Sevilla opened their La Liga campaign with a 2-1 victory over Vallecano on Matchday 1, with Jon Guridi and Peque Fernández scoring for the hosts.

Álvaro García pulled one back for the visitors, but it was not enough to deny Sevilla the three points. Goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos earned the player-of-the-match award despite being dispossessed 12 times, contributing 18 long balls, 38 touches and 2 saves.