Sampaoli's Sevilla draw against Athletic

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Sevilla remain 17th but under Sampaoli. AFP

Sampaoli's Sevilla started with a draw against Ernesto Valverde's team. The Andalusians started the game well and took the lead but the Basque team played better in the second half and managed to draw the match.

At the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan, Sampaoli started his second stint at the helm of Sevilla with an exciting battle against Ernesto Valverde's Athletic Bilbao. Sevilla came flying out of the blocks and Oliver Torres slid home after little more than three minutes.

Unai Simon did well to deny Papu Gomez, but Athletic battled their way back into the match. Mikel Vesga levelled the scores with a long-range drive and by the end, his team were on top.

However Athletic finished the match with 10 men when Ander Herrera was sent off for a cynical foul on the edge of his area in the final stages of a chaotic clash.

Sevilla remain 17th but under Sampaoli, who coached them in the 2016-17 season, they will be hopeful of clawing their way up the table. Almeria beat Rayo Vallecano 3-1 earlier on.

Later Saturday, Real Madrid, second, visit Getafe, aiming to move above Barcelona to the top of La Liga.