Luis García Plaza, coach of Mallorca, has affirmed that his team will arrive “with spark” to the first day of LaLiga SmartBank next Sunday at the Visit Mallorca Estadi against Rayo Vallecano “which will be a good touchstone to start with”.
“Rayo is a historic team in the Second Division and, I think, it will be well placed (at the end of the championship). It is a good touchstone to see the level we can give. The friendlies are over and on Sunday you have to win to get off to a good start “, indicated García Plaza.
Mallorca has played four games in the preseason held at the Pinatar Arena in Murcia, with three victories against Tenerife (2-0), Castellón (2-0) and Lugo (1-0), and one defeat (1-2 ) against Levante UD.
“The feelings are good. We lost to a First Division and we have not conceded a goal for three games. We also have no injuries, which is always good news. We are going to arrive with spark and physically well, which is what we wanted, although work has been lacking. base due to lack of time “, explained the Madrid coach.
Regarding the squad, García Plaza has said that throughout this week he will recover the internationals (Ante Budimir, Alexsandar Trajkovski and Martin Valjent) and “some footballers”, among whom he mentioned Fran Gámez and Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta.
“You have to start competing because the League is another story and has nothing to do with friendlies,” summarized the Mallorcan coach.