Sevilla threaten at Ciutat de València in the 8th-jornada closer

Sevilla, LaLiga’s second-best away team after Barcelona, head to Ciutat de València this Monday to close the eighth matchday. Levante, coming off three straight games without a win, needs a result to avoid slipping into classification trouble.

The visitors arrive buoyed by a strong start and the record that Luis García Plaza is leaning on: Sevilla have won at Bilbao and La Coruña, and in the most recent away game they had it in the dying moments before losing out in stoppage time. They also bring recent success in Orriols, where last season’s 2-0 defeat by Levante still stings—García Plaza called it “the worst match” since he took over.

With injuries and line-ups

Sevilla’s squad includes Rubén Vargas, returning but not yet at the pace to start. Lucas Stassin misses out with a prior injury sustained before the clash against Barça. For Levante, Hugo Sotelo and Etta Eyong are both ruled out for physical reasons.

Levante’s XI: Ryan; Toljan, Dela, Mandi, Manu Sánchez; Rey, Bardeli, Olasagasti, Brugué; Thiago, Iván Romero. Sevilla: Vlachodimos; Juan Iglesias, Castrín, Kike Salas, Julio Díaz; Agoumé, Fofana, Guridi; Miguel Sierra, Félix Correia; Isaac Romero.