PROBABLE LINEUPS |
LEVANTE Munua Venta, Ballesteros, Nano, Juanfran Torres, Farinos Valdo, Barkero, Juanlu Kone | SEVILLA Varas Coke, Spahic, Fazio, Navarro MedelNavas, Trochowski, Rakitic, Manu Negredo |
Sevilla midfielder Diego Perotti will miss the trip to the Ciutat de Valencia due to a hamstring injury suffered in the win over Gefate. Manu del Moral is likely to be given a start in the left of midfield ahead of Emiliano Armenteros.
Marcelino has no other injury concerns to contend with. A win on Saturday will take Sevilla into the Champions League places at the expense of their humble hosts.
Levante will be without the services of Asier del Horno, who sustained a calf injury in the defeat at Barcelona and was subsequently ruled out for two months.
The home side are sweating over the fitness of central defender Nano, who has returned to training after sitting out the trip to Camp Nou with an ankle injury. Carlos Aranda is also racing to be fit for the visit of the Andalusians, while midfield duo Juanlu and Jose Javier Barkero return from injury and suspension respectively.
DID YOU KNOW? |
- Levante have won one and lost four of their last five matches.
- Juanlu is the east coast club's top scorer this season with five goals.
- Levante are competing in the Primera Division for only the seventh time in their 102-year history.
- Sevilla have emerged victorious in their last nine encounters with Levante.
- Manu is the club's leading scorer this season with five goals.
- Sevilla coach Marcelino represented Levante as a player in the 1990-91 season in the Segunda Division.
Prediction
Sevilla are beginning to find form in front of goal and their backline can ward off the counter attacking threat of Levante. A narrow win for the away side.
Editor's Prediction
Levante 1-1 Sevilla