{"id":2487,"date":"2026-04-12T09:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T09:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/2487\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T09:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T09:07:09","slug":"ramos-returns-to-his-old-ways-against-atletico-madrid-following-the-defeat-by-sevilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/2487\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramos returns to his old ways against Atl\u00e9tico Madrid following the defeat by Sevilla"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sergio Ramos celebrated his former club Sevilla\u2019s 2-1 win over Atl\u00e9tico Madrid, a result that arrived amid the club\u2019s ongoing sale process.<\/p>\n<p>The hard-fought 2-1 win at Ram\u00f3n S\u00e1nchez Pizju\u00e1n Stadium, overseen by new manager Luis Garc\u00eda Plaza, propelled the Andalusians out of the relegation zone for the first time this season.<\/p>\n<p>The win kept the Andalusians out of the relegation zone for now.<\/p>\n<p>Ramos later posted a celebratory photo of coach Luis Garc\u00eda Plaza on social media, adding the caption: \u201cCome on, Sevilla\u2026 Damn\u2026 +3 points\u201d, per El Desmarque.<\/p>\n<p>Read also: Racist abuse targets Morocco star against Barcelona<\/p>\n<p>Read also: After the Rabat clash: Santos refuses to celebrate prematurely&#8230; and El-Shabani explains the reasons for the defeat<\/p>\n<p>Read also: With the derby scenario and Real Madrid\u2019s struggles\u2026 Barcelona quietly weaves its way towards the La Liga title<\/p>\n<p>The post carried extra weight since Ramos, who began his career at Sevilla and later returned, has deep personal ties to the club.<\/p>\n<p>The 40-year-old is also the leading figure in the potential takeover of the club, with the \u2018due diligence\u2019 phase having recently concluded ahead of a decisive meeting between the club\u2019s owners and potential buyers.<\/p>\n<p>Stadium pictures captured the match\u2019s high tension, with Sevilla desperately seeking three points to steady the ship after a rocky patch.<\/p>\n<p>Ramos has often teased Atl\u00e9tico Madrid on social media, reminding them of his famous Champions League final winners for Real in 2014 and 2016, including his habit of wearing the number 93 during his stint with Monterrey, a nod to his dramatic 93rd-minute winner in the Lisbon final.<\/p>\n<p>Read also: With the derby scenario and Real\u2019s struggles\u2026 Barcelona quietly weaves its way towards the La Liga title<\/p>\n<p>Read also: Bayern\u2019s ominous warnings\u2026 Is Real Madrid paying attention?<\/p>\n<p>Read also: A \u20ac450 million deal\u2026 a heavy burden on Ramos\u2019s shoulders<\/p>\n<p>Ramos is currently a free agent after his contract with Monterrey expired last December, and the defence veteran is weighing retirement against another stint on the pitch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sergio Ramos celebrated his former club Sevilla\u2019s 2-1 win over Atl\u00e9tico Madrid, a result that arrived amid the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2488,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[179,188,92,187,85,82,1904,327,328],"class_list":["post-2487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-madrid","tag-atletico-madrid","tag-atletico-madrid-vs-barcelona","tag-barcelona","tag-champions-league","tag-laliga","tag-madrid","tag-s-ramos","tag-sevilla","tag-sevilla-vs-atletico-madrid"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}