Great game from Barcelona, showing their mettle against a tough opponent
Sampaoli, the new head coach for Sevilla, stated on the pre-match presser he is looking to control the ball more and imprint more of his style of football on Sevilla, and not wait back for Barcelona to attack them. He has already been hugely successful with the Chilean National Team. It will be interesting to see what he can make of this Sevilla team. Sevilla, while enjoying some of its best football in recent years, has suffered the loss of key players such as Krychowiak, Gameiro, Banega, Coke, Reyes, and Llorente, not to mention the heavy loss of head coach Unai Emery.