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2022/23 Spanish La Liga
Matchday 23
Sevilla FC v CA Osasuna
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Sevilla, Spain
Sunday, 26 February 2023
Kick-off is at 22h00
Sevilla FC will lock horns with CA Osasuna in a
Spanish La Liga match at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán on February 26.
Current Form
Sevillistas were held to a 1-1 draw by Rayo Vallecano away on February 19 and they are undefeated in their last two matches in the league.
Sevilla are also unbeaten in their last four matches at home having recorded four consecutive wins at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán.
On the other hand, Osasuna succumbed to a 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid at home on February 18 to extend their winless run to five matches in La Liga.
The Reds are also winless in their last five matches on the road having registered four successive draws and one defeat as the visitors.
What Is At Stake
Sevilla are in the race to finish in the top six and they are currently placed 12th on the league standings - nine points behind sixth-placed Vallecano.
A victory over Osasuna would see the Sevillistas boost their top six hopes, but Osasuna will not be pushovers.
Osasuna are also harbouring ambitions of finishing in the top six as they are placed 10th on the standings and they will be keen to upset Sevilla.
Team News
Sevilla will be without several players who are injured namely, Marcao, Papu Gomez, Karim Rekik as well as top midfielder Ivan Rakitic.
Meanwhile, the Osasuna duo of Nacho Vidal and Ruben Pena will be missing once again as they continue to nurse their long-term injuries.
Key Players
Erik Lamela remains the Sevilla star player having scored the joint-most goals (three) for the team in the league this season and he has the ability to inspire his side to a win over Osasuna.
Sevilla manager Jorge Sampaoli will have to come up with a plan to contain Osasuna's deadly forward Luis Ezequeil Avila who has netted seven goals and provided two assists in La Liga this term.
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Quotes
"We took the lead having come from an important game a few days ago, and we were missing several players due to injury problems," Sampaoli said after their clash with Vallecano.
"And Rakitic's illness took away the option of having another midfielder. The team had to settle based on the problems, and they fought and scored whilst playing on a difficult pitch.
"I value not only the point, but also the effort of players who had to play in some positions because we were missing several players."
Head-to-Head
Osasuna stunned Sevilla as they claimed a 2-1 win in their last meeting in La Liga with the game taking place at the Estadio El Sadar on 12 August 2022.
The win ended the Reds' two-match winless run against Sevillistas who were undefeated in nine league games against Osasuna coming into the game last August.
(Last Five La Liga Meetings)
Matches - 5
Sevilla - 3
Osasuna - 1
Draws - 1
La Liga matchday 23 fixtures
Friday, February 24
22:00 - Elche CF v Real Betis
Saturday, February 25
15:00 - RCD Espanyol v Real Mallorca
17:15 - Cadiz CF v Rayo Vallecano
19:30 - Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid
22:00 - Valencia CF v Real Sociedad
Sunday, February 26
15:00 - Athletic Bilbao v Girona FC
17:15 - Celta Vigo v Real Valladolid
19:30 - UD Almeria v FC Barcelona
22:00 - Sevilla FC v CA Osasuna
Monday, February 27
22:00 - Villarreal CF v Getafe CF
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