Sevilla will welcome Lens to the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium in their UEFA Champions League opener on Wednesday night. The hosts, Sevilla, had a season to forget in La Liga last season. Los Nervionenses finished the season in 12th place, their worst result in the Spanish top flight since 1999, when they finished 20th and were relegated. However, Sevilla added Europa League title number seven to their cabinet to return to the continent's premier tournament last term, while Les Sang et Or collected the silver medal in Ligue 1, and the two sides will also face Arsenal and PSV Eindhoven for a knockout berth. The hosts recorded their first win of the season on Sunday as Dodi Lukebakio's 71st-minute winner helped them record a 1-0 win over Las Palmas in La Liga. Former academy player and four-time Champions League winner Sergio Ramos made his debut in that win. Meanwhile, Lens now find themselves at the bottom of their league standings, as in their previous outing, they fell to a 1-0 home loss to Metz on Sunday. For this encounter, I am expecting a victory for Sevilla for the following reasons:

Firstly. Lens had a memorable season in France last season. They battled with PSG for the Ligue 1 title right up to the last Matchday and finished the season just one point off the top of the table. Unfortunately, after the departures of numerous key players, things look different at the moment. Lens have endured a winless run in Ligue 1 thus far, suffering four defeats in five games. They are bottom of the French top flight with a single point from five games. They are back in Europe after 16 years and they last appeared in the Champions League in the 2002-03 season. They were eliminated from the group stage in that edition.

Secondly. It’s been a tough start to the season for Sevilla, who are struggling to match their success from last term. Sevilla are top seeds in this group thanks to winning the Europa League last term. Sevilla did see some signs of recovery at the weekend with a narrow 1-0 win over Las Palmas as they got their first three points on the board. The fact that Lens extended their losing streak on Saturday coupled with that Sevilla win points to the hosts being worthy favourites. The other thing going for Sevilla is that they have the European experience to edge this clash. Lens are returning to this competition after 20 years away, while they have dominated in the Europa League, and managed to hold their own with Man City in the Super Cup earlier this term.

Sevilla have the European pedigree and experience over their opponents, and they can bank on home advantage; and given that Lens have conceded three goals in each of their three trips this term, I expect Sevilla to get the win.

塞维利亚将在周三晚上的欧冠揭幕战中欢迎伦斯来到Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán球场。东道主塞维利亚上个赛季在西甲有一个令人难忘的赛季。洛斯纳维奥尼斯本赛季排名第12位，这是他们自1999年以来在西班牙顶级联赛中的最差成绩，当时他们排名第20位并被降级。然而，塞维利亚在上个赛季为重返欧洲顶级联赛增添了第七座欧联杯冠军头衔，而莱斯桑et Or在法甲联赛中获得了银牌，两支球队还将面对阿森纳和埃因霍温争夺淘汰赛席位。上周日，主队在西甲联赛中以1-0战胜拉斯帕尔马斯，多迪·卢卡巴基奥在第71分钟的绝杀帮助他们取得了本赛季的首胜。前青训球员和四次欧冠冠军塞尔吉奥·拉莫斯在那场胜利中首次亮相。与此同时，蓝斯现在发现自己在联赛排名垫底，因为在他们之前的比赛中，他们在周日主场0 - 1输给了梅斯。对于这场比赛，我期待塞维利亚取得胜利，原因如下:

首先。朗斯上赛季在法国度过了一个难忘的赛季。直到最后一个比赛日，他们都在与巴黎圣日耳曼争夺法甲冠军，赛季结束时，他们与积分榜榜首只差一分。不幸的是，在许多关键球员离开后，事情看起来不一样了。到目前为止，朗斯在法甲联赛中经历了一场无胜的比赛，五场比赛输了四场。他们在五场比赛中仅得一分，排在法甲联赛的最后一名。他们时隔16年重返欧洲赛场，上一次出现在欧冠赛场是在2002-03赛季。他们在那个版本的小组赛中被淘汰了。

其次。对于塞维利亚来说，这是一个艰难的赛季开始，他们正在努力追赶上个赛季的成功。塞维利亚是这个小组的头号种子队，因为他们上个赛季赢得了欧联杯冠军。塞维利亚在周末以1-0险胜拉斯帕尔马斯的比赛中确实看到了一些复苏的迹象，他们拿到了自己的第一个三分。事实上，朗斯在周六延续了他们的连败，加上塞维利亚的胜利，东道主是值得关注的热门。塞维利亚的另一个优势是他们有欧洲赛场的经验。离开20年后，蓝斯再次回到了这项赛事，他们在欧联杯中占据统治地位，并在本赛季早些时候与曼城一起在超级杯中保住了自己的地位。

塞维利亚拥有欧洲血统和经验，他们可以依靠主场优势;考虑到蓝斯在本赛季的三场客场比赛中都丢了三球，我预计塞维利亚会赢得比赛。