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Sevilla and Alavés Confirm Lineups for LaLiga Matchday 12

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Sevilla and Alavés will play a football match today.

It is part of LaLiga. LaLiga is the top football league in Spain.

This match is matchday 12 of the season.

The game is at the Sánchez-Pizjuán stadium. This is Sevilla's home stadium.

Alavés is the visiting team. They travel to play away from home.

Alavés picked 24 players for this match. This group is called the squad.

The coach of Alavés is called Quique.

Quique chose his starting lineup. This is the eleven players who start the game.

Two players, Guevara and Yusi, will start again. They played in the last match too.

Both teams have now confirmed their lineups for the game.

Fans are waiting for the match to begin.

Vocabulary5 words

football
a sport; two teams try to kick a ball into a goal
LaLiga
the name of Spain's main football league
visiting team
the team that travels to play at another team's stadium
squad
a group of players a coach can choose from
starting lineup
the eleven players who begin the game

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Quiz

1. Which league is this match part of?
2. Where is the match being played?
3. How many players are in the Alavés squad for this match?

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Sevilla and Alavés will play a _____ match today.

It is part of _____. LaLiga is the top football league in Spain.

This match is _____ 12 of the season.

The game is at the Sánchez-Pizjuán stadium. This is Sevilla's _____ stadium.

Alavés is the _____ team. They travel to play away from home.

Alavés picked 24 players for this match. This group is called the _____.

Quique chose his _____ lineup. This is the eleven players who start the game.

Two players, Guevara and _____, will start again.

Both teams have now _____ their lineups for the game.

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