Sevilla is left out of the round of 16 of the Cup eleven years later

01/05/2025

Updated at 12:05 p.m.

The trajectory of Sevilla FC in the King’s Cup ended this Saturday after the resounding defeat against the UD Almería (4-1) in a match corresponding to the round of 32 tie. The Sevilla team said goodbye to the tournament after a match that began to get complicated shortly after the second half began.

Sevilla had gone into the break with an advantage thanks to Isaac’s early goal. However, before reaching match time, Almería had already turned the score around. In the end, a clear defeat for a Sevilla that will now focus all attention on the second round of LaLiga.

With the elimination this Saturday there is an unusual circumstance in recent times for the Sevilla team. And to locate a round of 16 tie of the Copa del Rey without the presence of Sevilla, we had to go back to the season 13-14. On that occasion, as Cope journalist Pedro Martín (@pedritonumeros) remembers, the Sevilla team was eliminated by the Santander Racingat that time in Second B, in the round of 32. Elimination that was played in a double match. Sevilla won the first leg 0-1 while in the second leg Racing came back in the tie by winning 0-2.

Last season, the Sevilla team’s path in the Copa del Rey reached quarter finals. In the round of 32 they beat Racing de Ferrol (1-2) and in the round of 16, they beat Getafe (1-3). Already in the quarterfinals, Sevilla was eliminated after losing (1-0) against Atlético de Madrid.