Espanyol wants to look at Europe at the expense of an Elche with urgencies

Espanyol faces its first League match of 2022 tonight at the RCDE Stadium, where it has been almost a month since those of Vicente Moreno do not act in the ‘shelter’ of their fansion. Today they come home and they do it in a sweet moment and heavily reinforced after the last two Results reaped away from Cornellà-El Prat: the celebrated triumph at Mestalla on the last day of last year and the agonizing achieved in the penalty shoot-out against Ponferradina last Tuesday to tie up the pass for the second round of the Cup.

Comes the Espanyol plugged into his first date at home of the new year and wanting to continue keeping the fortress of the RCDE Stadium alive. Today Elche comes to visit, with better sensations of the game than results dince Francisco’s arrival on his bench, but still capsizing in the relegation zone.

The perico box is suspicious of the Elche team and you do not want the good time to be synonymous with relaxation and those of Francisco Give them a scare today at the Parakeet Coliseum.

Espanyolismo is very aware that It is vital to start the year as it ended, winning, and maintain the condition of intractable at home. And it is that a triumph today is essential to put the parrots’ aspirations on track because by adding the three points, Espanyol will would approach the European positions of the classification, to the elite, where a squad of teams bid to sneak into the ointment. And Espanyol, if they win, would get into the fight, they would look up to Europe.

The Spanish appeal to their strength as a local, where he has only lost one match this season. And receive a Elche with some dire numbers at home: 5 points and a single win away from their stadium. But Vicente MorenoAs he warned on Saturday, he does not trust the people of Elche at all and wants the best version of his own.

The scourge of Covid, a problem for the eleven

There should not be many changes in the eleven type, although the Covid can play a trick on Espanyol today. As ‘La Grada’ progressed two players of the usual starters could have been infected in the last hours, an end that the club did not confirm. If true, Moreno he would be forced to modify his spine.

Elche arrives in Barcelona revitalized after his pass in the Cup and eager to surprise. Francisco will not be able to count on the sanctioned Diego González and Fidel Chaves, but he recovers the former parakeet Roco. Lucas Boyé, once the Covid is overcome, it will return to the attack point. The team from Elche needs at least to score, to start getting the head out of the hole.