MADRID, 20 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Girona, leader of LaLiga EA Sports, seeks this Sunday in Montilivi (9:00 p.m.) to remain at the top of the table against the needy Sevilla, while Osasuna and Getafe meet at El Sadar (2:00 p.m.) with the aim of giving one more step in their aspirations.
Míchel's men, who eliminated Rayo Vallecano (3-1) in the Copa del Rey during the week and met RCD Mallorca in Palma in the next round, want to put the setback at the home of bottom team Almería behind them; With Real Madrid competing in the Spanish Super Cup, they had the opportunity to put pressure on them with a victory, but they did not go beyond a draw against a rival that was on the verge of even surpassing them (0-0).
Despite everything, the point allowed them to remain alone at the top of the standings with 49 points, one more than Carlo Ancelotti's team – with one game less -, the only ones who have managed to knock them down this season (0-3). . Since September 30, they have gone 16 consecutive games without losing -13 wins and three draws-, 12 in LaLiga.
Opposite, Sevilla was happy in the 'KO' tournament by eliminating Getafe at the Coliseum (1-3) – they will soon face Atlético -, a result that allowed them to put an end to a streak of three consecutive defeats in the domestic competition , to which he returns with the mission of avoiding relegation. Right now, with 16 points, he marks salvation with only one advantage over the dangerous positions.
The Catalans will receive a visit from the Nervionenses affected by the absences of the suspended David López and Aleix García and the injured Ricard Artero, Toni Villa, Joel Roca and Jastin, all pending Juanpe Ramírez, Arnau Martínez, Eric García and Borja García , with discomfort.
Quique Sanchez Flores, meanwhile, will not have available Boubakary Soumaré, due to card accumulation, or Dodi Lukebakio, Nemanja Gudelj, Marcos Acuña and Kike Salas, due to injury.
For their part, Osasuna and Getafe, eliminated in the Cup by Real Sociedad (0-2) and by Sevilla (1-3), respectively, return to LaLiga with the aim of advancing in the table. The Navarrese team, which also fell in the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup against Barça (2-0), needs to leave those two defeats behind and return to the path of victory, which it left in the domestic competition by beating Almería (1- 0).
With 22 points -six behind Europe-, they have seven points clear of the danger zone and are four behind their rival this Sunday. The Madrid team, with 26 points, has accumulated two games without winning, a draw against Atlético de Madrid (3-3) and a defeat against Rayo (0-2).
Chimy Ávila, with discomfort in his calf, is the only doubt in the red team, while José Bordalás's men will not have the suspended Jaime Mata, Juanmi Latasa and Damián Suárez or the suspended Mauro Arambarri at their disposal.
–SUNDAY PROGRAM AT LALIGA EA SPORTS.
Osasuna – Getafe. Sánchez Martínez (C.Murciano) 14.00.
Real Madrid – UD Almería. Hernández Maeso (C.Extremeño) 16.15.
Real Betis – FC Barcelona. Gil Manzano (C.Extremeño) 18.30.
Girona – Seville. González Fuertes (C. Asturiano) 21.00.