Matchday 10 - Player to Watch

Alexis (Sevilla)

Alexis Ruano Delgado spent three seasons at Mestalla and this will be his first appearance for his new club Sevilla against his former employers. Alexis was brought in to replace Arsenal-bound Sebastien Squillaci and he and fellow new-comer Martin Caceres have relegated Squillaci's regular partner Julien Escude to bench-warming duty for the time being. The Andalusian centre back is 25 now but, despite appearing for Spain at almost every level in the lower categories, he has never been capped for the senior side. There was a lot of fuss made about Alexis when he was a teenager and the feeling is that hasn't quite lived up to his world class potential. Alexis is hoping that he will finally step up to the big boy's table under Gregorio Manzano at Sevilla, where beating the likes of Valencia to Champions League qualification is currently first priority.