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This year’s 15th edition of the Antonio Puerta Trophy is particularly interesting because Aston Villa were <\/b>the first English club to be invited to play for it.<\/p>\n
There is also an obvious connection between the two clubs.<\/p>\n
Villa boss Unai Emery returned <\/b>to the stadium where he enjoyed one of the most successful spells of his managerial career.<\/p>\n
Emery managed Sevilla between 2013 and 2016, winning the Europa League three times in succession.<\/p>\n
Sevilla had won 12 of the previous 14 editions of the trophy, with only Granada and Boca Juniors having managed to beat them in the fixture.<\/p>\n
The early editions were all-Spanish affairs, with Sevilla taking on fellow La Liga clubs, before teams from outside the country began to be invited.<\/p>\n
Boca Juniors became the first overseas opponent in 2016, followed by Roma, Schalke, Independiente del Valle, Al-Ittihad and Al-Qadsiah.<\/p>\n
Alejandro Garnacho was among the scorers as Aston Villa netted three times in 12 minutes in a 3-1 victory.<\/p>\n
Isaac Romero opened the scoring for Sevilla after the break but Ross Barkley levelled before Garnacho scored and Max Jenner added a third.<\/p>\n
Garnacho started along with centre-half Taylor Harwood-Bellis, who has made just one start since his \u00a330m summer move from Southampton.<\/p>\n
Villa striker Brian Madjo returned from injury as a second-half substitute, having been out since scoring on his debut against Paris St-Germain in the Super Cup in August.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n