Luis García Plaza backs Sevilla - Real Sociedad with 12:00 fan surge
Sevilla - Real Sociedad arrived with a loud edge on Sunday at 12:00 hours, when Luis García Plaza walked out of the Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán after training and praised the crowd building around the team. He said the support had turned the build-up into something much bigger than a routine league week.
Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán voices
“Creo que mañana va a haber un ambiente increíble. Esto te denota la importancia del partido, lo que hay en juego y ojalá podamos devolverle toda esa fuerza con una victoria ante un gran rival que viene,” García Plaza said before Monday’s match. He added: “Lo de hoy ha sido increíble, imagínate mañana. Se va a hacer muy largo hasta las 9 de la noche.”
The coach did not frame the day as a normal pre-match build-up. “Hoy el trabajo de motivación no es mío. El que no esté motivado con este ambiente… tiene que estar a full,” he said, putting the weight of the afternoon on the supporters who had mobilized in recent days during Sevilla’s decisive stretch.
Sevilla squad options
García Plaza also named the players he could use: Mendy, Luci, Nema, Joan and Nico. Nico Guillén was back in the first-team call-ups after a long time, while Azpilicueta was fit for a few minutes if needed but would not start.
Gabriel Suazo was also available, with the bandage he wore described as precautionary. Those details narrowed Sevilla’s choices for a match that carried real weight in the fight to stay in the top flight for another year.
Real Sociedad test
García Plaza called Real Sociedad a high-quality rival and Copa del Rey champion, and he said Sevilla had to go out and attack strongly, with personality and damage from midfield forward. He also pointed to the recent pattern he wants to break: “Nos siguen castigando mucho los errores. De los últimos tres partidos, para mí hacemos 45 minutos malos nada más. Otros equipos con 45 minutos malos sacan más rédito que nosotros… eso es oficio.”
That leaves Sevilla with a clear assignment for Monday: lean on the atmosphere, use the available pieces without overextending them, and turn a strong home reception into points against one of the league’s sharper opponents.
