Rayo and Sevilla put their form to the test

Rayo Vallecano and Sevilla FC will go head-to-head at the Vallecas Stadium. The Madrid side defeated UD Almería and RC Celta by a single goal and will fight for their third straight victory against a Seville team who go into the game off the back of a convincing victory over Granada CF (5-1), having made a confident and successful start to the Liga BBVA.

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Zé Castro, Cobeño and Fatau will be unavailable for the clash through injury, while Tito will be out through suspension. For the visitors, Benoît Tremoulinas and Vicente Iborra are likely to be unavailable to manager Unai Emery.

Views from the dugoutTheir manner and style of play has been one of the topics in the press conferences leading up to the game. Emery talked about the system he could use against Rayo Vallecano: "I'm more worried about the structure of the team in defence or attack than who to play up front". Paco Jémez, meanwhile, spoke about the ambition of the Franjirrojos: "We're going up against a very good opponent in good form. We want our third straight victory".