Sevilla Coach Sees Bolton Rivalry

By Mark Heys
October 5 2005

Sevilla coach Juande Ramos is wary of the threat that Bolton Wanderers will pose after his side where handed a trip to the Reebok Stadium in the UEFA Cup Group H. Ramos has built up Bolton's importance in this stage of the competition and beleives that their strengths lie with the likes of Hidetoshi Nakata, El-Hadji Diouf and injured Spaniard Ivan Campo.

"They are the important team in the group with players such as Nakata, Diouf, Ivan Campo. They're very important rivals." he said yesterday following the lunchtime draw in Nyon.

Sevilla currently sit 15th in the Spanish La Liga but Ramos is confident that his side have enough about them to make it through to the last 32 of the competition in the New Year.

"With the teams that were in the draw, we knew there wouldn't be any easy games and that's how it is," he added.

"However, Sevilla are not inferior to any of these teams. It's a very complicated group and we will need to get a good start.

"Every game in such a short group is decisive and we will have to qualify as quickly as possible so as we don't get to the last game needing a win."


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