Sergio Ramos thinks the Champions League was “important” in his choice to return to his boyhood club Sevilla after his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expired this summer.
The 37-year-old center-back is aiming to recover from a calf injury in time to face Arsenal at the Emirates on Wednesday.
During his 16-year career with Real Madrid, Ramos won Europe’s elite championship four times.
“Sevilla were playing in the Champions League, and that was a plus in making such a decision,” Ramos stated at the time.
“I had received offers of going abroad—to Saudi Arabia, for instance—but this was a debt I had to my club, Sevilla, the first team where I triumphed.”
Ramos did not play in Saturday’s 1-1 La Liga tie with Celta Vigo, but he provided an update on his condition ahead of Sevilla’s important Group B meeting against Arsenal.
“It’s only a minor injury.” “I hope to be able to play the game, but I’m not sure if it will come too soon,” he continued.
“Let’s just take it one day at a time and let’s see how I’m able to evolve, and hopefully, I would love to play.”
Arsenal leads the group with six points, while Sevilla sits third with four points and searching for their first win of the season.
Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus will miss the game due to a hamstring injury suffered in the 2-1 away win at Sevilla on October 24.
Captain Martin Odegaard is questionable after missing Saturday’s 1-0 Premier League loss to Newcastle.
