Real Madrid will hope to avoid any slip-ups prior to next week’s Clasico clash with Barcelona when they host Sevilla this evening.
The Catalans won at Real Betis last night to move nine points clear of their age-old rivals but a win against Sevilla – and a good performance against RB Leipzig in midweek – would at least ensure Madrid head to Camp Nou in a positive frame of mind.
Sevilla have been one of the surprise packages of the season so far. Luis García Plaza’s side are fifth with 14 points from eight games, just four behind Madrid, which is a huge improvement on the 2024-25 campaign, when they finished 17th and only narrowly avoided relegation. They have also had a full week to prepare, as they haven’t played since a 3-3 draw at Levante on Monday night.
History is heavily against them, though. Sevilla are on a 15-game winless run against Madrid in all competitions, losing 13 of those, and they have lost the last five meetings in a row. Their last league win at the Bernabéu came back in December 2008.
REAL MADRID TEAM NEWS
Jose Mourinho made three changes to the side that won at Roma with Federico Valverde dropping into the back four and Arda Guler taking his place in midfield.
Endrick replaced the suspended Vinicius Jr.
Real Madrid: Courtois; Valverde, Konate, Huijsen, Cucurella; Tchouameni, Guler, Bellingham; Diomande, Endrick, Mbappe
Real Madrid Substitutes: Lunin, Navarro, Militao, Camavinga, Alexander-Arnold, Carreras, Espi, Silva, Diaz, Rudiger, Dumfries, Thiago
SEVILLA TEAM NEWS
Sevilla: Odysseas; Iglesias, Castrin, Salas, Suazo, Agouti, Fofana, Vargas, Felix, Peque, Ure
Sevilla Substitutes: Gonzalez, Romero, Diaz, Alfon, Sangante, Bueno, Cardoso, Stassin, Ejuke, Carmona, Guillen, Cruz
Where to Watch Real Madrid v Sevilla: TV and online streams
Real Madrid v Sevilla kicks off at 8pm BST (9pm local time) on Sunday, October 18 at the Santiago Bernabéu.
In the UK, you can watch it on Premier Sports and stream on the Premier Sports Player.
Recent Form & Stats for Real Madrid v Sevilla
- Madrid have won their last four La Liga home games.
- Sevilla are fifth with 14 points (W4 D2 L2), four points behind Madrid.
- Sevilla are unbeaten away from home in La Liga this season (W2 D2), their best start on the road since 2011-12.
- Sevilla drew 3-3 at Levante on Monday, with Robbie Ure, Félix Correia and Isaac Romero scoring.
- Sevilla are winless in their last 15 meetings with Real Madrid in all competitions, losing 13.
- Sevilla’s last La Liga win at the Bernabéu came in December 2008.
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