MADRID, 26 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Villarreal seeks this Monday at the Estadio de la Cerámica (9:00 p.m.), in the last game of the twenty-third day of LaLiga Santander, to end a run of four consecutive defeats against Getafe, who need to win to leave the positions of decline.
The setbacks against Rayo Vallecano (0-1), Elche (3-1), FC Barcelona (0-1) and, on the last day, against RCD Mallorca (4-2), have weighed down Quique Setién’s men (31 ) to ninth place, three points behind the positions that give access to European competitions.
Before facing the Belgian Anderlecht in the round of 16 of the Conference League, the Castellón team will face two games against rivals from the lower zone such as Getafe and Almería, which will be vital to know their aspirations.
Manu Trigueros will miss the duel against the azulones after being sent off against Mallorca and will join the list of casualties, which already includes the injured Francis Coquelin and Nicolas Jackson. Giovani Lo Celso has already started training with the group and Gerard Moreno is already playing the ball, so both are doubtful.
Getafe, for their part, yearns for a victory that allows them to sleep out of the danger zone. With 22 units, he is one of the salvation positions marked by Valencia (23), who has won the particular confrontation -5-1 at Mestalla and 1-0 at the Coliseum-.
Quique Sánchez Flores’ men begin to see green shoots, after scoring consecutively against Atlético (1-1) and Rayo (1-1) and winning the previous date precisely against the Valencianistas (1-0). The Madrid coach will have all his men at his disposal after recovering the touched Portu.
–MONDAY’S PROGRAM IN LALIGA SANTANDER.
Villarreal – Getafe. Figueroa Vázquez (C. Andalusian) 21.00.