EIBAR 0 -LEVANTE 1 | Levante sends Eibar to the last position of the table

It was not necessary for Levante to curdle a great game to defeat an Eibar that is irretrievably sinking in the classification. There are already 13 games that Mendilibar's have not won, and it is the first time that they have become top-flight bottoms since they arrived in the First Division. Little football on the part of the two teams, but De Frutos knew how to kill the game in the first half discount, to send Eibar to sleep with little hope of salvation.

Mendilibar changed the system, making it more offensive, but it was of no use. The high pressure with more people in the center of the field made Morales less of a protagonist, but the calm of Paco López's men, relieved on the table, played an important role in the development of the game. A couple of timid arrivals from Enrich and Kike García and little else from the locals in the first act. Of course, Levante did not miss the opportunity it had and De Frutos scored the psychological goal in the first half discount, if Eibar could still sink further in that regard.

In the second part, nothing changed. The gunsmiths, crestfallen as they have rarely been seen, wanted to try but could not, while those of Paco López did not cost an extra effort to keep a clean sheet. Neither the changes, nor the desire … Nothing could remedy a victory for a Levante that seemed not to play to the fullest against an Eibar that does not seem to have hope. 13 games without winning, bottom, visit Wanda the next day. The eibarreses will have to cling to a miracle of the fat people to save the category, because neither their game nor the calendar give to be optimistic.

Mendilibar: “We are four points, not twelve, from salvation”

José Luis Mendilibar, Eibar coach, said this Saturday, after the defeat that his team has conceded in Ipurua against Levante, that although the emotional blow has been strong, the team does not have to look at who they are “last”, but rather to “what points” are of salvation and the fact of having it close can give them the “necessary strength” to “compete day by day.”

“We are four points, not twelve from salvation”Mendilibar explained, “and we have to do our job, which is to win. Huesca was below and four points have already passed us, Alavés, one point, Elche, Valladolid are close“. The gunsmith technician believes that the coaching staff is the first to raise their heads and transmit positive feelings to their players and trusts that when training comes, they will think” positive “and prepare with enthusiasm for the next match against Atlético de Madrid believes that the formula is to try to make their players see that the other teams are not “going out” either and thus try to compete in each of the eight games that remain.

Mendilibar believes that his players have to calm down “a little more” and play with “ease” and recalled that although they have lost “a lot” of games, they are competing “in all”. “But we want to put all of us in goal,” he added, “and so it will be more difficult to score a goal. Let's see if we can go back to being what we are again and from there try to improve. We cannot win the game individually. “. In relation to today's meeting acknowledged that Eibar had not done too much “danger” and that Levante had taken them out of the good defensive line in the last play of the first half, in which the goal has come and they have obtained “profit” from it. For its part, Eibar has achieved centers, but has not reached “auction areas”. “We did not generate too much danger for them,” he said, “although they did not go against it either, but they had the score in favor and they left happy.” – EFE

Paco López: “With salvation almost in our pocket, we still have many objectives”

Paco Lopez He appeared at a press conference after his team won for the first time in history in Ipurua. The technician analyzed the following issues:

Effectiveness: “Starting from the basis that we have never won here, the team has competed well. Emotionally we have shown that we are a strong team. It was not an excellent game but you have to take into account the rival. Without the ball, the team has shown a lot of security. It is not easy to neutralize Eibar's game ”.

Does the Levant aspire to Europe?: “We try to give everything, we try to enjoy. With salvation almost in our pocket, we have many objectives to meet and we have to prove it every game. Give the maximum and see how far we get, always seeing how difficult it is to win a game in First Division. Enjoy the victory and think about Villarreal ”.

Radoja: “We don't know the scope yet. It doesn't look very good but let's wait.

Morales: “We all hope that Morales is at a great level. But when one is not correct, what is asked of him is work. Today it has been emptied “

Levante, better in defense than in attack: “That the team has been so safe without the ball is because the team has made an effort from above in defense. The team has scratched high, without compromise. It is true that we have lacked something: to generate a little more, to have the ball … But some things for others ”. – JULIÁN BURGOS

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* Data updated as of April 10, 2021