A VITAL GAME AT HOME

Match details

Sevilla FC-CD Leganés

Matchday 34 LALIGA EA Sports

Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán

Sunday 4 May 16:15 CEST

History

Founded in 1928, Club Deportivo Leganés, hail from the Spanish capital Madrid. After a modest history in the lower divisions, the club gradually rose through the leagues, reaching Segunda División in 1993 and eventually earning a historic promotion to La Liga for the first time in the club’s history in 2016. They remained in the top-flight for four seasons, achieving their best finish—13th—in 2018/19 and reaching the Copa del Rey semifinals. After relegation in 2020, they returned to La Liga by winning the 2023–24 Segunda División title.

Standings

After winning the Segunda División last season to earn promotion back to La Liga, Leganés have found life difficult this season and find themselves in 19^th place on 30 points from 33 games – four points from safety. Since beating Getafe 1-0 at the start of March, they have gone seven games without a win and will be looking to get the points in their bid to avoid relegation.

Last five meetings

9/11/24 Leganés 1-0 Sevilla

16/1/21 Leganés 0-1 Sevilla (Copa del Rey)

30/6/20 Leganés 0-3 Sevilla

1/12/19 Sevilla 1-0 Leganés

3/5/19 Sevilla 0-3 Leganés

Key player: Daniel Raba

The Spanish forward has been vital in keeping Leganés in with a chance of survival as both the team’s top goal scorer (7) and assist maker (4) this season, being involved in over a third of their total league goals this season (30). Despite not picking up results in recent times, his personal run of form has been strong scoring in three consecutive games against Real Betis (2), Real Madrid and Osasuna between March and April.

Coach: Borja Jiménez

Born in Ávila, Borja Jiménez began his coaching career in 2006 with Real Ávila’s youth team. He held various youth coaching roles, including at A.C. Milan Academy, before becoming Ávila’s first-team manager in 2013. After stints with Real Valladolid and CD Izarra, he impressed with Rápido de Bouzas and earned promotion with CD Mirandés in 2019. Briefly managing Asteras Tripolis in Greece, he later led FC Cartagena to promotion into the Segunda División in 2020. Following spells with Deportivo La Coruña and other clubs, he was appointed manager of CD Leganés in June 2023, leading them to the Segunda División title in his first season in charge. 

Player links

Of the current squads, Marko Dmitrović enjoyed a three-year stay in Nervión between 2021 and 2024 making 53 appearances. Munir El Haddadi made 112 appearances for the club between 2018 and 2022. Finally, Óscar Rodríguez played 44 times for us before moving to Leganés permanently in 2024.

Other players to have played both teams during their career include Youssef En-Nesyri, Bryan Gil and Roque Mesa.