PREVIEW: Who are the kings of Seville?

The most awaited day for Sevillian football fans is just around the corner. Two of the biggest teams in Andalusia will meet on Sunday at the Benito Villamarin Stadium for the La Liga matchday 33 fixture.

This meeting is marked by the fact that an entire city is pitted against each other in a battle for victory. Both Sevillaand Betis fans do their utmost to cheer on their team and lead them to be crowned kings of Seville.

This fierce clash is called 'El Gran Derbi' (The Great Derby) and no matter what time and situation the two teams are in, the outcome of the showdown will always be uncertain. The two Andalusian teams will fight to the death to be the pride of their city.

Quique Sanchez Flores' men are having a season to forget after being knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage and having been left with no chance of proving their worth in Europe. Their results were so poor at the start of this campaign that they changed coaches three times before December.

The seven-time Europa League winners were even contenders to be relegated for next season. However, their fortunes have been changing since the arrival of Flores to the bench and the addition of some reinforcements in the January transfer window.

Sevilla have managed to consolidate a 12th place (37 points) in the La Liga table after having been very close to the relegation zone. They have won three of their last five games in the Spanish top-flight, drawing one and losing the other.

Meanwhile, the situation for Manuel Pellegrini's men has been very different as they are still fighting for European places at this stage of the season. Betis have had a good campaign despite recent results that have not been in their favour.

The home side are in seventh place on