As Sevilla continue their quest for European football, manager Michel will make a return to his former club Getafe as they go head to head in La Liga at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez on Monday night (Getafe 13/8, draw 9/4, Sevilla 13/8 – Match Betting).
The Red and Whites stand no chance of qualifying for the Champions League this season, with Spanish powerhouses Real Madrid (5/2 Champions League outright), Barcelona and Valencia looking set to sweep up the top three places in the table.
However, Sevilla find themselves just outside the Europa League qualification places and so the side from the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan look set to do battle with the likes of Osasuna, Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid for a place in Europe’s secondary competition next term.
Michel will be desperate to secure a top seven finish in La Liga this season and three points against his former club would be a massive boost for the Andalusian outfit.
If Sevilla do secure Europa League football it will be largely down to their star striker Alvaro Negredo, who is reportedly attracting interest from a host of top clubs from across the continent.
The 26-year-old has been in fine form in recent weeks and will be going into this game against Getafe full of confidence having bagged himself a brace in the 3-0 victory over Zaragoza on Thursday.
With four wins in their last five outings, Sevilla are a side in form so expect Negredo to cause Getafe all sorts of problems at the back.
As for the Dark Blues, they have been going through mixed form of late but the most important thing for the club and its fans is that they will be retaining their La Liga status for next season.
The club are sat in mid-table and have a nice 14-point cushion between themselves and the relegation zone, with games running out for the likes of Sporting Gijon, Real Zaragoza and Racing at the bottom of the table.
Getafe have the worst goal difference of any of the top 15 teams in the league but the club have worked wonders to keep themselves away from the battle at the bottom.
Wins over Barcelona (5/6 Champions League outright), Valencia and Atletico Madrid have proven that Getafe are capable of springing a shock against the bigger teams in Spain.
But with La Liga football all but assured for next season, there may be the temptation to take the foot off the gas a little, with one eye possibly on a nice summer holiday.
The last time these two sides met in the league, Sevilla ran out 3-0 winners at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan back in December and it would not be surprising to see a similar scoreline on Monday night, with Michel getting one over on his former team (Sevilla 3-0 winners 25/1).
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