Italian coach Vincenzo Montella, dismissed as Sevilla's coach on Saturday, wished the club and its players "the best" this Sunday, and also thanked the fans, who have been "great".

The Naples-born coach, who arrived at the end of last December as a replacement for Argentine Eduardo Berizzo, stated in a video recorded at the Sevilla sports city and disseminated by the club, that the players had made an "enormous effort".

"I am convinced that Sevilla can qualify for Europe, that is why I ask the fans to support the players, to give them their final push", emphasized Montella, who has been replaced in the team's remaining four league matches by Joaquín Caparrós.

He also wanted to apologize "for the recent moments with bad results", although he pointed out that he had "worked with strength and enthusiasm until the end".

"Thanks to the fans, they have been great. I want to greet the players, who have made an enormous effort and have done so much for me. Also, greet all the people who work for the club and whom I couldn't say goodbye to", he underlined.

Montella, despite the poor results in LaLiga, emphasized that he takes "a good memory of the time lived in these months" and that it has been a "wonderful experience".

"We have made history with this club qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and it is an honor to have been a coach at that moment. We have paid for all the effort in the Champions League and the Copa del Rey in LaLiga. Thanks to everyone, for me it is an experience I will never forget", stated the former Sevilla coach.