MADRID, 2 One. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Sevilla, second-placed in LaLiga Santander, travels to Cádiz this Monday to try to endorse their ‘Champions’ position (9:15 p.m.), in a nineteenth day in which Villarreal aspires to extend its good streak against bottom-row Levante (7:00 p.m.) ) and in which Osasuna and Athletic Club meet to start the year with victory (9:00 p.m.).
Those of Julen Lopetegui, who interrupted a streak of three league victories in a row against FC Barcelona (1-1) in their last game in 2021, add 38 points, eight points behind the leader Real Madrid -although with one game less-, and They will face the first duel of an intense week in which they will also face Real Zaragoza in the Cup and Getafe in the League.
The Nervionense team will not be able to count on the sanctioned Jules Koundé, the injured Suso, Erik Lamela and Jesús Navas or several players positive for coronavirus, of whom the club has not revealed their identity.
Cádiz (14), meanwhile, will receive the Sevilla players at a point in the salvation zone and with the need to cut a series of five league games without winning, all in a duel in which Álvaro Cervera will not have Santiago Arzamendia, the ‘Choco’ Lozano, Salvi Sánchez, Iza Carcelén, Rubén Sobrino, Iván Alejo, Alberto Perea and Víctor Chust.
At the Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal is looking for its fourth consecutive win in the Valencian derby against Levante to try to get closer to Europe, four points above its 25. The move to the second round of the Champions League and the good results against Rayo (2-0), Real Sociedad (1-3) and Deportivo Alavés (5-2) have given Unai Emery’s team a new look.
In the opposite situation is the Granota team, who do not know what it is to win in the domestic competition this season; The Italian Alessio Lisci will be in charge of trying to straighten the course of the team (8), which accumulates 8 draws and 10 defeats and is seven points away from permanence.
The injured Rubén Peña is safe for a meeting in which Arnaut Danjuma could return to the Castellón team, with Paco Alcácer and Francis Coquelin as doubts. Levante will not have Pepelu and Roberto Soldado available, due to suspension, or Shkodran Mustafi and Sergio Postigo, due to injury.
Finally, Osasuna wants to put an end to a series of nine league games against Athletic Club without winning; Since they beat Villarreal in mid-October, those of Jagoba Arrasate (22) have only won in the Cup, and are thirteenth to seven points both from the European places and from relegation.
The ‘lions’ (24), meanwhile, said goodbye to the year falling with Real Madrid (1-2) and have only added one victory – against Real Betis (3-2) – in the last ten games. Even so, those of Marcelino García Toral are five points from Europe.
In addition to the injured Asier Villalibre, Unai Núñez, Iñigo Lekue, Oier Zarraga and Raúl García will not be able to participate in the match, all positive for coronavirus. Osasuna will not have the ‘Chimy’ Ávila, Iñigo Pérez, Jesús Areso, Darko Brasanac, Iván Barbero, Aridane Hernández or Manu Sánchez.
– MONDAY PROGRAM IN LALIGA SANTANDER.
Villarreal – Raise. Hernández Hernández (C. Las Palmas) 19.00.
Osasuna – Athletic Club. Ortiz Arias (C. Madrid) 21:00.
Cádiz – Seville. Alberola Rojas (CC Manchego) 21.15.