MADRID, 26 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Girona will try to remain this Monday in Montilivi (9:00 p.m.) as the leader of LaLiga EA Sports and add its sixth consecutive victory in the domestic competition, in a fourteenth matchday to which Athletic Club also arrives at a good time and aspires to preserve its Europa League position.
Against all odds, Míchel’s team has held its own against the ‘big boys’ and, having passed the first third of the championship, is at the top of the table. Before the start of the day, they dominated the standings with 34 points, two more than Real Madrid, the only team that has managed to defeat them this season.
In fact, from the first day, in which they tied with Real Sociedad (1-1), until the eighth, in which they stumbled against the whites (0-3), the Catalans won six in a row, a streak that they will try to emulate this Monday. In addition, they are the highest scoring team (31) in the category.
Opposite, the Basque team arrives at the event after achieving two close victories against Villarreal (2-3) and RC Celta (4-3), which allowed it to rise to fifth place with 24 points, seven behind the ‘ Champions’, with two of the income on the sixth place of the Real Sociedad and with three on the first of the candidates to get into Europe.
With all the internationals back, Míchel will only regret the absences of Toni Villa, Jastin, Joel Roca and Borja García, while Juan Carlos Martín, with a fracture in the eye socket, and Ricard Artero, with an ankle injury, are doubts .
For their part, Ernesto Valverde’s men will have the absences of the injured Yeray Álvarez and Dani García, pending the injured Yuri Berchiche, but in exchange they will have the recovered Aitor Paredes.
–MONDAY PROGRAM AT LALIGA EA SPORTS.
Girona – Athletic Club. Melero López (C. Andaluz) 21.00.