The eighth day of the Primera Iberdrola leaves us a Sunday of the most entertaining, with the great novelty of television. And is that for the first time this season all duels will be broadcast, with a fiery fight for European positions and leadership. The first place will have the focus on two games: Granadilla-Logroño (12:00) and Atleti-Betis (20:30). The locals of both meetings will fight to be leaders in the absence of the postponed games of Barça, which is being very affected by the positives in COVID-19 of its rivals.
Atleti not only seeks a victory that will keep them in the fight for the league title, but they want end two-game winless streak, after the 0-0 against Sporting de Huelva and the defeat in the Classical (3-0). “We know how important it is to get the three points,” says Strom in the Atleti-Betis preview, for which Dani González has called up 19 players, leaving out of the list Carmen Menayo, Hedvig Lindahl, Alia Guagni and Charlyn Corral due to injury, and Aissa Tounkara, by technical decision.
Another of Atleti's challenges will be to end its scoring drought. The rojiblanco team has only scored eight goals in seven games, a figure quite far from the usual numbers. After falling to Barcelona (3-0), he adds two games without seeing a goal. Meanwhile, Granadilla has morale through the roof, after having added against Real Madrid (2-1) their fifth consecutive victory, signing the best start in its history in the League and reaching the provisional leadership.
Real Madrid, with an eye on the Champions
White also want to return to the path of victory, with a Champions League match against Athletic (12:00). The defeat in the Canary Islands fell like a jug of cold water for the Madrid team, who dreamed of stepping on the Champions League positions and who wants to close the wound with a home victory that brings them closer to their European goal.
It won't be easy, as the lionesses have proven to be a robust and solid team. In addition, the rojiblanco team arrives with great motivation to attack Valdebebas. “It is not just another game, we know the impact of playing against Real Madrid. Everything multiplies or triples everything good or bad that is done against that team “, Villacampa said in the preview of a duel that is already expected to be intense at the beginning.
A reunion of stars: Sosa, Maite Oroz …
The reunions will be great protagonists in both Atlético-Betis and Real Madrid-Athletic. In this last duel, Maite Oroz could face the rojiblanco team, where he stood out as a footballer before making the jump to Real Madrid. The Navarrese footballer did not have a quiet exit from the Bilbao team, with controversy in her departure. For her part, Ángela Sosa returned to what was her home for the past six seasons, being one of the most decisive players of Atlético in recent years.
In the case of Maite Oroz, the midfielder is one of the novelties of the Real Madrid squad. The Navarrese has been out during the last month due to injury, to which she arrived after having scored her first goal with the white elastic and a great start to the League. Huarte's, who did not enter the call for Wednesday's game against Granadilla, already He has exercised normally with his colleagues and could be a starter before his former team.
Ángela Sosa has also soon acquired value at Betis. Four goals in six games make her the top scorer for the team, which she has led in her two wins. The Sevillian returns to Madrid with fine aim and will be the great threat to an Atlético who misses her.
COVID-19 assaults the League: 14 games postponed in 8 matchdays
The COVID-19 does not give respite to the First Iberdrola, with an unequal classification due to the postponements of encounters as positive. In total, there are fourteen pending matches, with two being affected this eighth day: Madrid CFF – Santa Teresa and Eibar – Barcelona. A complicated situation considering that there is a very tight schedule (Cup, Champions, National Team, Super Cup …).
La Liga, adulterated, has teams that have played eight games (Valencia), seven of which are for teams like Atlético or Granadilla. Others have six games played (Real Madrid, Athletic …), five (Barça, Levante …) and even with three, like Rayo Vallecano. It should be remembered that the RFEF indicated at the beginning of this season that the League will be considered void, without champion or promotion or relegation, if they are not disputed for a major cause (COVID-19), 50% of the matches before July 30. If more than 50% of the matches are played, the classification will be taken into account.
Results and schedules of day 8 of the Primera Iberdrola
Saturday, November 14
Valencia 1-0 Rayo Vallecano
Levante 4-1 Sports
Sunday, November 15
12:00 – Real Madrid – Athletic (RM TV; Teledeporte)
12:00 – Granadilla – Logroño (Gol TV)
16:00 – Espanyol – Seville (Gol TV)
18:15 – Real Sociedad – Sporting Huelva (Gol TV)
20:30 – Atlético-Betis (Gol TV)
Madrid CFF – Santa Teresa (Postponed)
Eibar – Barcelona (Postponed)