“The Europa League winners played host to a recently promoted side in La Liga this weekend. As expected, the clash of identities was clear. Sevilla’s swashbuckling style under Jose Luis Mendilibar has been a breath of fresh air: direct, uncomplicated and intense. But as they fell to a third-consecutive defeat to open the new campaign, flinging 50 crosses into the penalty area along the way, they were made to look like the flailing underdogs by the side that could well be coming for their top-seven spot. …”
The Athletic (Video)