Villarreal vs Sevilla

Villarreal wants to end a successful season well when they take on struggling Sevilla on Sunday.

The Yellow Submarine are in fifth place and set for the Champions League group stage, while Sevilla, with yet another awful season, could end up in 17th.

So far this season, Villarreal’s attacking record of 67 goals in 37 La Liga games has placed them third after Barcelona and Real Madrid.

The Yellow Submarine’s result from 37 league games this term is 19 victories, 10 draws and eight losses, leaving them with 67 points in fifth place and qualifying for Champions League football in 2025-26.

Marcelino’s squad can get to fourth-placed Athletic Bilbao on 70 points, but they will continue to be fifth, because Bilbao have a better result against them this season.

The team has won each of their last five games in Spain, including a 3-2 win against Barcelona their most recent fixture which means they’ll aim to run their winning streak to six games on Sunday.

In the 2021-22 Champions League campaign, the Yellow Submarine advanced to the semi-finals, but Liverpool defeated them 5-2 over the two matches.

Sevilla’s low ranking of 14th in La Liga last year was the club’s worst showing since they were sent down in 2000.

Things have turned tougher for the strugglers as the term progressed, with Real Betis now in 16th place, only two points ahead of 17th-placed Espanyol.

Even though Joaquin Caparros' team defeated fellow struggling team Las Palmas 1-0 in their most recent game in front of their own supporters on May 13, they will be coming off a 2-0 loss to Real Madrid at home.

Sevilla has only won four of their 18 away league games this season, and they have lost to Villarreal in their last two meetings, including a 2-1 loss at Estadio Ramon earlier this season. Los Nervionenses could finish in 13th place if they defeat Villarreal and other outcomes work in their favor.