MADRID, 22 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Athletic Club seeks to continue in the area ‘Champions’ of LaLiga EA Sports before the Real Valladolid Colist up at the Coliseum (18.30 hours) and in which Real Sociedad needs an impulse to the needy Leganés (21.00 hours).
In San Mamés, where he has only conceded one defeat in LaLiga-before Atlétic 1 in Montilivi of the first round on October 6, to stay in the fourth place. The goal of Oihan Sancet in the 77th minute avoided last Sunday a defeat in the RCDE Stadium (1-1), and the 45 points harvested so far leave only six of the leadership of FC Barcelona.
Now, a victory this Sunday is presumed vital for the ‘lions’, which next week visits the Metropolitan and that in a week and a half Towards the Bilbao final.
In front, Real Valladolid has been put in the hands of until the technical Monday of the subsidiary Álvaro Rubio, who already assumed the position in interim. Already confirmed until the end of the course, the Blanquivioleta coach needs to react to a team that has fallen into its last five commitments.
During that period, the Pucelans have conceded 15 goals and scored only two, some data that make it the least scorer (15) team and more thrashed (52) of the category and that hinder the objective of permanence, with the area of Salvation eight points above its 15.
The Basque team will only regret the absence of Álvaro Djaló, with an ankle sprain, while the Valladolid will have the casualties of Selim Amallah and Anuar Mohamed, both for accumulation of cards.
For its part, the Royal Society needs a triumph in the Reale Arena that allows him to hook the European train again against a Leganés who has also faltered in recent weeks and flirts with the descent positions.
In their last five meetings of the domestic competition, the Donostiarras, twelfth (31) to four units of the sixth place, have only won one-in front of Espanyol (2-1)-and have given four defeats, the last of them the Past week against Real Betis (3-0).
Ahead, those of Imanol Sheriff have intense weeks in which they must face the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals against Real Madrid, LaLig in two weeks.
His rival, the Leganés, also arrives at the appointment with trouble, although in this case to see the shadow of the descent, only one point below his 24. Of the last 12 points at stake, they have only managed to add two, one of one of They the previous day in a crazy match against Deportivo Alavés saved with a goal from Munir el Haddadi in the 88th minute (3-3).
Igor Zubeldia and Sheraldo Becker, expelled before the Verdiblancos, will miss the appointment for the team ‘Txuri Urdin’, just like the injured Jon Pacheco and Luka Sucic, and Hamari Traore is doubtful. Munir, meanwhile, must meet the first of the three games with which he was sanctioned for his “violent behavior” against Alavés, and will join the casualties of Borna Barisic and Enric Franquesa.
In the coliseum, Getafe wants to continue adding to move the danger and approach the noble zone, which the Real Betis also aspires to arrive, which in the coming weeks will be crossed in the round of 16 of the Conference League with the Vitória de Guimaraes.
Manuel Pellegrini’s painting, which during the week signed a defeat without consequences before the Gent (0-1)-thanks to 0-3 of the first leg-broke before the Real with a streak of two days without winning, and now marches in Eighth position with 32 points, only three of the continental positions.
Those of José Bordalás, while, accumulate six weeks in a row scoring, with 30 units that keep him seven above the descent and five of the noble zone. In fact, in their last nine commitments among all competitions, they have only lost in a cup against Atlético de Madrid (5-0).
Héctor Bellerín, Giovani Lo Celso, Marc Roca, Pablo Fornals and Ángel Ortiz will not be available to the Chilean coach, who remains pending of the state of the headdresses Cardric Bakambu and William Carvalho. For his part, Christantus Uche, for sanction, and Luis Milla, by sanction, the duel for the blueons will be lost.
-Sunday program in LaLiga EA Sports.
Athletic Club – Valladolid. Soto Grade (C. Riojan) 14.00.
Real Madrid – Girona. Cuadra Fernández (C. Balear) 16.15.
Getafe – Betis. Alberla Rojas (C. C-Manchego) 18.30.
Real Sociedad – Leganés. Hernández Maeso (C. Extremeño) 21.00.