Sevilla vs Valencia: A Big Test for Coach Corberán
Sevilla FC will play Valencia CF at the Nervión stadium. Nervión is the home ground of Sevilla FC. Valencia's coach is Corberán. He has beaten Sevilla before. Now people ask new questions about him.
Some people call Corberán a "verdugo". This word means someone who beats another team many times. But now Corberán could become a "condenado". This means someone who loses and gets blamed.
There was also a comment from a player named Rodri. He called something "malísimos", which means very bad. This comment is part of the news around the match.
The game is important for Corberán and his players. People want to see a strong reaction from the team. If they play badly, some fans may call it a "ridículo", which means an embarrassing result.
Vocabulary6 words
- Nervión
- the name of Sevilla FC's stadium
- verdugo
- a person who beats someone many times; here, a coach who often wins
- condenado
- a person who is blamed for something bad
- malísimos
- very, very bad
- reaction
- what a team does after bad results
- ridículo
- something embarrassing or silly
Quiz
Answer key
1. Nervión stadium 2. Corberán 3. Someone who often wins against a team
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Sevilla FC will play Valencia CF at the _____ stadium.
_____ is the home ground of Sevilla FC.
Valencia's coach is _____.
He has beaten Sevilla _____.
Some people call Corberán a _____.
This word means someone who beats another team many _____.
Now Corberán could become a _____.
There was also a comment from a player named _____.
He called something _____, which means very bad.
People want to see a strong _____ from the team.