Legends say that every time Real Betis and Sunderland face each other in pre-season, both teams go on to qualify for European competition.
Congratulations, @SunderlandAFC! 🤝
The funniest part of Sunderland being in Europe is watching how much it disrupts the usual Newcastle comfort blanket.
One of the founding pillars of their online identity has gone for now.
The insecurity that comes with it has been absolutely fascinating - & hilarious.
#SAFC
Just remembered that our last Premier League final day, when this all started, was against Chelsea too. And we were so pathetic and irrelevant that John Terry could direct his own sickeningly self-indulgent choreographed substitution.
Fitting that they were the opponents today too. #SAFC