By the sun on the equator of the Estadio de la Cerámica, the match between Villarreal and Girona. a big hill whistle at 2:00 pm to start the match between two teams that show solidity and good dynamics in the last days of the league championship.
The submarine comes from a heavy defeat in the Cup against Real Madrid and, certainly, with lower energy than its opponent in terms of rest time. Quique can be rotated into some figures, but the casualties on his squad won’t allow him to do a lot of fancy stuff either. Of course, despite the last tie in the League against Celta, the ‘groguets’ comes from adding six points of great merit against Real Madrid and Valencia, both in the Castellón fiefdom. They have collected ten of the last twelve points and the Cantabrian coach seems to have hit the key in recent weeks.
Conversely they will face a Girona side who have almost slipped up after picking up their last home victory over Sevilla which included a comeback. Míchel’s men will have Taty again after serving their punishment for accumulating yellow cards, although this time the sensitive drop is on the backbone due to David López’s injury against the Andalusians. The ‘gironí’ box collects eleven of the last fifteen points and can extend the number of games without defeat to eight. This will extend the record he achieved last weekend.
There will also be rivalry among the banks. Two technicians with similar philosophies face each other, managing victories through the game described from behind. They only coincided on one occasion, where the coach who will play at home tomorrow won. Exactly, but Girona is an uncomfortable team for Quique. In the ten games they played against the rojiblancos, five of them came away empty-handed. Two draws and three wins complete the curriculum of the remaining five matches. The Vallecano coach also had no luck against the yellow box, as he accumulated two draws and one loss.
Míchel certainly spoke of resilience, as he firmly believes that Villarreal will make it difficult for them in many moments of the game. The ‘groguet’ team is completely immersed in the fight for the Champions League and the gunpowder of players like Gerard Moreno, Chukwueze, Yeremy Pino or Baena, a player who won the love of all the ‘Girón’ fans when last year, has become a headache for the people of Girona. For their part, Girona will try to show those playing at home all the offensive potential they have shown in the past few days. It is one of the most goalscoring teams in the competition, although not conceding is again a key goal.
Despite everything, two clubs that maintain good relations will face each other. Ramon Terrats is, this week, a new player in the submarine youth system, on loan from the Catalan club. Iván Martín, on loan from the locals, is a member of the squad led by Míchel and, despite the ‘fear clause’ in his contract, Girona will pay the fine to allow him to step on the green. The one who is no longer on loan in the Catalan lands is Álex Baena, who will receive his former team in a game that, as he admits, will be very special for him.
Source: La Verdad
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