Real Sociedad – Sevilla: Sociedad Shine And Scale The Spanish Standings (2-1)

Two members of the Spanish middle class met to wrap up their seasons. Their campaigns have veered along drastically different courses, but both are within their rights to feel and celebrate a sensation of success. The victor of this contest could call on the maturity of their approach to succeed, while the losing combatant has shown signals of a shift to a new style and strategy.

Tactical analysis and match report by Emmanuel Adeyemi-Abere.

Sevilla have suffered a troublesome year. The club have sacked two managers, were in the bottom three at the start of 2023, and are on course to end up in eleventh— their worst LaLiga finish since their last relegation from the top tier in 2000. Yet, the Andalusians will walk away into the sunset with silverware. The outfit that has never lost a Europa League final defeated the man at the helm for Roma, that had never lost a continental cup final, getting their hands on the trophy for a seventh time.

In Imanol Alguacil's three full seasons in charge of Real Sociedad, the team has finished fifth once, sixth twice, and won the final of the Copa del Rey against their bitter Basque rivals. A stable . . .