Sevilla’s 2025: A Year to Forget as Nervy Nervionenses Limp into 2026

Sevilla closed out 2025 with a whimper, not a bang, as a 2-0 defeat at the Bernabéu summed up what’s been a proper dog’s dinner of a year for the Andalusian outfit.

The Numbers Don’t Lie

The cold, hard stats make for grim reading for the Nervionenses faithful:

• 10th place in La Liga at year’s end (20 points from 17 matches)
• 6 wins, 2 draws, 9 defeats in the league campaign so far
• A concerning 24 goals scored vs 26 conceded
• Across all competitions in 2025: 41 matches with just 12 wins, 9 draws and a whopping 20 defeats
• A negative goal difference of -8 (53 scored, 61 conceded)

Managerial Musical Chairs

If there’s one thing that screams instability, it’s having three different geezers in the dugout over 12 months. Sevilla’s revolving door policy saw:

1. García Pimienta getting the boot last April after four straight losses
2. The ever-reliable Joaquín Caparrós stepping in (again) as the firefighter to avoid relegation
3. Matías Almeyda taking the reins for the current campaign

Summer Rebuild on the Cheap

New sporting director Antonio Cordón had his work cut out with limited resources, bringing in seven players on free transfers:

• Odysseas Vlachodimos
• Cardoso
• Azpilicueta
• Suazo
• Batista Mendy
• Alfon González
• Alexis Sánchez

Meanwhile, a massive 13 players were shown the door, with Lukébakio later joining Benfica mid-season. Talk about your squad overhaul!

Goals? What Goals?

Scoring has been Sevilla’s Achilles heel this term. Their top marksmen in 2025 have been:

• Isaac Romero - 7 goals
• Rubén Vargas - 5 goals
• Kike Salas and Lukébakio - 4 goals each

For this season specifically, the goals have been spread thinly across the squad with Romero, Adams and Vargas leading with just three each. When your defenders are among your top scorers, you’re in a right two and eight.

Cup Dreams Dashed

Any hopes of salvaging something from the season took another blow when Sevilla crashed out of the Copa del Rey to Alavés in the round of 32. A penalty kick was enough to send the Andalusians packing, leaving La Liga as their sole focus for 2026.

Looking Ahead

With the January transfer window approaching, Cordón faces another juggling act. The squad is at capacity with Gattoni returning from loan, meaning players must leave before reinforcements can arrive - particularly in attack where they desperately need firepower.

The immediate goal? Find some consistency and ensure there’s no nervous glances toward the relegation zone in 2026. For a club of Sevilla’s stature, that’s the bare minimum, but this version of the Nervionenses can’t take anything for granted.