It is a big door or nursing party. La Real has the opportunity tonight to meet one of their initial goals of the season, to stand in the round of 32 of the Europa League. It will do so if it wins a depleted Rijeka, Cinderella, in Anoeta and Naples, the ogre of Group F, defeat AZ in Alkmaar. The formula seems simple and logical, but the Croats want to sell their skin dearly, although they have ripped it off in the previous four games and score zero points, and the Dutch showed against Real that they are a great team, which would pass without problems in any another group from the Europa League.
Rijeka are eliminated, they have nothing to do, only their wounded pride remains at stake. It also comes with the loss of headlines like Kulenovic, Smolcic Y Gnezda
Cerin, in addition to Raspapovic and Arsenic. What is not winning for the Real, borders on the tragic and would complicate their pass. If he wins, statistics say he would have an 85% chance of being in the top two. Even if they tie, that percentage only drops to 59%. In case of defeat, still 44% options. Napoli will qualify if they beat AZ and AZ will qualify if they defeat Napoli and Real cannot defeat Rijeka.
La Real is played a lot, among other things allowing its fans to enjoy this competition live from February. And money. Taking into account what UEFA paid last year -the rewards of the present are not established-, the txuri urdin club has already pocketed 4.25 million -for the two victories and the draw- and 1.5 more are played: the million they give to the first classified (0.5 if he is second) and another 0.5 for going to the round of 32. All of this without counting the television show. La Real has budgeted a total income of 13 million euros in this competition.
Imanol He reserved some of his best men against Villarreal so that they would arrive in optimal condition at this meeting. The technician is expected to line up something similar to a gala ‘eleven’ in which he may appear David
Silva. The Gran Canaria returned to exercise normally yesterday and has all the tickets to complete today with Zubimendi Y Merino the realistic core. The one that was not included in the call is Aritz
Elustondo, who can no longer bear the pain after playing three games with two broken ribs. Your place on the axis will occupy Igor
Zubeldia. Monreal and Isak They have all the traces of returning to 'eleven' and the question remains as to which extreme right will align Imanol in the event that Silva is the owner: Januzaj or For your. The first is the most conducive, with its magic, to dynamite the wall that is expected to be placed Simon
Rožman, Croatian coach. The second always responds and the space is unique. Great dilemma.
With Silva, without Aritz
Imanol drew up a roster of 22 without affiliate players for the first time. He fell Aritz
Elustondo and they were also out due to injury Guridi, Illarramendi Y Sangalli. There are footballers like Gorosabel or Sagnan they need minutes after coming out of injury. In principle, a Jon
Baptist who decided with his goal in the 92 '' the Rijeka match. It is one of the two goals that Real has scored in four games in this competition. The other did For your against AZ Alkmmar, a meager background for one of the most offensive teams in the competition, the one with the most the ball, the one that throws the most corners, the sixth that shoots the most.
The Real that demolished rivals until a week ago comes from successively drawing against AZ in Alkmaar and Villarreal in Anoeta. Winning today is necessary. The triumph is non-negotiable. Under normal conditions, Anoeta would burst tonight (9pm) and the animation tier would erupt to push his people to the next phase. For them, for them.