Hello and welcome along to this live blog, where we’ll be covering this Sunday night’s LaLiga Santander fixture between Sevilla and Atletico Madrid, fourth vs first. The league leaders needed the international break as their form has been stuttering during the month of March and now they’ll look to start the final stretch of the 2020/21 season with a victory against this tough opponent. We’ll have the build-up to the match and the line-ups once they come out. Then, after the 21:00 CEST kick off, we’ll have updates for the actual game. All of this live blog’s updates will follow the below image, with the most recent entries towards the top.
Sevilla vs Atletico Madrid LIVE
20:20 CEST: Simeone’s record against his former club
The very first club that Diego Simeone played for in Spain was Sevilla. Since becoming a coach, he has had a good record against his former side. In 22 meetings, Simeone‘s Atletico have won 10, drawn nine and lost three.
20:00 CEST: And the Sevilla team is out now too
Julen Lopetegui‘s XI has no major surprises. He has almost all his players available as Fernando returns. The complete Sevilla XI is as follows: Bono; Jesus Navas, Jules Kounde, Diego Carlos, Marcos Acuna; Joan Jordan, Fernando, Ivan Rakitic; Suso, Luuk de Jong, Lucas Ocampos.
19:50 CEST: The Atleti XI is out… without Savic
Atletico Madrid have published their starting XI for this match and there has been a last minute withdrawal, as Stefan Savic is unable to play due to sickness. The complete Atletico Madrid line-up for the match is as follows: Jan Oblak; Kieran Trippier, Felipe, Jose Maria Gimenez, Mario Hermoso, Renan Lodi; Marcos Llorente, Koke, Saul, Thomas Lemar; Luis Suarez.
19:35 CEST: No Carrasco for Atleti tonight
Atletico Madrid don’t have Yannick Carrasco for this game, due to a suspension. That’s a blow, as he can’t really be replaced in the left-wing-back role. They’re also without Joao Felix due to injury, so it’ll be quite an ask for Los Colchoneros in Seville. We’ll have the line-ups once they’re confirmed.
19:20 CEST: What time does this match kick off?
The game between Sevilla and Atletico Madrid will take place at 21:00 CEST local time, which is 20:00 BST in the UK or 15:00 EDT on the east coast of North America. Atletico Madrid posted the below image on social media for their followers, outlining the kick off times in other parts of the world too.
