The Granada faces this Saturday in Mestalla Valenciaelated after qualifying for the final of the Copa del Rey, with the intention of obtaining something positive so as not to see his distance reduced from the relegation zone. The draw against Cádiz in the last day he put an end to at least the five days that he chained with defeats.
It’s already been two and a half months that the group of Robert Moreno without winning a match. Eight consecutive days without savoring a victory, which has led him to see his income greatly reduced with the last three classified. Getting out of that bad dynamic is the most immediate objective that he pursues.
Probable alignments of Valencia-Granada
For this match with Valencia, the Nasrids will not be able to count on the Portuguese central defender Domingos Duarteexpelled against Cádiz and neither with the injured Santiago Arias, Gonalons and Escudero. Robert Moreno will make changes again and a modification of the system is also in sight after playing with three starting centrals did not work.
The team of Jose Bordalásfor his part, faces this meeting after the high of having also certified in Mestalla their classification for the appointment of La Cartuja by defeating Athletic1-0, with a very strong shot from Gonçalo Guedes and of the party lived afterwards, both on the lawn and on the ‘balcony’ of the Swedish Avenue.
However, that meeting was already the second victory followed by the Valencia keeping a clean sheet, since last Saturday he broke his streak of seven games without winning in the League by winning 0-1 at the Mallorca.
The possibility of winning the CupIn addition to assuming the option of obtaining a new title, it also implies keeping open a path of access to the Europa Leaguebeyond the planned reorganization of the continental competitions for the next campaign due to the war between Ukraine and Russia.
But, just in case neither the Cup nor the new places available are enough to get a place, the Valencia He wants to fight for the classification from the League and he must come back in the final stretch to be able to do it.
The Valencian team is now ninth and is eight points behind seventh, which is the Real society and that in principle it would be the last classified. The toll of victory against Athletic was the relapse of José Luis Gayà of his muscular injury and also new discomforts of Gabriel Paulista, who asked for the change and not to continue forcing after having played two games in a row in four days after almost four months injured.
The absence of the first and the doubt of the second as well as the casualties of those also injured Jasper Cillessen and Thierry Correiajoin those of those sanctioned Omar Alderete e Ilaix Moribaa scenario that will make it difficult for Bordalás to continue the defense of five with which he has played in recent games.
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