2010–11 Sevilla FC season

104th season in existence of Sevilla FC September 2010 July 2024 Sevilla 2010–11 Antonio Álvarez (until 27 September) Gregorio Manzano (from 27 September) Head coach José María del Nido President La Liga 5th Copa del Rey Semi-finals Supercopa de España Runners-up UEFA Champions League Play-off round UEFA Europa League Round of 32 _sevilla1011h _sevilla1011h _sevilla1011h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 _sevilla1011a _sevilla1011a _sevilla1011a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF DD0000 FFFFFF _sevilla1011t _sevilla1011t _sevilla1011t 00BBFF 00BBFF 00BBFF 00BBFF DDFF00 Álvaro Negredo (20) Álvaro Negredo (26) 2009–10 2011–12 The 2010–11 Spanish football season is Sevilla Fútbol Club's tenth consecutive season in La Liga. The team manager for the previous season, Antonio Álvarez, continued on the roleAntonio Álvarez seguirá al frente del Sevilla la próxima campaña, MARCA.com es, 25 May 2010. until the 2–0 defeat against Hércules on 26 September 2010. After the match, Gregorio Manzano was appointed manager,El Sevilla destituye a Álvarez y nombra a Manzano, MARCA.com es, on 27 September 2010. assisted by former player Javier Navarro.Javi Navarro vuelve al Sevilla como ayudante de Antonio Álvarez, MARCA.com es, 21 June 2010. Trophies balance CategoryTrophyStarted roundFirst matchResultLast matchFriendly Trophy16th Trofeo de la Sal Final 23 July 2010 Winner 23 July 2010Achille & Cesare Bortolotti Trophy Final 30 July 2010 Winner 30 July 201056th Ramón de Carranza Trophy Semi-finals 7 August 2010 Third Place 8 August 20103rd Antonio Puerta Trophy Final 24 November 2010 Runners-up 24 November 2010 Competitive Liga BBVA — 28 August 20105th 21 May 2011 Copa del Rey Round of 32 27 October 2010 Third PlaceShared with UD Almería. 2 February 2011 Supercopa de España Final 14 August 2010 Runners-up 21 August 2010 UEFA Champions League Fourth Qualifying Round 18 August 2010 Fourth Qualifying RoundRelegated to UEFA Europa League because of the defeat at the Qualifying Round 4 following UEFA competition rules. 24 August 2010 UEFA Europa LeagueGroup Stage 16 September 2010 Round of 32 23 February 2011 Competitive balance Biggest win Home AwayLiga BBVA22 January 2011Matchday 20v. Levante4–128 August 2010Matchday 1v. Levante1–41 March 2011Matchday 26v. Sporting de Gijón3–0Copa del Rey10 November 2010Round of 32, 2nd legv. Real Unión6–127 October 2010Round of 32, 1st legv. Real Unión0–4Champions League None due to the elimination in the fourth qualifying roundEuropa League4 November 2010GS, Matchday 4v. UKR Karpaty Lviv4–030 September 2010GS, Matchday 2v. GER Borussia Dortmund0–121 October 2010GS, Matchday 3v. UKR Karpaty Lviv23 February 2011Round of 32, 2nd legv. POR PortoBiggest loss Home AwayLiga BBVA21 November 2010Matchday 35v. Real Madrid2–631 October 2010Matchday 9v. Barcelona5–0Copa del Rey26 January 2011Semifinals, 1st legv. Real Madrid0–12 February 2011Semifinals, 2nd legv. Real Madrid2–0Champions League24 August 2010QR 4, 2nd legv. POR Braga3–418 August 2010QR 4, 1st legv. POR Braga1–0Europa League16 September 2010GS, Matchday 1v. FRA Paris-Saint Germain0–12 December 2010GS, Matchday 5v. FRA Paris Saint-Germain4–217 February 2011Round of 32, 1st legv. POR Porto1–2 Summer transfers In In (5 players)PlayerFromFeeFRA Mouhamadou DaboFrance Saint-ÉtienneFreeEl Sevilla anuncia el fichaje del francés Dabo, MARCA.com es, on 23 May 2010.Italy Tiberio GuarenteItaly Atalanta€5,500,000El Sevilla anuncia el fichaje Tiberio Guarente, MARCA.com es, on 17 June 2010.ESP Luis AlbertoESP Sevilla AtléticoFreeESP Dani JiménezESP Sevilla CFree transfer because Sevilla Atlético and Sevilla C are Sevilla youth teams.FreeLos canteranos Luis Alberto y Dani Jiménez firman sendos contratos profesionales con el Sevilla por 3 años, MARCA.com es, on 1 July 2010.ESP AlexisESP Valencia€5,000,000Alexis firma con el Sevilla por seis temporadas, MARCA.com es, on 24 August 2010.ESP CalaJuan Cala signed a professional contract with Sevilla coming from the youth team, so it is more than a youth team promotion. Therefore, Sevilla might opt to loan him to Cartagena.ESP Sevilla AtléticoFreeEl Sevilla amplía dos años el contrato de Cala, MARCA.com es, on 28 June 2010. Out Out (7 players)PlayerNew TeamFeeBRA AdrianoESP Barcelona€9,500,000El Barcelona ficha a Adriano, MARCA.com es, on 16 July 2010.ESP José Ángel CrespoITA PadovaFreeCrespo, traspasado al Padova italiano, MARCA.com es, on 16 July 2010.ESP José Manuel CasadoESP Rayo VallecanoFreeEl lateral Casado ficha por el Rayo, MARCA.com es, on 20 July 2010.URU Javier ChevantónITA LecceFreeChevantón se desvincula del Sevilla para fichar por el Lecce, MARCA.com es, on 22 August 2010.FRA Sébastien SquillaciENG Arsenal€6,500,000El Sevilla traspasa a Squillaci al Arsenal, MARCA.com es, on 22 August 2010.ESP LoloESP OsasunaFreeCamacho confirma el fichaje de Lolo y destaca su polivalencia, MARCA.com es, on 22 August 2010.ARG Aldo DuscherESP EspanyolFreeEl Espanyol confirma el fichaje de Duscher, MARCA.com es, on 30 August 2010. Loan in Loan in (2 players)PlayerFromITA Luca CigariniCigarini, a un paso del Sevilla, MARCA.com es, on 2 August 2010.ITA NapoliSevilla will pay Napoli €350,000 for the loan. This quantity will be €425,000 if Sevilla qualifies to the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Group Stage.URU Martín CáceresESP Barcelona Loan out Loan out (4 players)PlayerTeamARG Emiliano ArmenterosESP Rayo VallecanoEl Rayo ficha al italo-argentino Emiliano Armenteros procedente del Sevilla, AS.com es, on 16 July 2010.ESP David PrietoESP TenerifeDavid Prieto se marcha cedido al Tenerife, MARCA.com es, on 29 July 2010.BEL Tom De MulBEL Standard LiègeEl Sevilla cede a Tom de Mul al Standard de Lieja por un año con opción de compra, MARCA.com es, on 30 July 2010.ESP CalaESP CartagenaCala se marcha cedido al Cartagena, MARCA.com es, on 30 August 2010. Loan return Loan return (2 players)Italics for players returning to the club but left it during pre-seasonPlayerFromSpain Alejandro AlfaroAlfaro volverá al Sevilla tras dos años en Tenerife, MARCA.com es, on 27 May 2010.Spain TenerifeCIV Arouna KonéGER Hannover 96ESP José Ángel CrespoESP Racing SantanderARG Emiliano ArmenterosESP XerezESP José Manuel CasadoESP XerezESP David PrietoESP XerezURU Javier ChevantónITA Atalanta Loan end Loan end (1 players)PlayerReturns toLithuania Marius StankevičiusItaly SampdoriaEl Sevilla no ejerce la opción de compra sobre Stankevicius, MARCA.com es, on 31 May 2010.After the return to Genoa, Sampdoria loan him again, this time to ESP Valencia Winter transfers In In (2 players)PlayerFromFeeChile Gary MedelEl Sevilla ficha de una tacada a Medel y Rakitic, MARCA.com es, on 27 January 2011.Chile Universidad CatólicaHe was playing on loan at ARG Boca Juniors€3,000,000CRO Ivan RakitićGER Schalke 04€1,500,000 Out Out (2 players)PlayerNew TeamFeeFRA Abdoulay KonkoITA GenoaKonko se marcha del Sevilla y vuelve al Genoa, MARCA.com es, on 19 January 2011.€6,000,000BRA Luís FabianoBRA São PauloEl Sevilla traspasa a Luis Fabiano al Sao Paulo, MARCA.com es, on 11 March 2011.€7,600,000 Loan out Loan out (2 players)PlayerTeamESP Antonio LunaLuna jugará en el Almería hasta final de temporada, MARCA.com es, on 19 January 2011.ESP AlmeríaESP José CarlosESP Cartagena Current squad Squad 1 Spain Andrés Palop GK captain 2 Argentina Federico Fazio DF 3 Serbia Ivica Dragutinović DF 4 URU Martín Cáceres DF On loan from Barcelona 5 Spain Fernando Navarro DF 6 Ivory Coast Romaric MF 7 Spain Jesús Navas MF Long-term injured 8 Ivory Coast Didier Zokora MF 9 Argentina Diego Perotti MF 11 Brazil Renato MF 12 Mali Frédéric Kanouté FW 13 Spain Javi Varas GK 14 France Julien Escudé DF 15 Spain Alejandro Alfaro MF 16 Spain Diego Capel MF 17 Spain Sergio Sánchez DF 18 Spain Álvaro Negredo FW 19 ITA Luca Cigarini MF On loan from Napoli 20 France Mouhamadou Dabo DF 21 Argentina Lautaro Acosta MF 22 CIV Arouna Koné FW 23 Spain Alexis DF 24 Chile Gary Medel MF No. 41 in UEL 25 CRO Ivan Rakitić MF No. 40 in UEL 26 Spain Luis Alberto FW 29 Spain Dani Jiménez GK 31 Spain Rodri FW – ITA Tiberio GuarenteWithout number because of his injured leg (he can't return to play until May). MF Long-term injured Youth system 33 Spain Julián Cuesta GK 34 Colombia Bernardo Espinosa DF Spain José Campaña MF Spain Deivid DF Long-term injuries Sergio Sánchez's cardiac pathology Out between: January–December 2010 On 1 January 2010, Sevilla's medical services detected some cardiac pathology in Sergio Sánchez's heart and they recommended to him to stop his activity with the team. In May 2010, he was surgical operated in Hamburg, Germany, and received orders of resting during six or seven months, when there will be valued (beginning of 2011) the possibility of returning to play football.Sergio Sánchez abandona el hospital tras su intervención cardiaca e inicia la rehabilitación, MARCA.com es, on 27 May 2010. On 27 December 2010, doctors at Vall d'Hebrón Hospital in Barcelona had officially told Sevilla that Sánchez has passed the latest tests about his recovery because of the surgical operation, so he can play football again from 2011.Sergio Sánchez puede volver a jugar al fútbol, MARCA.com es, on 27 December 2010. Jesús Navas' left ankle (I) Out between: 16–30 September 2010; October 2010 – January 2011 On 16 September 2010, in the Europa League match against Paris Saint-Germain, Jesús Navas twisted his left ankle. He had to be replaced during that match because he couldn't walk as usual. His injury didn't appear serious, and he was considered recovered and fit to play in the pre-game Europa League against Borussia Dortmund at the Westfalenstadion. He had to be replaced on 76' because of a strong relapse. He was replaced by Julien Escudé. During October, it was thought that he needed surgery. He submitted it on 1 November in Vitoria-Gasteiz. He was operated by Dr. Mikel Sánchez and could return to play after Christmas, on 2 January against Osasuna. Tiberio Guarente's injured leg Out between: November 2010 – Following season On 6 November 2010, Sevilla's medical services discovered a strange injury in Tiberio Guarente's leg that required treatment, ultimately sidelining him for six months.El jefe de los servicios médicos del Sevilla admite que Guarente llegó con "una rodilla con ciertas deficiencias" (English: Sevilla FC's head doctor admits that Tiberio Guarente arrived to the club with a "deficient knee"), MARCA.com es, on 6 November 2010. Jesús Navas' left ankle (II) Out between: April 2011 – Following season In a training session prior to a match against Mallorca, Jesús Navas had discomfort in his left ankle, which had been twisted in the beginning of the session in a Europa League match against Paris Saint-Germain. He was not called to that match and medical tests were made. It was discovered that he suffered from a relapse of that injury, a stress fracture in his ankle that will keep him out of play for six weeks. It is believed he will not play more in the remainder of the season. Nominated by their national football team List of players nominated by their national team2Federico FazioARGv. USA (26 March 2011)v. Costa Rica (29 March 2011)4Martín CáceresURUv. Indonesia (8 October 2010)v. China (12 October 2010)v. Chile (17 November 2010)v. EST (25 March 2011)v. Republic of Ireland (29 March 2011)v. GER (29 May 2011)6RomaricCIVv. ITA (10 August 2010)v. RWA (4 September 2010)v. Burundi (8 October 2010)v. Poland (17 November 2010)v. Mali (8 February 2011)v. Benin (25 March 2011)7Jesús NavasESPv. MEX (11 August 2010)v. LIE (3 September 2010)v. ARG (7 September 2010)v. COL (9 February 2011)v. CZE (25 March 2011)v. LTU (29 March 2011)8Didier ZokoraCIVv. ITA (10 August 2010)v. RWA (4 September 2010)v. Burundi (8 October 2010)v. Poland (17 November 2010)v. Mali (8 February 2011)v. Benin (25 March 2011)16Diego CapelESP Spain U21v. 21 FIN (11 August 2010)v. 21 NED (3 September 2010)v. 21 POL (7 September 2010)v. 21 CRO (9 October 2010)v. 21 CRO (12 October 2010)v. 21 DEN (8 February 2011)v. 21 Belarus (28 March 2011)19Luca CigariniITAv. EST (3 September 2010)v. Faroe Islands (7 September 2010)24Gary MedelChilev. POR (26 March 2011)v. COL (29 March 2011)25Ivan RakitićCROv. CZE (9 February 2011)v. Georgia (26 March 2011)v. FRA (29 March 2011)26Luis AlbertoESP Spain U19v. 19 POR (19 April 2011)v. 19 FRA (20 April 2011)v. 19 RUS (2broadcast 2011)31RodriESP Spain U21v. 21 FRA (24 March 2011) Match stats No.Pos.Player 2 LigaCupSCEUCLUELLigaCupSCEUCLUELLigaCupSCEUCLUELLigaCupSCEUCLUEL1GKESP Andrés Palop2DFARG Federico Fazio4DFURU Martín Cáceres5DFESP Fernando Navarro6MFCIV Romaric7MFESP Jesús Navas (LTI)8MFCIV Didier Zokora9MFARG Diego Perotti10FWBRA Luís Fabiano (Out)11MFBRA Renato12FWMali Frédéric Kanouté13GKESP Javi Varas14DFFRA Julien Escudé15MFESP Alejandro Alfaro16MFESP Diego Capel17DFESP Sergio Sánchez18FWESP Álvaro Negredo19MFITA Luca Cigarini20DFFRA Mouhamadou Dabo21MFARG Lautaro Acosta23DFESP Alexis24DFFRA Abdoulay Konko (Out)MFChile Gary MedelNo. 40No. 40No. 40No. 4025MFITA Tiberio Guarente (LTI)MFCRO Ivan RakitićNo. 41No. 41No. 41No. 4127DFESP Antonio Luna (Out)30FWESP José Carlos (Out)31FWESP Rodri34DFCOL Bernardo Match results Pre-season Friendly matches 16 July 2010 21:30 CEST Chiclana 1–5 (Report)Live TV:SFC Televisión Sevilla Romero 88 14 Rodri32 Perotti45 Kanouté69 Escudé84 Negredo Chiclana de la Frontera (Cádiz) Municipal de Chiclana 17 July 2010 21:30 CEST Rota XI 0–6 (Report)Live TV:SFC Televisión Sevilla 12 Rodri23 Perotti51 Negredo75 Kanouté76 89 Alfaro Alcalde Navarro Flores Rota (Cádiz) 8 September 2010 19:00 CEST Conil 1–4 (Report)Live TV:SFC TelevisiónNote:Played during Liga BBVA break because the international match Argentina – Spain on 7 September. Sevilla Moncho 66 4 Perotti51 Acosta65 Negredo77 Rodri Municipal José Antonio Pérez Ureba Conil de la Frontera (Cádiz) 16th Trofeo de la Sal 23 July 2010 21:30 CEST San Fernando 1–4 Final (Report)Live TV:SFC Televisión Sevilla Prince 89 13 Alfaro35 43 Negredo69 Capel Bahía Sur San Fernando (Cádiz) 600 ESPAndalusia Fernández Cano Achille & Cesare Bortolotti Trophy 31 July 2010 19:00 CEST Atalanta 1–2 Final Live TV:SFC Televisión Sevilla Tiribocchi 16 26 pen. Luís Fabiano69 Kanouté Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Bergamo 56th Ramón de Carranza Trophy 6 August – Cádiz Cádiz 1 (5) Atlético Madrid (p) 1 (6) 7 August – Cádiz Sevilla 1 (1) Espanyol (p) 1 (4) 8 August – Cádiz Atlético Madrid 1 (3) Espanyol (p) 1 (4) 8 August – Cádiz Cádiz 2 Sevilla 3 7 August 2010 22:00 CEST Sevilla 1–1 Semifinal (Report)Live TV:SFC Televisión Espanyol Kanouté 45 pen.Zokora 41 López Galán Ramón de Carranza Cádiz ESPValencia Ayza Gámez Kanouté Romaric Perotti 1–4 Coro Amat Fonte Vázquez 8 August 2010 18:30 CEST Cádiz 2–3 3rd Place Play-off (Report)Live TV:SFC Televisión Sevilla Caballero 1Bueno 65 pen.Pecci Moke Germán Cifuentes 2 90 9 Fazio63 75 Negredo Romaric Guarente Navas Ramón de Carranza Cádiz 5,000 ESPAndalusia Figueroa Vázquez 3rd Antonio Puerta Trophy 24 November 2010 22:00 CET Sevilla 1–1 Final (Report)Live TV:SFC TelevisiónNote:Played during Liga BBVA break because of UEFA Champions League Group Stage Matchday 5 on days 23 and 24 November 2010. Granada José Carlos 58Cigarini 79 9 Calvo Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Sevilla 3,000 ESPAndalusia Mariscal Sánchez Renato Campaña José Carlos Rodri 2–4 Siqueira Pérez Abel Lucena Supercopa de España Final Sevilla 3–5 Barcelona 3–1 0–4 |} First leg 14 August 2010 21:30 CEST Sevilla 3–1 (Report)Live TV:20px|link=TVE 1 Barcelona Luís Fabiano 62Kanouté 73 83 21 Ibrahimović Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville 38,000 ESPAsturias César Muñiz Fernández _sevilla1011h _sevilla1011h _sevilla1011h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 Sevilla _fcbarcelona1011h _fcbarcelona1011h _fcbarcelona1011h _fcbarcelona1011h 9c0000 9c0000 9c0000 9c0000 00169c Barcelona SEVILLA GK 1 Spain Andrés Palop (c) DF 24 France Abdoulay Konko DF 14 France Julien Escudé DF 2 Argentina Federico Fazio DF 20 France Mouhamadou Dabo 70 MF 6 Ivory Coast Romaric 45MF 8 Ivory Coast Didier Zokora 58 MF 11 Brazil Renato 64FW 7 Spain Jesús Navas FW 10 Brazil Luís Fabiano 62 73FW 9 Argentina Diego Perotti Substitutes:GK 13 Spain Javi Varas DF 4 France Sébastien Squillaci MF 19 Italy Luca Cigarini 72 45MF 15 Spain Alejandro Alfaro MF 16 Spain Diego Capel FW 18 Spain Álvaro Negredo 73FW 12 Mali Frédéric Kanouté 73 83 64Manager:Spain Antonio Álvarez Giráldez BARCELONA GK 31 Spain Rubén Miño DF 2 Brazil Dani Alves 90+1 DF 18 Argentina Gabriel Milito (c) 82DF 22 France Eric Abidal DF 19 Brazil Maxwell DF 33 Spain Sergi Gómez MF 15 Mali Seydou Keita MF 37 Spain Oriol Romeu MF 34 Mexico Jonathan dos Santos 66FW 9 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 21 53FW 11 Spain Bojan Substitutes:GK 38 Spain Oier DF 35 Spain Marc Muniesa DF 21 Brazil Adriano 82DF 30 Spain Thiago 66MF 28 Spain Sergi Roberto MF 20 Spain Jeffrén FW 10 Argentina Lionel Messi 53Manager:ESP Pep Guardiola Man of the Match: Frédéric Kanouté (Sevilla) Assistant referees: Asturias José Manuel Fernández Miranda Asturias Javier Hugo Novoa Robles Fourth official: Asturias Pablo Fernández Pérez Second leg 21 August 2010 20:30 CEST Barcelona 4–0 (Report)Live TV:20px|link=TVE 1 Sevilla Konko 14 o.g.Messi 24 44 90+1 Camp Nou, Barcelona 67,414 ESPCantabria Fernando Teixeira Vitienes _fcbarcelona1011h _fcbarcelona1011h _fcbarcelona1011h _fcbarcelona1011h 9c0000 9c0000 9c0000 9c0000 00169c FC Barcelona_sevilla1011h _sevilla1011h _sevilla1011h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 Sevilla FC FC BARCELONA GK 1 ESP Víctor Valdés DF 2 BRA Dani Alves DF 3 ESP Gerard Piqué 79DF 22 FRA Eric Abidal DF 19 BRA Maxwell MF 16 ESP Sergio Busquets MF 6 ESP Xavi (c) 88MF 15 MLI Seydou Keita FW 10 ARG Lionel Messi 24 44 90+1FW 11 ESP Bojan 57FW 17 ESP Pedro 57Substitutes:GK 13 ESP José Manuel Pinto DF 5 ESP Carles Puyol DF 18 ARG Gabriel Milito MF 8 ESP Andrés Iniesta 57MF 21 BRA Adriano 88FW 9 SWE Zlatan Ibrahimović FW 7 ESP David Villa 57Manager:ESP Pep Guardiola SEVILLA FC GK 1 ESP Andrés Palop (c) DF 5 ESP Fernando Navarro DF 14 FRA Julien Escudé DF 24 FRA Abdoulay Konko 14 o.g.DF 20 FRA Mouhamadou Dabo MF 6 CIV Romaric 33 61MF 7 ESP Jesús Navas MF 8 CIV Didier Zokora MF 15 ESP Alejandro Alfaro 61MF 16 ESP Diego Capel 61FW 18 ESP Álvaro Negredo Substitutes:GK 13 ESP Javi Varas DF 2 ARG Federico Fazio MF 9 ARG Diego Perotti 61FW 10 BRA Luís Fabiano 61MF 11 BRA Renato MF 19 ITA Luca Cigarini 89 61FW 31 ESP Rodri Manager:Spain Antonio Álvarez Giráldez Man of the Match: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Assistant referees: Cantabria Victoriano Díaz Casado Cantabria Manuel Ángel Torre Cimiano Fourth official: Cantabria Alberto Díaz Arias La Liga Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738Against LEV DEP MGA RAC HÉR ATM SPG ATH FCB VAL ZAR MLL GET VIL ALM RMA OSA RSO ESP LEV DEP MGA RAC HÉR ATM SPG ATH FCB VAL ZAR MLL GET VIL ALM RMA OSA RSO ESPVenueAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAPosition23257576865781011111010108878777777656656655 Goal Average (useful in case of tie)The team that wins this variable will be qualified ahead of another with the same points but lost on goal average. If the goal average is drawn between two or more teams and, at the end of the season these teams have the same points, the overall Liga BBVA's goal average prevails over this goal average.WonWonWonLostLostWonWonLostLostWonWonLostLostLostLostLostWonWonWon #ddffdd darkgray Win  #ffffdd darkgray Draw  #ffdddd darkgray Lost All Home Away Pts W D L F A Dif. Pts W D L F A Dif. Pts W D L F A Dif.5Sevilla FC58177146261+13410453527+8247392734−7 gold darkgray Liga BBVA Winner (also qualified for 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Group Stage) #ACE1AF darkgray 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Group Stage #E8FFD8 darkgray 2011–12 UEFA Champions League 4th Qualifying Round #CCCCFF darkgray 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Group Stage #97DEFF darkgray 2011–12 UEFA Europa League 4th Qualifying Round (From 3 February: 5th and 6th Liga BBVA qualified teams because of the 2011 Copa del Rey Final) #BBEBFF darkgray 2011–12 UEFA Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round (From 3 February: 7th Liga BBVA qualified team because of the 2011 Copa del Rey Final) #FFCCCC darkgray Relegation to Liga Adelante With Antonio Álvarez 1 28 August 2010 22:00 CEST Levante 1–4 (Report)Live TV:GolT & 45px|Taquilla Digital+ |link=Pay per view Sevilla Rubén 9 pen.Cerrajería 27Rodas 56Ballesteros 87Jordà 89 9 Cigarini12 62 Konko27 pen. Negredo59 Perotti70 Navas73 Dabo87 Renato Ciutat de València Valencia 20,000 Basque Country Miguel Pérez Lasa 12 September 2010 2 21:00 CEST Sevilla 0–0 (Report)Live TV:45px|link=Canal+ (Spain) Deportivo La Coruña Zokora 16Escudé 66Cáceres 73 25 Tomás78 Guardado86 Lopo Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Castilla y León Turienzo Alvarez 3 19 September 2010 21:00 CEST Málaga 1–2 (Report)Live TV:45px|link=Canal+ (Spain) Sevilla Rondón 13Gámez 50Eliseu 75 19 Alfaro30 Cigarini45+1 Cáceres47 Escudé58 Dabo69 Perotti76 Acosta85 Romaric La Rosaleda Málaga Basque Country Carlos Delgado Ferreiro 23 September 2010 4 22:00 CEST Sevilla 1–1 (Report)Live TV:GolT & C+ Liga Racing Santander Negredo 13 pen. 11 Toño22 Tziolis54 Pinillos Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Valencia Miguel Ayza Gámez 26 September 2010 5 19:00 CEST Hércules 2–0 (Report)Live TV:GolT & C+ Liga Sevilla Trezeguet 20 pen. 37, 27Aguilar 86 64 Dabo Rico Pérez Alicante Cantabria Fernando Teixeira Vitienes With Gregorio Manzano 3 October 2010 6 17:00 CEST Sevilla 3–1 (Report)Live TV:45px|Taquilla Digital+ |link=Pay per view Atlético Madrid Capel 23Negredo 28, 37Perotti 35, 45Kanouté 51Konko 81 16 Tiago17 López26 Simão58 Costa Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Catalonia Xavier Estrada Fernández 17 October 2010 7 21:00 CEST Sporting de Gijón 2–0 (Report)Live TV:45px|link=Canal+ (Spain) Sevilla Sangoy 5, 12Hernández 36Castro 50, 82Rivera 61José Ángel 74Novo 84 36 Alexis61 Guarente El Molinón Gijón Castilla y León José González González 24 October 2010 8 19:00 CEST Sevilla 4–3 (Report)Live TV:GolT & C+ Liga Athletic Bilbao Navarro 2 5 63Luís Fabiano 27, 35 62Alexis 36Kanouté 44 pen. 79 pen.Konko 76Palop 82 33 Gurpegui39, 73 76 Llorente79 Iraizoz80 Ustaritz89 Koikili90+3 Gabilondo Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Aragón Clos Gómez 31 October 2010 9 22:00 CEST Barcelona 5–0 (Report)Live TV:laSexta, Canal Nou TelemadridTV3, IB3TPA7 Sevilla Messi 3 63Villa 23 89Puyol 28Alves 52 21 Kanouté28 Alexis2 40 45 Konko Camp Nou Barcelona Castilla y León Javier Turienzo Álvarez 10 8 November 2010 21:30 CET Sevilla 2–0 (Report)Live TV:laSexta, Canal Nou TelemadridTV3, IB3TPA7 Valencia Dabo 44Negredo 53Alfaro 76 0 26 Topal Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Basque Country Eduardo Iturralde González 11 14 November 2010 17:00 CET Real Zaragoza 1–2 (Report)Live TV:45px|Taquilla Digital+ |link=Pay per view Sevilla Contini 12Bertolo 53Braulio 58Diogo 61Obradović 69 28, 68 Luís Fabiano41 Alexis65 Kanouté0 70 Navarro90+2 Negredo90+4 Varas La Romareda Zaragoza Asturias César Muñiz Fernández 12 21 November 2010 19:00 CET Sevilla 1–2 (Report)Live TV:GolT & C+ Liga Mallorca Alfaro 28Luna 79Luís Fabiano 87 26 Nunes35 Pereira88 Webó Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Valencia Antonio Mateu Lahoz 27 November 2010 13 20:00 CET Sevilla 1–3 (Report)Live TV:GolT & C+ Liga Getafe Kanouté 29, 78Alexis 73Rodri 90 11 Marcano56 pen. Manu58 Miku77 Ríos85 Codina Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Castilla y León José González González 14 5 December 2010 19:00 CET Villarreal 1–0 (Report)Live TV:GolT & C+ Liga Sevilla Nilmar 29Musacchio 40Rossi 63Bruno 82 22 Zokora41 Kanouté75 Cáceres El Madrigal Villarreal 24,000 Navarra Alberto Undiano Mallenco 11 December 2010 15 20:00 CET Sevilla 1–3 (Report)Live TV:GolT & C+ Liga Almería Zokora 7Palop 30Alexis 2 41 88Kanouté 82 19, 47 Vargas62 Ortiz73 Jakobsen80 90+1 Piatti Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Cantabria José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes 16 19 December 2010 21:00 CET Real Madrid 1–0 (Report)Live TV:45px|link=Canal+ (Spain) Sevilla Carvalho 2 45 63Di María 60, 78Casillas 63L. Diarra 70Pepe 70Özil 78Pedro León 87Ramos 89 80 Zokora86 Cáceres89 Acosta0 90+1 Dabo Santiago Bernabéu Madrid Aragón Carlos Clos Gómez 17 2 January 2011 20:00 CET Sevilla 1–0 (Report)Live TV:GolT & 45px|Taquilla Digital+ |link=Pay per view Osasuna Zokora 33Kanouté 35 33 Soriano58 Oier60 Vadócz65 Puñal84 Nélson Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Catalonia Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo 18 8 January 2011 20:00 CET Real Sociedad 2–3 (Report)Live TV:GolT & C+ Liga Sevilla Rivas 22, 46Llorente 43González 56 25 65 Kanouté63 Luís Fabiano69 Navarro90+1 Varas Anoeta San Sebastián Catalonia Xavier Estrada Fernández 19 15 January 2011 22:00 CET Sevilla 1–2 (Report)Live TV:laSextaTelemadridTV3, IB3TPA7 Espanyol Alexis 87Negredo 90+2 32 Forlín41 78 Callejón77 García Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Madrid Carlos Velasco Carballo 20 22 January 2011 18:00 CET Sevilla 4–1 (Report)Live TV:GolT & C+ Liga Levante Luís Fabiano 27 42 pen. 67Zokora 32Escudé 38Kanouté 84 35 Rodas57 Xisco88 Del Horno Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Cantabria Fernando Teixeira Vitienes 21 29 January 2011 22:00 CET Deportivo La Coruña 3–3 (Report)Live TV:laSextaTelemadridTV3, IB3TPA7 Sevilla FC Lassad 15 61Castro 65Laure 84 0 57 Palop63 79 Negredo65 Cáceres71 Dabo74 Escudé85 Varas Riazor A Coruña Valencia Miguel Ayza Gámez 22 6 February 2011 17:00 CET Sevilla 0–0 (Report)Live TV:GolT & C+ Liga Málaga Zokora 18Sánchez 37Romaric44Navarro 90+1 40 Gaspar84 Silva88 Arnau90+2 Eliseu Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Asturias César Muñiz Fernández 23 12 February 2011 22:00 CET Racing Santander 3–2 (Report)Live TV:laSextaTelemadridTV3, IB3TPA7 Sevilla Christian 12, 0 38Rakitić 19 o.g.Munitis 23Nahuelpán 45+1Bakircioglu 77Pinillos 84Arana 90+2 39, 90+1 Fazio66 Negredo83 pen. Luís Fabiano84 Acosta El Sardinero Santander Basque Country Eduardo Iturralde González 24 20 February 2011 19:00 CET Sevilla 1–0 (Report)Live TV:GolT & C+ Liga Hércules Rakitić 21Navas 71Escudé 86 25 Aguilar36 Rodri42 Cortés Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Castilla y León Javier Turienzo Álvarez 25 26 February 2011 18:00 CET Atlético Madrid 2–2 (Report)Live TV:GolT & C+ Liga Sevilla Agüero 44Koke 47Ujfaluši 52Reyes 76 39 Medel41 Negredo60 Navarro65 Rakitić Vicente Calderón Madrid Valencia Antonio Mateu Lahoz 26 1 March 2011 22:00 CET Sevilla 3–0 (Report)Live TV:GolT & C+ Liga Sporting de Gijón Luís Fabiano 28 pen.Perotti 35Negredo 65, 90Escudé 80 24 Sastre0 26 Eguren Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Madrid Antonio Rubinos Pérez 27 6 March 2011 19:00 CET Athletic Bilbao 2–0 (Report)Live TV:GolT & C+ Liga Sevilla Gurpegui 44Fazio 66 o.g.Iraola 87 pen. 25 Navarro57 Escudé66 Medel74 Perotti San Mamés Bilbao Catalonia Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo 28 13 March 2011 21:00 CET Sevilla 1–1 (Report)Live TV:45px|link=Canal+ (Spain) Barcelona Cáceres 23Zokora 27Navas 48Medel 61Navarro 62Capel 69 30 Bojan40 Adriano61 Xavi Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Basque Country Miguel Pérez Lasa 29 20 March 2011 21:00 CET Valencia 0–1 (Report)Live TV:45px|link=Canal+ (Spain) Sevilla Bruno 48Joaquín 89 20 Alexis70 Rakitić Mestalla Valencia 39,500 Madrid Carlos Velasco Carballo 30 3 April 2011 19:00 CEST Sevilla 3–1 (Report)Live TV:GolT & C+ Liga Real Zaragoza Perotti 42Kanouté 55 pen.Navas 86Negredo 90+2 pen. 46, 80 Jarošík54 Ponzio82 Paredes90+1 Da Silva Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Sevilla 35,000 Galicia Iglesias Villanueva 31 9 April 2011 22:00 CEST Mallorca 2–2 (Report)Live TV:laSextaTelemadridTV3, IB3TPA7 Sevilla Castro 8Akihiro 15De Guzmán 35, 42Nunes 75 30 pen. Negredo36 Medel42 Perotti67 Rakitić76 Fazio78 Navarro Iberostar Palma Castilla y León Javier Turienzo Álvarez 32 16 April 2011 18:00 CEST Getafe 1–0 (Report)Live TV:GolT & C+ Liga Sevilla Parejo 39Miku 75Mané 78Sánchez 90+1 17 Medel19 Rodri32 Fazio85 Navarro Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Getafe Cantabria José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes 33 24 April 2011 21:00 CEST Sevilla 3–2 (Report)Live TV:45px|link=Canal+ (Spain) Villarreal Rakitić 8, 65Negredo 14Zokora 15Romaric 62, 75 7 Musacchio18 Mario56, 2 75 85 Marchena73 Rossi86 Wakaso Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Navarra Alberto Undiano Mallenco 34 1 May 2011 17:00 CEST Almería 0–1 (Report)Live TV:45px|Taquilla Digital+ |link=Pay per view Sevilla Bernardello 27Jakobsen 0 51Piatti 75 11 Romaric42, 58 Renato75 Medel Juegos del Mediterráneo Almería Madrid Antonio Rubinos Pérez 35 7 May 2011 22:00 CEST Sevilla 2–6 (Report)Live TV:laSextaTelemadridTV3, IB3TPA7 Real Madrid Sánchez 43Negredo 61 84Romaric81 21, 41 Ramos31 65 70 75 Ronaldo42 Kaká88 L. Diarra Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Valencia Antonio Mateu Lahoz 36 11 May 2011 22:00 CEST Osasuna 3–2 (Report)Live TV:laSextaTelemadridTV3, IB3TPA7 Sevilla Sola 65 86Cejudo 85Lekić 90Pandiani 90+1 24 Dabo25 27 Negredo37 Sánchez2 81 86 Medel89 Zokora Reyno de Navarra Pamplona 17,921 Asturias César Muñiz Fernández 37 15 May 2011 21:00 CEST Sevilla 3–1 (Report)Live TV:45px|Taquilla Digital+ |link=Pay per view Real Sociedad Escudé 44Kanouté 51, 53 58Negredo 81, 85 12 Elustondo70 Bergara71 Agirretxe80 Labaka Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Castilla y León Javier Turienzo Álvarez 38 21 May 2011 22:00 CEST Espanyol 2–3 (Report)Live TV:45px|Taquilla Digital+ |link=Pay per view Sevilla Osvaldo 54Verdú 73 2 61 Negredo44 Kanouté46 Cáceres Cornellà-El Prat Cornellà de Llobregat Navarra Alberto Undiano Mallenco UEFA Champions League 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Play-off round 2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round#Play-off round 18 August 2010 20:45 CEST19:45 Local time Braga POR 1–0 First leg ReportLive TV:Canal Nou, TV3, IB3Aragón TelevisiónTelemadridCanal Sur, TVGTV Canaria, CLMTVTPA7, 7RMExtremadura, CyL7 ESP Sevilla Garcia 24Paulo César 54Matheus 62 60 Capel64 Escudé67 Navarro Estádio Municipal de BragaUEFA don't allow sponsors' names implicit on stadia names. Braga, Portugal 16,646 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) 24 August 2010 20:45 CEST Sevilla ESP 3–4 3–5 Second leg ReportLive TV:20px|link=TVE 1 POR Braga Zokora 43Luís Fabiano 60Navas 84Escudé 86Perotti 87Kanouté 90+1 15 Echiéjilé18 Salino31 Matheus43 Aguiar58 85 90 Lima Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville, Spain 31,350 Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) UEFA Europa League 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Group stage 2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage#Group J +Group J Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsFRA Paris Saint-Germain633094+512ESP Sevilla6312107+310GER Borussia Dortmund6231107+39UKR Karpaty Lviv6015415−111 16 September 2010 21:05 CEST Sevilla ESP 0–1 1 (Report)Live TV:45px|link=Canal+ (Spain) FRA Paris Saint-Germain 47 Tiéné75 Nenê Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville, Spain 45,000 Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria) 30 September 2010 19:00 CEST Borussia Dortmund GER 0–1 2 (Report)Live TV:45px|link=Canal+ (Spain) ESP Sevilla Schmelzer 2 45+1 49Großkreutz 52Hummels 70 45+1 Cigarini52 Guarente58 Kanouté66 Navarro Signal Iduna Park Dortmund, Germany 49,100 Mike Dean (England) 21 October 2010 19:00 CEST20:00 Local time Karpaty Lviv UKR 0–1 3 (Report)Live TV: Telecinco ESP Sevilla Checher 2 71 88Holodyuk 79 9 Guarente34 Kanouté61 Navarro90 Escudé Ukraina Stadium Lviv, Ukraine 27,925 Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) 4 November 2010 21:05 CET Sevilla ESP 4–0 4 (Report)Live TV:45px|link=Canal+ (Spain) UKR Karpaty Lviv Alfaro 9 42Cigarini 31Negredo 51 26 Fedetskiy Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville, Spain 25,000 TUR Bülent Yıldırım 2 December 2010 19:00 CET Paris Saint-Germain FRA 4–2 5 (Report)Live TV:45px|link=Canal+ (Spain) & C+ Liga ESP Sevilla Bodmer 17Hoarau 20 47Nenê 45Chantôme 48Jallet 90+1 11 Zokora32 36 Kanouté33 Navarro70 Negredo90+1 Perotti Parc des Princes Paris, France 18,783 ITA Luca Banti 15 December 2010 21:05 CET Sevilla ESP 2–2 6 (Report)Live TV:Telecinco GER Borussia Dortmund Romaric 24, 31Kanouté 35Alexis 36Zokora 83Palop 90+4 4 Kagawa36 Schmelzer49, 89 Subotić90 Weidenfeller Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville, Spain RUS Aleksei Nikolaev Round of 32 17 February 2011 21:05 CET Sevilla ESP 1–2 First leg (Report)Live TV:Cuatro POR Porto Perotti 53Cáceres 53Kanouté 65 25 J. Rodríguez53 Moutinho58 Rolando85, 88 Guarín Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville, Spain SCO Craig Thomson 23 February 2011 18:00 CET17:00 Local time Porto POR 0–1 Second leg (Report)Live TV:45px|link=Canal+ (Spain) ESP Sevilla Belluschi 50Pereira 0 72 14 Navarro2 21 77 Alexis   71, 86 Luís Fabiano Estádio do Dragão Porto, Portugal ENG Howard Webb Sevilla 2–2 Porto on aggregate. Porto won on away goals. Copa del Rey Round of 32 27 October 2010 20:00 CEST Real Unión 0–4 First leg (Report)Live TV:45px|Taquilla Digital+ |link=Pay per view Sevilla Quero 21Berchiche 0 50García 54Iglesias 67Descarga 73 45 68 Negredo87 Alfaro90+2 José Carlos Stadium Gal Irún 4,500 Catalonia Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo 10 November 2010 21:00 CET Sevilla 6–1 Second leg (Report)Live TV:SFC Televisión Real Unión Alfaro 15 pen.Rodri 27Bernardo 41Cigarini 57José Carlos 73Zokora 76Acosta 85 Romo 12, 28Subiza 15 Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville 10,000 Valencia Miguel Ayza Gámez Sevilla won 10–1 on aggregate. Round of 16 22 December 2010 20:00 CET Sevilla First leg 5–3 (Report)Live TV:45px|Taquilla Digital+ |link=Pay per view Málaga Alfaro 11Luna 24Negredo 32Alexis 49Romaric 66 80, 80Capel 82 12 Gaspar19 26 Rondón41 Owusu-Abeyie60 Malagueño74 Weligton Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Basque Country Eduardo Iturralde González 5 January 2011 18:00 CET Málaga Second leg 0–3 (Report)Live TV:GolT & C+ Liga Sevilla Weligton 2 50 71Demichelis 55Gaspar 70Eliseu 85 51 Romaric64 Perotti81 Navarro89 Luís Fabiano La Rosaleda Málaga 12,000 Galicia Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva Sevilla won 8–3 on aggregate. Quarter-finals 12 January 2011 20:00 CET Villarreal First leg 3–3 (Report)Live TV:GolT & C+ Liga Sevilla Cani 23Rossi 28Ruben 55, 82Capdevila 77Musacchio 87 38 59 Negredo51 Dabo70 Capel79 Kanouté80, 88 Alexis El Madrigal Villarreal Navarra Alberto Undiano Mallenco 18 January 2011 22:00 CET Sevilla Second leg 3–0 (Report)Live TV:GolT & C+ Liga Villarreal Renato 6Navarro 24Kanouté 46Alexis 49 66 Musacchio83 Rossi Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Basque Country Miguel Pérez Lasa Sevilla won 6–3 on aggregate. Semifinals 26 January 2011 20:00 CET Sevilla First leg 0–1 (Report)Live TV:45px|link=Canal+ (Spain) Real Madrid Luís Fabiano 20Zokora 46Alexis 48Navarro 83 8 L. Diarra17 Benzema32 Arbeloa58 Khedira58 Ronaldo90 Ramos Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville Navarra Alberto Undiano Mallenco 2 February 2011 22:00 CET Real Madrid Second leg 2–0 (Report)Live TV:45px|link=Canal+ (Spain) Sevilla Alonso 63Özil 81Ramos 88Adebayor 90+4 37 Navarro40 Cáceres48 Zokora2 65 84 Sánchez Santiago Bernabéu Madrid Cantabria Fernando Teixeira Vitienes Real Madrid won 3–0 on aggregate. Others Antonio Álvarez sacked during the season After the successful end of the 2009–10 season, during which the team could qualify for the qualifying round 4 of the UEFA Champions League thanks to a goal from Rodri in Almería in the 95th minute, and the achievement of the 2009–10 Copa del Rey, won the fifth time in club's history, Antonio Álvarez was renowned as the team coach. After an uncertain pre-season with signings that did not seem to provide a good performance, as well as a hesitant start in Champions League and disastrous at Europe League, the directive issued an ultimatum to Álvarez: His team could not lose in Alicante against Hércules. Sevilla, however, fell precipitously; Trezeguet scored twice on 26 September at the Estadio José Rico Perez. After an impromptu meeting of the directive in Seville, on the morning from 26 to 27 September, Álvarez was sacked, with Gregorio Manzano announced as his replacement for the remainder of the season. Álvarez's matches balance: Álvarez matches balanceMatch againstResultCategoryNotesv. ESP Chiclana1–5Preseasonv. ESP Rota XI0–6v. ESP San Fernando1–4v. ITA Atalanta1–2v. RCD Espanyol1–11–4 (p)v. ESP Cádiz2–3v. Barcelona3–1Supercopa de Españav. POR Braga1–0Champions League, QR4v. Barcelona4–0Supercopa de España3–5 (on aggregate)v. POR Braga3–4Champions League, QR43–5 (on aggregate)v. Levante1–4Liga BBVAv. ESP Conil1–4Friendlyv. Deportivo La Coruña0–0Liga BBVAv. FRA Paris Saint-Germain0–1Europe League, GS M1v. Málaga1–2Liga BBVAv. Racing Santander1–1v. Hércules2–0 3rd Champions for Africa Three years ago, on 2008 Christmas, Frédéric Kanouté and his own foundation organized a special Christmas match with Unicef trying to help African kids about their education with the ticket's prices and the anonymous donations. The first edition was held in Seville at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, with a smaller support than in 2009 when the match was organized in Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu, with three-quarters of the stadium full of fans. Both matches have been broadcast in some foreign countries, like United Kingdom and Mali. This year, with more help for the Fundación Kanouté, the match will be held at the Vicente Calderón, the home of Atlético Madrid, on 29 December. Africa United coach José Mourinho starred the funniest anecdotes of the match, taking with him his sons, who threw the ball to one of the goalkeepers of his father's team at half-time, Andrés Palop. In addition, Mourinho plated the linesman in the second-half due to the many marked offsides against his team and took with him to an amateur teen who jumped into the Vicente Calderón to greet a player of the Liga BBVA XI. 29 December 2010 20:15 CET Liga BBVA XI 2–3 Live TV:laSexta Africa United Ramos 15 pen.Uche 38 58 Wakaso71 Quini86 Bodipo Vicente Calderón Madrid 30,000 Madrid Antonio Rubinos Pérez Vamos Deixar-te Sem o Título After completing the game between Sevilla and Levante (4–1 home win), the stadium lights went out suddenly after the referees and Levante players retired from the pitch. In the video scoreboard it was shown a video with Andrés Palop's voice background encouraging Sevilla fans to go to the stadium on 26 January to watch the first leg of Copa del Rey Semifinals against Real Madrid CF. The video ended with an image of the Copa del Rey and the phrases "¿Quieres otra Copa?" [Do you want another Cup?] and "Que ningún madridista te quite el asiento" ("Try to avoid that any Real Madrid fan steals your seat") and "Vamos Deixar-te Sem o Título" pt ("We will leave you without the title"). The press in Madrid, akin to Real Madrid, slammed this initiative, considering it disrespectful. They identified the "We will leave you without the title" as an offensive reference to Real Madrid's José Mourinho. Sevilla also distributed leaflets with the same image and the same phrases. Sevilla coach Gregorio Manzano said at the news conference that he had not seen them. When a reporter gave him one, he just said that "it was an original initiative". LFP failed strike On 11 February 2011, the Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP) officially announced a planned strike for La Liga matchday 30 (1, 2 and 3 April 2011) if the Spanish government did not forbid a new TV law regarding La Liga broadcasting. and if it does not give the league a sufficient part of the earnings from La Quiniela, a football pool run by the state lottery. Following Spanish law, at least one match of each La Liga matchday must be broadcast by common TV (laSexta, on the Spanish TDT). The LFP wanted to force pay TV channels and radio stations to broadcast entire matches or summaries too. On 22 March, the LFP announced that nothing had changed to that moment and the strike was official. Seven La Liga teams (Villarreal, Real Sociedad, Athletic Bilbao, Espanyol, Zaragoza, Sevilla and Málaga) had made official their decision about playing that matchday as usual, presenting an interim measure before a court of Madrid. LFP Vice-president (and Sevilla FC vice-president) stepped down, citing disagreement with the decision taken by the LFP in February, calling it coercion. After weeks of discussions without reaching any conclusion, the judge presiding over the case, Ms. Purificación Pujol, announced on 30 March that the seven La Liga clubs, along with Real Madrid and Barcelona, which joined days after, were right. Therefore, the same morning, the LFP had to organize on the fly the schedule of matchdays 30 in La Liga and 32 in the Liga Adelante. References External links 2010–11 Sevilla FC season at ESPN https://web.archive.org/web/20101027191143/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/results?id=243&season=2010&_league=esp.1&cc=5739 27 October 2010 2010-11 Category:Spanish football clubs 2010–11 season Category:2010–11 UEFA Europa League participants seasons Category:2010 in Seville Category:2011 in Seville