Luís García on the lineup, Isaac Romero, Azpilicueta, Akor Adams, Maupay ...

Sevilla FC

About the match: “Tomorrow’s challenge is very tough, Villarreal will put out all their starters to close the season. Even as the best Sevilla, we might not have a chance. They are a great team. When a club works well, three things come together: a great coach, a great squad, and ownership that invests money on the pitch. It would be nice to be one of the three teams to beat them there: Madrid, Barcelona and Sevilla,” added Luis García.

Injuries and doubts. “Isaac Romero is not available. Of those who played against Espanyol, no other player can start, only for a short while; we even had him warm up so Villarreal wouldn’t see and Marcelino wouldn’t know. There are two others the doctors told me are better kept on the bench. There will be four or five changes, mostly on medical advice. Sometimes, when you make so many efforts at the end of the season, these things happen.”

Message to the Sevilla fans. “Without being a Sevilla fan, the crowd impresses you. What has been experienced these days was incredible. The other day the team reaffirmed what it is trying to do and also had that support from the stands. Hopefully, we win at Villarreal but, whatever happens, let it be another madhouse against Real Madrid. I really thank them.”

His future. “I have a contract if we stay up, then it will depend on the club.”

Transistor afternoons. “One year with Levante we stayed up with 44, Deportivo was relegated with 43. It’s crazy, almost everyone scored this last round except Espanyol. It will be very tough until the end. When I signed, I thought maybe we could stay up with 40, but no. That’s why European spots are so cheap, and staying up is much more expensive, because the points are down there.”

Possible Sevilla purchase. “Villarreal, I can’t answer anything else nor get off track from my role.”

Importance of morale. “In these rounds, morale matters a lot. Coaches set everything tactically but if the final result comes bad or good... On the day in Pamplona the players cried, devastated. But then the fans helped a lot, that later influenced beyond the results.”

Survival. “I think even a point won’t be enough. I focus on Villarreal. If we win it will be incredible and if we get a point as well. Stuani said so at Girona and got to 39. We can only try to play the best match possible.”

Azpilicueta. “He is on top of everything, helps us a lot. He talks, stays involved. He’s a ten out of ten professional and will play again. I don’t know if it will be against Villarreal but he will participate again because he’s already well.”

Akor Adams. “Maupay came on after not playing and scored, Alexis the same, Akor the other day. Everyone has to play their role, starter or substitute, and contribute quality minutes. They’re all committed to the idea that it doesn’t matter if they start or not.”