Sevilla wary of double euphoria

Sevilla coach Juande Ramos is concerned that the euphoria created by an outstanding season could torpedo his side's chances of completing a memorable double when they meet Getafe in the final of the King's Cup.

"I'm worried about the whole atmosphere surrounding the club at the moment," Ramos said ahead of today's match at the Bernabeu.

"We haven't got the right mentality to play a final.

"It seems everyone is getting ready to go to Madrid to celebrate, but we have to win the cup first."

The euphoria among the Sevilla fans is understandable given that the club is going through one of the most successful eras in its history.

The Andalucians became the first team since Real Madrid to make a successful defence of the UEFA Cup when they beat Espanyol at Hampden last month and were in with a chance of winning the league title right up to the final game.

They ended the season in third place in the table, their best finish in the league since 1970 and are now assured of a berth in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, having last played in the European Cup back in 1957.

But Ramos said his team has good reason to fear Bernd Schuster's Getafe who are also on a high after finishing ninth in the Primera Liga for a second year in succession.

"Getafe are so eager to win their first title that they will be very difficult to beat. They have a great record against the big sides."

Sevilla have won the cup three times although their last victory was nearly 60 years ago in 1948.

Opponents Getafe have never reached a final, let alone won a major trophy.

But the team from a modest industrial satellite town to the south of Madrid have become experts at puncturing the egos of more illustrious opponents in Spain.

They were unbeaten at home in the league against the top six teams and have taken a series of high-profile scalps on their way to the Cup final.

Schuster's side overran Valencia and Osasuna and, after a 5-2 defeat by Barcelona in the semi-final first leg, produced one of the most memorable comebacks in recent years with a humiliating 4-0 defeat of Barca at the Coliseo.

"Anyone who knows anything about football knows that Getafe will be no pushovers," said centre-back David Belenguer.

The only distraction for Getafe is the speculation about the future of Schuster, who is being widely tipped to replace Fabio Capello as coach at Real Madrid.