The coach of the Seville, Julen Lopetegui, already has in mind the game against him Valladolid, a rival he respects and who will put the Andalusian team to the test before the break.
The Seville search in Valladolid his third consecutive victory and, with the cushion of points he already has over the fifth classified, dreaming of fighting for third place in one more step of his growth and position alongside the greats. Against an opponent who tries to get away from the lower positions and who has not lost for three days, Julen's Lopetegui They return to compete with less than 72 hours of rest compared to their last match, on Wednesday against Elche, which caused the anger of the Basque, who revealed that the Nervionense club had asked to play on Sunday without receiving any argument from the League .
He is the former coach's workhorse this season, continually demanding more rest for a team that only had two weeks off and is running a marathon of games. Of course, the triumphs before Betis Y Elche have made the smile return to Sánchez Pizjuán, because the eliminations in the Cup and in the Champions in view of Barcelona Y Borussia Dortmund they had raised blisters and some doubt.
For this encounter Lopetegui he recovers two of his important men, Joan Jordan Y Diego Carlos, after serving a penalty game, while you can recover another two, Ocampos Y Ferdinand, who missed the appointment against Elche due to inconvenience and, as explained by the coach, will wait until the last moment to decide if they are here to play or not.
Whites are already 9 points ahead of the Real society after recovering the postponed match with Elche and matching all the calendars. So the mattress for the Champions Square is important. 12 takes him to the sixth, Betis, and 14 to Villarreal, which marks the limit of the European zone.
At Valladolid, which comes from drawing in Pamplona and Vigo and winning at Getafe in Zorrilla, is doubt the Moroccan central The Yamiq for an injury, while Jota is safe with an ankle injury.