Changes in defense for a Espanyol on the rise

Less than two and a half hours before the Catalan derby against Sabadell starts, Vicente Moreno offered the squad list. The great absence is that of Miguel Llambrich. The right back, who was injured against Mallorca, will finally have to undergo surgery and will miss the remainder of the season. In this way, Espanyol only has one natural side in the squad, Óscar Gil, to whom a new door of ownership opens.. His position is occupied by Jofre Carreras, extreme but who could act in case of need.

The summoned list is made up of Oier Olazábal, Adrià Pedrosa, Leandro Cabrera, Fernando Calero, Lluís López, Wu Lei, Fran Mérida, Javi Puado, Sergi Darder, Raúl de Tomás, Diego López, Óscar Melendo, David López, Keidi Bare, Nanny Dimata, Álvaro Vadillo, Dídac Vilà, Matías Vargas, Adrián Embarba, Pol Lozano, Óscar Gil, Jofre Carreras, Nico Melamed and Joan García.

The initial team will have continuity especially in attack. Despite the fact that the Valencian coach spoke publicly of the growth of Vadillo and Dimata has already contributed goals, Darder, Keidi Bare, Puado, Embarba and RdT will repeat in attack. Moreno maintains the formula with which the Blue and Whites won at Son Moix, with the growth of Puado and the good understanding between Melamed, Embarba and RdT, who constantly change positions.

One of the novelties of the line-up aside from Óscar Gil may be Calero, who would enter to give Cabrera rest. Espanyol, which could have more of the ball than Sabadell, could find resources in Valladolid to make the game more fluid. In the first leg, Espanyol won the Nova Creu Alta 0-1 with both from Melamed.