Sevilla coach Juande Ramos believes Arsenal have improved since the departure of Thierry Henry to Barcelona.

SEVILLA showed they are in fine shape ahead of Wednesday’s tough Champions League match against Arsenal with an impressive 4-1 home win over Recreativo Huelva last night.

AEK Athens 1 Sevilla 4 (Sevilla win 6-1 on agg)

Sevilla made sure of their place in the Champions League group stage on Monday night with an emphatic 4-1 win at AEK Athens.

SEVILLA, still grieving from the sudden death of midfielder Antonio Puerta, found themselves on the losing end of an incisive performance by European champions Milan in the UEFA Super Cup in Monaco last night.

AC Milan 3 Sevilla 1

Chelsea and Manchester United have been reunited with the sides they beat in last season’s quarter-finals in the group stages of this year’s UEFA Champions League.

LEICESTER chairman Milan Mandaric insists that Clive Clarke is making progress is his recovery from a double heart failure after the defender “sat up and spoke” yesterday.

THOUSANDS of people turned out in Seville to pay their final respects to Antonio Puerta, who died on Tuesday after collapsing on the pitch during last weekend’s Primera Liga match between Sevilla and Getafe.

Thousands of people turned out in Seville to pay their final respects to Antonio Puerta, who died yesterday after collapsing on the pitch during last weekend’s Primera Liga match between Sevilla and Getafe.

Leicester chairman Milan Mandaric insists that Clive Clarke is making progress is his recovery from a double heart failure after the defender “sat up and spoke” this afternoon.

Republic of Ireland defender Clive Clarke’s agent revealed “paramedics had to use a defibrillator” after the Leicester defender collapsed at half-time in the Carling Cup tie at Nottingham Forest.

THE football world is in mourning following the death of Sevilla wing-back Antonio Puerta.

Spain is in mourning following the death of Sevilla wing-back Antonio Puerta.

Sevilla wing-back Antonio Puerta has died.

SEVILLA may have started their Primera Liga campaign with a convincing win, but the health of stricken Spanish international wing-back Antonio Puerta is the only thing the Andalucian club are concerned about at present.

Sevilla coach Juande Ramos insisted his side deserved to become only the second club to defend the UEFA Cup after a dramatic 3-1 penalty shootout win over 10-man Espanyol at Hampden Park.

Tottenham 2 Sevilla 2 (Sevilla win 4-3 on aggregate)

ARSENE WENGER is convinced it will not be long before Theo Walcott starts knocking in goals “for fun” again.

Middlesbrough can forget about coming from 3-0 down to beat Sevilla in the UEFA Cup final.

Sevilla set up a date with Middlesbrough in Eindhoven next month in the final of the UEFA Cup after beating Schalke 1-0 in extra time at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium.

Bolton 1 Sevilla 1

Bolton 1 Sevilla 1

CSKA Moscow’s defence of their UEFA Cup crown finally gathered pace on Thursday as Vagner Love netted twice in a 2-1 defeat of Levski Sofia.