Sevilla VS Atletico Madrid

Sevilla will welcome Atletico Madrid to the Estadio Ramon on Saturday with confidence high after an excellent opening to the 2026-27 La Liga campaign. Luis Garcia’s side have collected maximum points from their first two matches, beating Rayo Vallecano 2-1 before producing an impressive 3-1 victory away to Athletic Bilbao. The six-point haul has placed Sevilla second behind Real Madrid and represents a major improvement for a club that has struggled in recent seasons, finishing outside the top four in each of their last four league campaigns. A victory over Atletico would further strengthen the belief that Sevilla can challenge higher up the table this season, especially after adding seven players during the summer transfer window. Atletico Madrid have also made a positive start but will travel to Sevilla knowing they need to become more consistent. Diego Simeone’s team opened the season with a 2-0 victory over Malaga before being held to a 2-2 draw by Villarreal, leaving them with four points from two matches and fifth place in the standings. Atletico finished fourth last season and were 25 points behind champions Barcelona, so there is significant pressure to close the gap this term. The club strengthened its squad with Cristian Romero, Morten Hjulmand, Lee Kang-in and Alejandro Grimaldo, although Julian Alvarez’s uncertain future remains an important storyline. Atletico have historically enjoyed the better record in this fixture, winning three of the last four meetings, but Sevilla claimed a 2-1 victory in their most recent encounter in April.