Levante and Villarreal will star in the Valencian derby of the thirty-first day from LaLiga Santander. Both teams face this match with a spirit of revenge, especially by the Villarreal, which lost in Copa del Rey quarterfinals against the granotas 1-0. The goal of Roger Marti in the last minute of extra time he made the move to the semifinals to I raised for the second time in their entire history, where they fell to the Athletic Bilbao also in overtime.
The Yellow Submarine He comes from playing last Thursday his second leg of the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals before him Dinamo Zagreb (COMPLETE PARAGRAPH).
Now, the team of Unai emery must return to its reality in LaLiga Santander. The people of Castellón saw a streak of three victories at home cut short when they fell at home against the Osasuna 1-2, in a game where the Basque coach made rotations to dose efforts in the face of the tight schedule, but it didn't go well. Currently, the Villarreal occupies the seventh position of the classification with 46 points, although it is only about to Betis and Real Sociedad (47), respectively.
Facing this tough duel in the City of Valencia against LevanteIt will be necessary to see if the coach returns to make rotations in the eleven or before the problems of the past day he chooses not to bet on the same players.
The I raised, meanwhile, comes from achieving an important victory in Ipurúa by 0-1, thanks to a goal from Jorge de Frutos, which ended a losing streak where they had lost in three of their last four games.
The whole granota currently occupies the ninth place with 38 points, so it is practically assured of permanence and is far from the European positions, but although winning in this derby is always an incentive, it would allow them to look at the last days with a spirit of hooking themselves to the top of the classification.
In the first round match, played in The Ceramic Stadium, Villarreal he won 2-1. The goals of the Castellón team were the work of Fer Niño and Gerard Moreno, but if well Sergio Lopez shortened distances, it was not enough to score the I raised.
When do you play Levante – Villarreal?
The game is played today, Sunday April 18, at 21.00 hours
Where to see Levante – Villarreal?
The encounter can be seen by Movistar Laliga 1 (47) and Movistar LaLiga 3 (49), platform dials Movistar Plus. You can follow all the information about the match live on the Mundo Deportivo website.