After 90 minutes of chaos at the Ramon Sanchez Pizquan on Saturday night, the natural order was restored. Sevilla own Seville.
2018 saw the two sides meet three times, Betis winning twice and sharing the spoils in the other game at the Benito Villamarin. They finished above their more illustrious rivals last season, by one place and two points.
It was this fragile, beautiful thing – the rise of the the underdogs, the team whose motto ('¡Viva el Betis aunque pierda!' – 'Long live Betis, even when they lose!') crystallises their natural state as the 'other' team in the city.