Granada 2-Osasuna 0 | Luis Suárez puts Granada within reach of Europe

This Granada who walks through Europe and who has dazzled his fans manages many records very well. And that translates into wins and points. Those of Diego Martínez recovered their most competitive version after the blur against Barça. He lacked brilliance against Osasuna, but he found in the set piece and Luis Suárez the way to a victory that puts him back at the gates of the European positions.

Two bad defensive actions by Osasuna in two corners left Granada's game downhill. The Nasrids did not even need Machís to set up two good centers. Between Calleri and Sergio Herrera they did the job for him. The striker cleared horrible in the first one and the ball fell to Luis Suárez. From the beginning and soon the Colombian, pure dynamite, put the ball next to the left post of Herrera. Unattainable. 1-0.

On the edge of halftime, on a kind of groundhog day for Osasuna, Machís crossed from the corner to the near post. Calleri wanted to clear but hit the air and misled Herrera, who when he wanted to react had already introduced the ball into his goal. The bleeding could be greater if the Venezuelan winger had correctly defined the heads up that he had shortly after the 1-0. But he lost the duel against the Navarrese goal.

The good feelings with which the rollers faced the game jumped into the air in 45 minutes. Inoperative in attack and back failure, the Arrasate team returned to their old ways in Los Cármenes and will continue for another week occupying a relegation position.

Osasuna wanted to be proud after the break. But the outburst only lasted a few minutes in which, yes, it forced Rui Silva to sign his first two stops of the game with shots from Rubén García and Roberto Torres. Granada quickly balanced the game, limited itself to playing by the clock and did not struggle until the end. Arrasate pulled Budimir, Torró, Enric Gallego and Kike Barja, all of them unsuccessful movements. Osasuna did not lower his arms, but his attempts remained in the will and in a clear exercise of powerlessness.

The only setback of the match for Granada was the new injury to Gonalons, who arrived at the match between cottons and left it early with a new muscle injury. To prevent more scares, Diego Martínez took advantage of his team's absolute control over the game to rest Montoro and Machís and continue shooting Luis Milla, Puertas and Nehuén.

The victory leaves Granada within a shot of a European match (Real is ahead of them by three points but has played one more match) and Osasuna returns to the starting point. Arrasate and his team have seen the threat of reaction nipped in the bud and are left with 15 points, three from salvation, and very touched.

Raze yourself: “It's a step backward”

Osasuna's coach, Jagoba Arrasate, admitted that the 2-0 defeat suffered this Tuesday against Granada at the Nuevo Los Cármenes Stadium is “a disappointment” and also “a step backwards”, after the “good dynamics” of his team in previous games. “The assessment of the game is negative. We came in good dynamics despite not winning, but today it was a step backwards. If you make mistakes against Granada it is very difficult to score and the two set pieces have tipped the balance“Arrasate said at a press conference after the clash.” We know Granada's potential from set pieces, but one goal was after a rebound and the second was scored by us. We were defending well until then, but against Granada it's very difficult if you go down“, said the coach of the Navarrese team.

Arrasate also recognized that the second part of theirs was “wanting and not being able to” because Granada “manages its advantages very well” and Osasuna lacked “continuity and fluidity.” “What we have to do is keep working to get Osasuna out of where he is, which is a salvation game,” added the Biscayan coach. He admitted that the 15 points they carry “are few”, although they are “close” to the permanent posts., so “you have to quickly recover your spirits and strength, surely we are going to get it together,” he stressed.EFE

Diego Martínez: “Having 27 points is wonderful”

The coach of Granada, Diego Martinez, affirmed that his team competed “at a very high level” to achieve this Tuesday against Osasuna (2-0) their eighth victory of the season, something that he described as “extraordinary”, and reach 27 points, which he defined as “wonderful”.

The Granada coach highlighted at a press conference that Granada controlled “perfectly” a game in which they defended “very well”, although he acknowledged that in the second half they lacked “continuity with the ball due to fatigue.”

“We have returned to compete at a very high level. Beyond the success, the team gives everything it has,” said Martínez, who He gave “a lot of merit” to the Granada match against Osasuna who has “a very good set pieces”, a virtue that they neutralized “carefully”.

He said that they knew that the Navarrese team “was not going to give up at any time”, although he assured that his team solved “their direct game very well, where Osasuna is an expert.”

Diego Martínez advanced that the Frenchman Dimitri Foulquier could not play after suffering an anaphylactic shock in the locker room, just before starting, although he stated that he is already well.

The Galician coach believes that they are not aware “of all the value” of what his team is doing, and stressed that he falls “short” in valuing his players, of whom he said that they started the game against Osasuna “tired” for the load of encounters in recent weeks.

“Adding eight wins is extraordinary and having 27 points is wonderful”Martinez insisted, who recalled that they are still “alive” in all competitions and that now they have to “recover” because “this does not stop.” -EFE