Two oldest Sevilla members' testimonies move fans

Sevilla turned to memory before turning to football. On Friday, with a relegation-pressure match against Espanyol looming on Saturday, the club put out a video through its official channels featuring two of its oldest supporters. The point was simple — remind everyone what Sevilla is supposed to feel like when things get ugly. Not polished optimism. Not corporate messaging. Something older, heavier, and a lot more believable. ### Why did this hit so hard? Because Sevilla are not living through a normal bad spell. The club has gone from recent European glory and regular Champions League nights to a season framed, openly, around survival. That kind of drop messes with identity as much as league position. The video lands right in that wound, with two veteran members speaking as people who have seen both the mud and the medals. ### Who are these supporters? The club’s own promo did not make the story about celebrity fans. It made it about age, loyalty, and memory. But there is useful context here. Sevilla’s historic member numbers 1 and 2 were Domingo Muñoz González and Julián Hernández Naranjo, men with more than 75 years tied to the club, profiled in 2024 as living archives of Sevilla’s past. Both died in November 2025, just a day apart, at ages 95 and 94. So this new piece is less about those exact figures and more about the same idea — the oldest sevillistas as custodians of what the club means. (vamosmisevillafc.com) ### What was the message? Unity, basically. The veterans say they are suffering too, but they push back against turning the stadium into a courtroom. Their appeal is that the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán should be a cauldron for 90 minutes, not a place where every touch gets weighed and judged in real time. The club even wrapped the clip in a line about this being “the moment of the sevillismo of always” — old-school Sevilla, white shirts, one push together. (diariodesevilla.es) ### Why now? Because the timing is not subtle at all. Sevilla host Espanyol on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 16:15 in a match the club and local coverage have framed as a final for permanence. Luis García Plaza leaned into that mood in his pre-match remarks, saying another win would be a big step and calling for “otro manicomio” from the crowd. The club also pushed reduced ticket prices for members ahead of this stretch, which tells you they are trying to maximize noise and turnout, not just sentiment. (vamosmisevillafc.com) ### What makes the appeal believable? The gap between generations. Younger fans know Sevilla as a trophy club — Europa League runs, big nights, a team that punches above its budget. Older supporters remember the leaner years too, including Segunda and institutional chaos. When those voices say panic and internal fighting only make things worse, it does not sound like PR. It sounds like people who have already watched the club survive harder things. (sevillafc.es) ### Is this really about one match? Yes, but not only one match. Sevilla’s schedule shows Espanyol now, then Villarreal, Real Madrid, and Celta to close the league. So this is one of those moments where atmosphere becomes part of the survival plan. The club is trying to turn history into a tactical asset — use memory to steady a fanbase that could easily tip into anger. ### What are fans reacting to? (vamosmisevillafc.com) Not just nostalgia. Recognition. Supporters see themselves in the exhaustion these older members describe. The emotional pull comes from hearing lifelong sevillistas admit they are hurting too, while still insisting that the team needs backing first and reckoning later. That is the whole argument in one line. (sevillafc.es) ### Bottom line? Sevilla did not release this video just to make people sentimental. They released it to discipline the mood. When a club fighting relegation asks its oldest believers to speak, the message is clear — remember who you are, then act like it for 90 minutes. (vamosmisevillafc.com)