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60 EUROPEAN WINS IN THE RAMÓN SÁNCHEZ-PIZJUÁN

02/11/2017
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Following victory against Spartak, Sevilla FC have reached 60 victories at home in Europe since their debut in continental competition against Benfica in 1957
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This Wednesday, Sevilla FC achieved their 60th home win in European competition by beating Spartak Moscow in the Ramón Sánchez-PizjuánThe side first competed in European competition in Nervión in the 1957/58 season, 60 years ago in the European Cup. On that day, Sevilla beat Benfica 3-1 with goals from Pahuet, Antoniet and Pepillo

Little did anyone know that this would be the start of a beautiful and extended history that has carried the Nervionenses to five UEFA Europa League titles, one European Supercup and a Champions League appearance tally that only four Spanish sides have surpassed.

Sevilla achieved their 60th European victory at home, 60 years after their first against Benfica

The Nervionenses have achieved 17 Champions League wins, 42 UEFA/Europa Cup wins and 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup win. The Sánchez-Pizjuán has been the thorn in the side of several esteemed champions of Europe such as Benfica, Rangers, Porto, Juventus, Arsenal, Feyenoord, Steaua Bucarest and Tottenham, amongst many others.

Amongst the 60 wins, some are unforgettable. Like memorable comebacks in the Europa League against PAOK and Porto, wins against Schalke, Osasuna and Shaktar Donetsk, which put the side in finals in Eindhoven, Glasgow and Basel respectively, and wins against famous opponents such as Juve or Arsenal in the Champions League

Seven wins against German sides, six against Greek and five against Portuguese and Russian

Within the 60 victories,  they have defeated the same opponent more than once on 6 occasions. At home, Sevilla FC beat Zenit FC Saint Petersburg twice in Europe - both times in the first leg of the UEFA quarter-finals - AEK Athens FC, FC Steaua Bucharest, Glasgow Rangers, Borussia Mönchengladbach and NK Maribor.

Sevilla FC have secured the most wins against German sides (7), followed by 6 victories against Greek opponents whilst clashes with Russian and Portuguese sides resulting in 5 wins.

Summed up, the list of defeated opponents in Nervión in European competitions is as follows: Kaiserlautern, Alemannia Aachen, Schalke 04, Stuttgart, S.C. Freiburg, Borussia Mönchengladbach (2), PAOK, Olympiacos, AEK (2), Panathinaikos, Atromitos, Benfica, CD Nacional, Vitoria SC, SC Braga, FC Porto, Torpedo Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Zenit (2), Spartak Moscow, Eskişehirspor , Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Tottenham, Arsenal, Leicester, Steaua Bucharest(2), Unirea Urziceni, Osasuna, Valencia, Villarreal, Lille, Olympique Lyonnais, Fiorentina, Juventus, Karpaty, Shaktar Donetsk, NK Rijeka, Dinamo Zagreb, Glasgow Rangers (2), NK Maribor (2), Levski, Botev Plodiv, Feyenoord, FK Partizan Beograd, Slask Wroclaw, Mladost Podgorica, Red Bull Salzburg, Standard Liège, Basilea, Molde FK, Aarhus and SK Slavia Prague