Preview of matchday 5 of Primera Iberdrola: COVID-19 makes the League shake

First Iberdrola has begun to suffer the first damage from the health crisis, with up to four games postponed by the Competition Judge after detecting positive for COVID-19 in Levante and Rayo Vallecano. So, The matches of both teams will not be played this day against Sevilla and Barça, respectively.

These join two more games for Levante, who will not play next Sunday against Barça either and who did not play their game last day against Real Madrid for the same reason. The Granota team adds four positives and has all its players and coaching staff isolated in their homes, waiting to follow a periodic control.

Thus, the week-long day will be deeply marked by the pandemic, which leaves us two games less. Among today's highlights is the Real Madrid-Depor (16:00), with White looking for his second consecutive win at Valdebebas, or the Santa Teresa-Real Sociedad, in the fight to get into Champions positions.

Nor will we have to take our eyes off Logroño-Valencia, in which two teams are measured with some doubts and sporting aspects to be polished, or from Granadilla-Espanyol, than opposing sensations and dynamics. In the case of the Canarian team, it should be noted that they are at the top of the table and that they could even aspire to enter European positions if they win the match against the Catalan team.

In addition to these duels, there will also be a meeting of the highest urgency: Sporting de Huelva-Betis. An Andalusian derby in great need of victory for both teams, who still do not know what it is to win. The team from Huelva receives the Verdiblancas after a tough week in which they fired Antonio Toledo, coach for the last fifteen years in the Andalusian team. The coach and founder of Sporting de Huelva will become part of the technical direction after resigning due to fear of COVID-19.

His departure from the bench came a day after having suffered a defeat against Sevilla (4-0) that it sank them even further down the tail of the rankings. Betis also suffered a defeat of this level, which lost to the almighty Barça (0-5) and consumed another day without victory.

Day 5 of the Primera Iberdrola

Wednesday, November 4

Real Madrid – Deportivo (16:00)

Sporting de Huelva – Betis (16:15)

EDF Logroño – Valencia (17:00)

Santa Teresa – Real Sociedad (19:30)

Granadilla – Espanyol (19:30)

Barcelona – Rayo Vallecano (Postponed)

Seville – Levante (Postponed)

Thursday, November 5

Eibar – Atlético de Madrid (16:45)

Athletic Club – Madrid CFF (18:00)