They played for both...Arsenal and Sevilla

Arsenal will resume their 10th successive Champions League campaign against debutants Sevilla on Wednesday night. Arsenal.com's Matt Fortune kicks off our comprehensive build-up to the Group H tie with a look at the star names who have graced the shirts of both clubs.

Davor Suker
Sevilla 1991-96, Arsenal 1999-00
With Sevilla: 153 Appearances, 76 Goals With Arsenal: 39 Appearances, 11 Goals
Signed by Arsène Wenger in 1999 from Real Madrid, Croatian legend Suker played just one season for the Gunners. His time at the Club came towards the end of his glittering career and he scored eight times in 22 appearances. In Spain he scored twice on his Sevilla debut and in the subsequent five years he earned praise across the globe as one of the finest strikers of the time.

Lauren
Sevilla 'B' 1997-1997, Arsenal 2000-2007
With Sevilla 'B': 17 Appearances, 3 Goals With Arsenal: 241 Appearances, 9 Goals
Raised in Sevilla, Lauren played in their ‘B’ team for one year at the age of 19. He played 17 times, scoring three goals, before a move to Levante and then Mallorca from who Arsenal signed him in 2000. He made an instant impact scoring eight minutes into his Highbury debut against Liverpool. The Cameroonian went on to play 241 times for Arsenal, scoring nine times.

Josè Antonio Reyes
Sevilla 1999-2004, Arsenal 2004-2007
With Sevilla: 95 Appearances, 25 Goals With Arsenal: 110 Appearances, 23 Goals
Reyes joined Sevilla aged 10 and remained there until his big-money transfer to Arsenal in January 2004. He was a popular figure having been born and raised in the city and his reputation as a versatile forward attracted interest from all over. Reyes made an early impact at Arsenal with two goals to knock Chelsea out the FA Cup. He left Arsenal less than two years after joining and spent one year on loan at Real Madrid before securing a move to Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2007.

Julio Baptista
Sevilla 2003-2005, Arsenal 2006-2007
With Sevilla: 63 Appearances, 38 Goals With Arsenal: 35 Appearances, 10 Goals
Julio Baptista spend two seasons at Sevilla scoring 38 times in 63 games, and was linked with a move to Arsenal in 2005 only to be unveiled by Spanish giants Real Madrid. He finally did join Arsenal in 2006 as part of the loan deal that saw Reyes join Real and scored 10 times in 35 appearances for the Gunners, including a fantastic foursome to defeat Liverpool during the Club’s run to the Carling Cup Final.