The Leganés – Almería of the 21st day in the Second Division will be played on February 17, Wednesday, at the Butarque Municipal Stadium at 7:00 p.m. The match should have originally been played on January 10, but the stormy Philomena covered Butarque with snow (Spain in general) and made it impossible not only to play the game, but even the trip of the Almeria expedition to Madrid.
Thus, the intention of LaLiga and both clubs was to dispute the clash as soon as possible, but Almería's constant classification for the following phases of the Copa del Rey has prevented them from finding a date. So far the Andalusians have fallen. The elimination against Sevilla (the same executioner that Leganés had in the sixteenths) has allowed the calendar to be released.
With everything and that, the chosen date has not been one of the Cup (so there is no shadow to the competition) but of Champions. The duel will be played while the old continent opens the round of 16 of the best club competition in the world. In fact, at 9:00 pm Sevilla will travel to Borussia Dortmund shortly after the game ends in Butarque.
LaLiga made the decision official at about 9:00 p.m.. “By Resolution of the Competition Committee, the postponed match Leganés Almería of the day 21 of LaLiga Smartbank will be played on Wednesday, February 17 at 7:00 pm,” the agency reported minutes after the visiting team, Almería, was released. the one that broke the official status to communicate it on its website.
In the case of Leganés, the clash will allow Garitano's men to add three consecutive chances to score at home, against Albacete (Sunday 14), Almería (Wednesday 17) and Tenerife (Sunday 28). In the case of Almería, the clash will be placed in the middle of two difficult duels against Las Palmas (in Almería) and Mallorca (in Mallorca).