footballer who plays for Club Atlético Independiente as a central defender.He spent most of his professional career in Spain, representing two different teams – Real Zaragoza and FC Barcelona – also appearing with the Argentine national team in three major...

 
MF 8  Spain Andrés Iniesta
Andrés Iniesta
Andrés Iniesta Luján is a Spanish football player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona, and the Spanish national team....

 
MF 21  Brazil Adriano Correia
FW 9  Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan and the Swedish national team for which he is captain....

 
FW 7  Spain David Villa
David Villa
David Villa Sánchez , nicknamed , is a Spanish footballer who currently plays as a striker for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national football team. He can also operate as a winger....

 
Manager:
 Spain Pep Guardiola
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SEVILLA FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

| GK 1  Spain Andrés Palop
Andrés Palop
Andrés Palop Cervera is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC as a goalkeeper.After having languished on the bench of hometown side Valencia for most of his stay, he became a premiere player with Sevilla well into his 30's, helping it consolidate in both the domestic and European...

 (c) DF 5  Spain Fernando Navarro
Fernando Navarro
Fernando Navarro i Corbacho is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC as a left defender.-Club career:Having come through the ranks of giants FC Barcelona, Navarro was on the verge...

DF 14  France Julien Escudé
Julien Escudé
Julien Escudé is a French footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in Spain, as a central defender.-France / Ajax:Escudé began his professional career at AS Cannes, playing one season in the second division...

DF 24  France Abdoulay Konko
Abdoulay Konko
Abdoulaye Konko Faye is a French footballer of Senegalese and Moroccan descent, who currently plays for Lazio in Serie A as a right back. He favours dribbling and can play anywhere on either wing.-Club career:...

DF 20  France Mouhamadou Dabo
Mouhamadou Dabo
Mouhamadou Dabo is a French professional footballer of Senegalese descent who currently plays for Olympique Lyonnais.He is a right back, but has played left back as well.-Career:...

MF 6  Côte d'Ivoire Romaric
Koffi Ndri Romaric
Christian Koffi Ndri , commonly known as Romaric, is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for RCD Espanyol, on loan from Sevilla FC, and the Côte d'Ivoire national team...

MF 7  Spain Jesús Navas
Jesús Navas
Jesús Navas González is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in La Liga.A right winger who can play on the left flank on occasion, his main assets are his quick feet which also allow him to be very good at dribbling and an ability to run at opposing defenders.-Club career:Navas joined...

MF 8  Côte d'Ivoire Didier Zokora
Didier Zokora
Déguy Alain Didier Zokora is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Turkish club Trabzonspor and the Ivorian national team. Zokora plays in a defensive role and is a strong tactical player in the middle of the park.-Early career:Zokora started his career in Côte d'Ivoire at the famed youth academy of...

MF 15  Spain Alejandro Alfaro
Alejandro Alfaro
Alejandro Alfaro Ligero is a Spanish footballer who plays for RCD Mallorca in La Liga.Mainly a right winger, he can also operate as a second striker.-Club career:...

MF 16  Spain Diego Capel
Diego Capel
Diego Ángel Capel Trinidad is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal in Portugal, as a left winger.-Sevilla:Groomed in Sevilla FC's youth system , Capel made his first professional appearance aged 16, playing three minutes in a 2–1 home win over Atlético Madrid, on 24...

FW 18  Spain Álvaro Negredo
Álvaro Negredo
Álvaro Negredo Sánchez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC as a striker.Nicknamed La fiera de Vallecas , his career was associated with Real Madrid, although he could never become a part of its first-team setup, going on to represent other teams in his country.-Real Madrid:Born in...

  Substitutes: GK 13  Spain Javi Varas
Javi Varas
Javier 'Javi' Varas Herrera is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sevilla FC as a goalkeeper.-Football career:...

DF 2  Argentina Federico Fazio
Federico Fazio
Federico Julián Fazio is an Argentine footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in the Spanish first division, usually as a central defender.-Club career:...

MF 9  Argentina Diego Perotti
Diego Perotti
Diego Perotti is an Argentine footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in the Spanish first division.Mainly a left winger who can play with both feet, he can also appear as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:...

FW 10  Brazil Luis Fabiano
Luís Fabiano
Luís Fabiano Clemente , commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for São Paulo and the Brazilian national football team as a striker.-Early career:...

MF 11  Brazil Adriano
Adriano Correia Claro
Adriano Correia Claro , simply Adriano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in La Liga.One of few players in professional football who is genuinely ambidextrous, he is capable of playing as a defender or midfielder, on both sides of the pitch.-Early years / Sevilla:Born in...

MF 19  Italy Luca Cigarini
Luca Cigarini
Luca Cigarini is an Italian football midfielder who currently plays for Atalanta B.C. in Serie A.-Club career:He was one of the notable youth products in 2005 Parma squad, alongside Daniele Dessena...

FW 31  Spain Rodri
Rodrigo Ríos Lozano
Rodrigo Ríos Lozano, aka Rodri , is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B as a forward.-Early years:Born in Soria, Castile and León, Rodri grew up in Dos Hermanas, Province of Seville, where he was discovered by Sevilla FC scouts, thus entering the Andalusians' youth ranks...

  Manager:>  Spain Antonio Álvarez
Antonio Álvarez Giráldez
Antonio Álvarez Giráldez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.-Playing career:...



Man of the Match:

 Argentina Leo Messi (FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

)

Assistant referees
Assistant referee (association football)
In association football, an assistant referee is one of several officials who assist the referee in controlling a match. Two officials, traditionally known as linesmen , stand on the touchlines, while a fourth official assists administrative or other match related tasks as directed by the referee...

:


 Spain Cantabria Victoriano Díaz Casado

 Spain Cantabria Manuel Ángel Torre Cimiano

Fourth official:

 Spain Cantabria Alberto Díaz Arias

Liga BBVA

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Against LEV
Levante UD
Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the namesake community.Founded in 1909, it plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadi Ciutat de València.-Early years:...

DEP
Deportivo de La Coruña
Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División...

MGA
Málaga CF
Málaga Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Málaga, Andalusia. The team currently plays in Spain's La Liga.Málaga CF is generally seen as the successor to CD Málaga, one of the most historical Andalusian football clubs, by being a near-identical looking football club that even shares...

RAC HÉR
Hércules CF
Hércules Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1922, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, and holds home games at the Estadio José Rico Pérez, which seats 30,000 spectators.-History:After first...

ATM
Atlético de Madrid
Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D., commonly known as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in La Liga. Atlético have won both La Liga and the Copa del Rey on nine occasions, including a double in 1996; in Europe, they won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1962, were...

SPG ATH
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions...

FCB
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

VAL
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the...

ZAR
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points...

MLL
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix....

GET
Getafe CF
Getafe Club de Fútbol is a Spanish La Liga football club based in Getafe, a city in the Madrid metropolitan area, founded in 1946 and refounded in 1983.In the top level since 2004-05, it holds home games at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez....

VIL
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...

ALM
UD Almería
Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1989 as Almería Club de Fútbol, it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, with a 22,000-seat...

RMA OSA
CA Osasuna
Club Atlético Osasuna, known as Osasuna, is a Spanish football team based in Iruñea-Pamplona, in the autonomous community of Navarre.Founded in 1920, it currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at the 19,553-capacity Estadio Reyno de Navarra...

RSO
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909...

ESP
RCD Espanyol
Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009...

LEV
Levante UD
Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the namesake community.Founded in 1909, it plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadi Ciutat de València.-Early years:...

DEP
Deportivo de La Coruña
Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División...

MGA
Málaga CF
Málaga Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Málaga, Andalusia. The team currently plays in Spain's La Liga.Málaga CF is generally seen as the successor to CD Málaga, one of the most historical Andalusian football clubs, by being a near-identical looking football club that even shares...

RAC HÉR
Hércules CF
Hércules Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1922, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, and holds home games at the Estadio José Rico Pérez, which seats 30,000 spectators.-History:After first...

ATM
Atlético de Madrid
Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D., commonly known as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in La Liga. Atlético have won both La Liga and the Copa del Rey on nine occasions, including a double in 1996; in Europe, they won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1962, were...

SPG ATH
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions...

FCB
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

VAL
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the...

ZAR
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points...

MLL
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix....

GET
Getafe CF
Getafe Club de Fútbol is a Spanish La Liga football club based in Getafe, a city in the Madrid metropolitan area, founded in 1946 and refounded in 1983.In the top level since 2004-05, it holds home games at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez....

VIL
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...

ALM
UD Almería
Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1989 as Almería Club de Fútbol, it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, with a 22,000-seat...

RMA OSA
CA Osasuna
Club Atlético Osasuna, known as Osasuna, is a Spanish football team based in Iruñea-Pamplona, in the autonomous community of Navarre.Founded in 1920, it currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at the 19,553-capacity Estadio Reyno de Navarra...

RSO
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909...

ESP
RCD Espanyol
Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009...

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5 Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

58 17 7 14 62 61 +1 34 10 4 5 35 27 +8 24 7 3 9 27 34 −7


Liga BBVA Winner
2010–11 La Liga
The 2010–11 La Liga season was the 80th since its establishment. The campaign began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División...

 (also qualified for 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Group Stage)

2011–12 UEFA Champions League Group Stage

2011–12 UEFA Champions League 4th Qualifying Round

2011–12 UEFA Europa League Group Stage

2011–12 UEFA Europa League 4th Qualifying Round (From February 3: 5th and 6th Liga BBVA
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

 qualified teams because of the 2011 Copa del Rey Final
2011 Copa del Rey Final
-Aftermath:Real Madrid players celebrated their victory that evening by riding a double-decker bus through Madrid where they were greeted by cheering crowds. While holding the trophy aloft, Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos dropped the cup in front of the bus, where it was crushed. Ramos later...

)


2011–12 UEFA Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round (From February 3: 7th Liga BBVA
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

 qualified team because of the 2011 Copa del Rey Final
2011 Copa del Rey Final
-Aftermath:Real Madrid players celebrated their victory that evening by riding a double-decker bus through Madrid where they were greeted by cheering crowds. While holding the trophy aloft, Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos dropped the cup in front of the bus, where it was crushed. Ramos later...

)


Relegation to Liga Adelante




  • With Antonio Álvarez
    Antonio Álvarez Giráldez
    Antonio Álvarez Giráldez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.-Playing career:...





Fourth Qualifying Round

SC Braga won 5–3 on aggregate and qualifies to the group stage. Sevilla FC relegated to Europa League.

Group stage

GROUP J
 France PSG 6 3 3 0 9 4
5
12
 Spain Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

6 3 1 2 10 7
3
10
 Germany Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...

6 2 3 1 10 7
3
9
 Ukraine Karpaty Lviv 6 0 1 5 4 15 −11 1

  • With Antonio Álvarez
    Antonio Álvarez Giráldez
    Antonio Álvarez Giráldez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.-Playing career:...



Round of 32

Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

 2–2 FC Porto on aggregate. FC Porto won on away goals.

Round of 32

Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

 won 10–1 on aggregate.

Round of 16

Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

 won 8–3 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

 won 6–3 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Real Madrid CF won 3–0 on aggregate.

Antonio Álvarez
Antonio Álvarez Giráldez
Antonio Álvarez Giráldez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.-Playing career:...

 sacked during the season

After the successful end of the 2009–10 season
2009–10 Sevilla FC season
The 2009–10 Spanish football season is Sevilla Fútbol Club's ninth consecutive season in La Liga. Manolo Jiménez was the team coach until 24 March 2010...

, during which the team could qualify for the qualifying round 4 of the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

 thanks to a goal from Rodri
Rodrigo Ríos Lozano
Rodrigo Ríos Lozano, aka Rodri , is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B as a forward.-Early years:Born in Soria, Castile and León, Rodri grew up in Dos Hermanas, Province of Seville, where he was discovered by Sevilla FC scouts, thus entering the Andalusians' youth ranks...

 in Almería
Almería
Almería is a city in Andalusia, Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the province of the same name.-Toponym:Tradition says that the name Almería stems from the Arabic المرية Al-Mariyya: "The Mirror", comparing it to "The Mirror of the Sea"...

 in the 95th minute, and the achievement of the 2009–10 Copa del Rey
2009–10 Copa del Rey
The 2009–10 Copa del Rey was the 106th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition began on August 22, 2009 and concluded on May 19, 2010 with the final held at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, in which Sevilla FC lifted the trophy for the fifth time in their history with a 2–0 victory over...

, won the fifth time in club's history, Antonio Álvarez
Antonio Álvarez Giráldez
Antonio Álvarez Giráldez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.-Playing career:...

 was renowned as the team coach. After an uncertain preseason with signings that didn't seem to provide a good performance, and a hesitant start in Champions League and disastrous at Europe League, the directive issued an ultimatum to Álvarez
Antonio Álvarez Giráldez
Antonio Álvarez Giráldez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.-Playing career:...

: His team could not loose in Alicante
Alicante
Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...

 against Hércules
Hércules CF
Hércules Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1922, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, and holds home games at the Estadio José Rico Pérez, which seats 30,000 spectators.-History:After first...

. However, Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

 fell precipitously; Trezeguet
David Trézéguet
David Sergio Trezeguet is a World Cup winning French international footballer who currently is a free agent after being released by Baniyas SC on 21 Nov 2011....

 scored twice on 26 September at the Rico Pérez
Estadio José Rico Pérez
Estadio José Rico Pérez is a multi-purpose stadium in Alicante, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches, being home to Hércules CF. It also held World Cup matches when Spain organized the event in 1982. The stadium can hold up to 30,000 people...

 stadium giving a very bad image. After an impromptu meeting of the directive in Sevilla, in the morning from 26 to Sep. 27, Álvarez
Antonio Álvarez Giráldez
Antonio Álvarez Giráldez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.-Playing career:...

 was sacked, and Gregorio Manzano was announced as his replacement for the remainder of the season.

Álvarez
Antonio Álvarez Giráldez
Antonio Álvarez Giráldez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach.-Playing career:...

 matches balance:

3rd Champions for Africa

Three years ago, on 2008 Christmas, Frédéric Kanouté
Frédéric Kanouté
Frédéric Oumar Kanouté is a French-born Malian footballer who currently plays for Sevilla FC in the Spanish La Liga. On 2 February 2008, Kanouté was named the 2007 African Footballer of the Year and is the first foreign-born player to win it.-Lyon:Born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Rhône, Kanouté's...

 and his own foundation organized an special Christmas match with Unicef trying to help African kids about their education with the ticket's prices and the anonymous donations. The first edition was held in Sevilla, at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán is a stadium in Seville, Spain. It is the home stadium of Sevilla Fútbol Club. It was the venue for the 1986 European Cup Final between Steaua Bucureşti and Barcelona and the 1982 World Cup semi-final game between Germany and France.This stadium contains a singular...

, with a smaller support than in 2009 when the match was organized in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

, at Santiago Bernabéu, with three quarters of the stadium full of fans. Both matches have been broadcast in some foreign countries, like United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 or Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...

. This year, with more help for the Fundación Kanouté, the match will be held in Vicente Calderón Stadium
Vicente Calderón Stadium
The Vicente Calderón Stadium is the home stadium of La Liga football club Atlético Madrid and is located in the Arganzuela district of Spanish capital Madrid. The stadium was originally called the Manzanares Stadium, but this was later changed to the Vicente Calderón Stadium, after the famous...

, Atlético de Madrid
Atlético de Madrid
Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D., commonly known as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in La Liga. Atlético have won both La Liga and the Copa del Rey on nine occasions, including a double in 1996; in Europe, they won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1962, were...

 home stadium, on December 29. Africa United
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

 coach, Jose Mourinho
José Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Real Madrid. He is commonly known as "The Special One".Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches and critics as the best ever coach in football....

, starred the funniest anecdotes of the match, taking with him his sons, who threw the ball to one of the goalkeepers of his father's team at halftime, Andrés Palop
Andrés Palop
Andrés Palop Cervera is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC as a goalkeeper.After having languished on the bench of hometown side Valencia for most of his stay, he became a premiere player with Sevilla well into his 30's, helping it consolidate in both the domestic and European...

. In addition, Mourinho
José Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Real Madrid. He is commonly known as "The Special One".Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches and critics as the best ever coach in football....

 plate the linesman in the second half because of the many marked offsides against his team and took with him to an amateur teen who jumped into the Vicente Calderón
Vicente Calderón Stadium
The Vicente Calderón Stadium is the home stadium of La Liga football club Atlético Madrid and is located in the Arganzuela district of Spanish capital Madrid. The stadium was originally called the Manzanares Stadium, but this was later changed to the Vicente Calderón Stadium, after the famous...

 to greet a player of Liga BBVA XI.

Vamos Deixar-te Sem o Título

After completing the game between Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

 and Levante UD
Levante UD
Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the namesake community.Founded in 1909, it plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadi Ciutat de València.-Early years:...

 (4–1 home win), the stadium lights went out suddenly after having retired referees and Levante UD
Levante UD
Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the namesake community.Founded in 1909, it plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadi Ciutat de València.-Early years:...

 players. In the video scoreboard it was shown a video with Andrés Palop
Andrés Palop
Andrés Palop Cervera is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC as a goalkeeper.After having languished on the bench of hometown side Valencia for most of his stay, he became a premiere player with Sevilla well into his 30's, helping it consolidate in both the domestic and European...

's voice background encouraging Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

 fans to go to the stadium on Wednesday 26 January to see the first leg of Copa del Rey Semifinals against Real Madrid CF. The video ended with an image of the Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....

 and the phrases "¿Quieres otra Copa?" [Do you want another Cup? ] and "Que ningún madridista te quite el asiento" [Try to avoid that any Real Madrid fan steals your seat ] and "Vamos Deixar-te Sem o Título" [We will leave you without the title ]. The Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

 press, akin to Real Madrid CF, slammed this initiative considering it disrespectful.

They identified the "We will leave you without the title" as an offensive reference to the Madrid club's Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho
José Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Real Madrid. He is commonly known as "The Special One".Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches and critics as the best ever coach in football....

. Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

 also distributed leaflets with the same image and the same phrases. The local coach Gregorio Manzano said at the news conference that he hadn't seen them. When a reporter gave him one, he just said that "it was an original initiative".

LFP failed strike

On 11 February 2011, LFP
Liga de Fútbol Profesional
The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , more commonly known as the Liga de Fútbol Profesional is a national sports association responsible for administering the two professional football leagues in Spain - the Primera and Segunda División...

 officially announced a planified strike for Liga BBVA
2010–11 La Liga
The 2010–11 La Liga season was the 80th since its establishment. The campaign began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División...

 matchday 30 (1, 2 and 3 April 2011) if Spanish government doesn't forbid the TV law about the La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

 broadcasting and if it doesn't give the sufficient part of the earnings of La Quiniela, Spanish sportive official bet. Following Spanish law, at least one match of each Liga BBVA
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

 matchday must be broadcast by common TV (laSexta, on the Spanish TDT). LFP
Liga de Fútbol Profesional
The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , more commonly known as the Liga de Fútbol Profesional is a national sports association responsible for administering the two professional football leagues in Spain - the Primera and Segunda División...

 wants forcing to pay TV channels and radio stations to broadcast entire matches or summaries too. On 22 March, LFP
Liga de Fútbol Profesional
The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , more commonly known as the Liga de Fútbol Profesional is a national sports association responsible for administering the two professional football leagues in Spain - the Primera and Segunda División...

 announced that nothing had change to that moment and the strike was official. 7 Liga BBVA teams (Villarreal CF
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...

, Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909...

, Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions...

, RCD Espanyol
RCD Espanyol
Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009...

, Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points...

, Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

 and Málaga CF
Málaga CF
Málaga Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Málaga, Andalusia. The team currently plays in Spain's La Liga.Málaga CF is generally seen as the successor to CD Málaga, one of the most historical Andalusian football clubs, by being a near-identical looking football club that even shares...

) had made official their desition about playing that matchday as usual, presenting an interim measure before a court of Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

. LFP
Liga de Fútbol Profesional
The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , more commonly known as the Liga de Fútbol Profesional is a national sports association responsible for administering the two professional football leagues in Spain - the Primera and Segunda División...

 vice-president (and Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

 vice-president too), stepped down citing disagreement with the decision taken by the LFP
Liga de Fútbol Profesional
The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , more commonly known as the Liga de Fútbol Profesional is a national sports association responsible for administering the two professional football leagues in Spain - the Primera and Segunda División...

 in February
February
February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the shortest month and the only month with fewer than 30 days. The month has 28 days in common years and 29 days in leap years...

, calling it coercion. After weeks of discussions without reaching any conclusion, the judge presiding over the case, Ms. Purificación Pujol, announced on March 30 that the 7 Liga BBVA clubs, along with Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

, joined days after, were right. Therefore, the same morning, LFP
Liga de Fútbol Profesional
The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , more commonly known as the Liga de Fútbol Profesional is a national sports association responsible for administering the two professional football leagues in Spain - the Primera and Segunda División...

 had to organize on the fly the schedule of matchdays 30 in Liga BBVA
2010–11 La Liga
The 2010–11 La Liga season was the 80th since its establishment. The campaign began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División...

 and 32 in Liga Adelante
2010–11 Segunda División
-Personnel and sponsorship:-Managerial changes:-League table:||style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|||rowspan=11 style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|-Positions by round:Source: -Results:...

.

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