This Sunday, May 18, Real Madrid visits Sevilla FC at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium for Matchday 37 of LaLiga EA Sports. While neither side is fighting for major objectives, the match serves as a key warm-up for Los Blancos ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup, and as one of Carlo Ancelotti’s final appearances on the Madrid bench.

No Pressure—But Still Meaningful

• Sevilla , currently in 14th place, recently secured mathematical safety after beating Las Palmas, ending an eight-game winless streak. Still, the atmosphere around the club remains tense due to an underwhelming season.
• Real Madrid , out of the title race following Barcelona’s championship win, approaches the game with several key absences and coming off a narrow win over Mallorca. It’s also one of Ancelotti’s final two matches before taking charge of the Brazil national team.

Projected Starting XIs

Sevilla (4-2-3-1):
Ørjan Nyland; Juanlu Sánchez, Loïc Badé, Kike Salas, José Ángel Carmona; Lucien Agoumé, Djibril Sow; Suso, Isaac Romero, Dodi Lukébakio; Marcos Pascual

Real Madrid (4-3-3):
Thibaut Courtois; Lucas Vázquez, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Jacobo Ramón, Fran García; Dani Ceballos, Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham; Arda Güler, Kylian Mbappé, Endrick

Recent Head-to-Head

Real Madrid has dominated recent encounters with Sevilla, winning four and drawing one of their last five meetings. In their previous match this season, Madrid claimed a 4-2 win at the Santiago Bernabéu.