Jose Luis Mendilibar appointed as Sevilla head coach right up until the stop of the season to exchange Jorge Sampaoli ahead of the struggling LaLiga facet struggling with Guy United in the Europa League quarter-finals next month
Sampaoli was sacked as mentor with Sevilla just earlier mentioned the drop zoneMendilibar, 62, is the third coach appointed by the La Liga side this seasonThey face Manchester United in past 8 of the Europa League up coming month
Relegation-threatened Sevilla fired mentor Jorge Sampaoli on Tuesday and appointed Jose Luis Mendilibar as his replacement until finally the stop of the season.
The La Liga side sacked Jorge Sampaoli following following their 2- defeat to Getafe on Sunday – their fourth defeat in final 7 league game titles.
The consequence observed Sevilla drop to 14th position in La Liga, with the Andalusian aspect now just two points above the relegation zone.
Sevilla have been capable to set their disastrous league year to a person aspect in Europe.
The file six-time Europa League winners are established to face Manchester United in the last eight of the competition next thirty day period.
Jose Luis Mendilibar has been appointed as Sevilla mentor until eventually the end of the year
Jorge Sampaoli was sacked as mentor with Sevilla just two details over the fall zone
Although they are through to the Europa League quarter-finals, they sit 14th in LaLiga on 28 factors with 12 game titles still left subsequent Sunday’s 2- reduction at Getafe.
‘Following defeat at Getafe, which leaves the side just higher than the relegation zone, the club have decided to part techniques with the Argentine coach ahead of the intercontinental break,’ Sevilla mentioned in a assertion.
Argentine Sampaoli, 63, also coached Sevilla in the 2016-2017 time right before using up the Argentina countrywide group occupation.
Mendilibar has been coaching for practically 30 many years with his longest stint being a second spell at Eibar from 2015 to 2021.
The 62-calendar year-outdated kept Eibar up for 6 straight seasons in advance of they ended up finally relegated in 2021.
Sevilla will encounter Manchester United in the Europa League quarter-finals upcoming month
‘The Basque coach has signed a deal right until the end of the period, 30th June, and will get cost of his first education session this evening,’ Sevilla claimed.
‘In his 448 major-flight matches, he has a record of 128 wins, 125 draws and 195 defeats.’
Sevilla are history six-instances Europa League winners and following experience Manchester United. Their initially LaLiga sport after the intercontinental split is at 15th-placed Cadiz on April 1.
Sevilla would then travel to Outdated Trafford for the initial leg of their Europa League quarter-closing on April 13.
