Sevilla faces a tough rival in its La Liga opener. Athletic Bilbao, which won its first match of the season, will open the La Liga season this Saturday at San Mamés against a rival that won its first match of the season. Athletic was one of the teams that had a postponement in that round because it had players participating in the World Cup final round. This week will be special for Johaneko, a player with a contract from Bilbao Athletic, whom Terzic maintains in the routine of the first team. The Basque-French player arrived at the club in 2024 after the disappearance of Girondins. Then he signed a two-year contract with an option until 2028 that Athletic will review upwards at any time. Johaneko (22 years old) becomes an alternative for the German coach in the advanced position of left-back and also counts as an interior. The player has convinced in preseason and also has left very good impressions in the locker room. He is one of the six players from the subsidiary who will work habitually with the first team. Athletic faces its opening match of this season in La Liga with only one absence, Vivia, who is away from the group dynamic while following a treatment to alleviate the pubalgia that affected him in the past season. In this first official meeting of the course, Laporte and Nico will be absent in the friendly against Atalanta - the only one they could have played this summer - because Terzic preferred that his initial week after the holidays remained in training. With La Liga underway, Sevilla is in third place with 3 points, 1 win, 0 losses, and 0 draws in 1 game, with a +1 goal difference. Their next fixture is against Osasuna on February 28, 2027, in a match that will be crucial for their league standing.