Preview: Estoril Praia vs. Sevilla

Sevilla's Europa League campaign begins with an Iberian Group H clash against Estoril Praia on Thursday night.

Unai Emery's side head to Portugal after a sluggish start to the season that sees them in the bottom three of La Liga after four games.

Marca Da Silva's Estoril have fared better at the start of the new campaign, picking up seven points out of a possible 12 to sit fourth in Portugal's Primeira Liga.

Both teams head into the match on the back of 3-2 losses at the weekend, with Estoril going down to Braga and Sevilla cruelly denied a point at Barcelona in the 94th minute after scoring twice in the final 10 minutes to level it at 2-2.

Qualifying for the group stage was comfortable for both clubs, with Sevilla going past Slask Wroclaw 9-1 on aggregate, while Estoril saw off Pasching 4-1.

Recent form

Estoril: LDWW

Sevilla: LDDL

Possible starting lineups

Estoril: Vagner; Anderson, Tavares, Bruno, Dos Santos; Filipe, Galvao, Evandro, Amado; Balboa, Seba

Sevilla: Beto; Coke, Cala, Navarro, Alberto; Marin, Trochowski, Rakitic, Rabello; Vitolo, Gameiro

Sports Mole says: 1-1