Athletic are now back on the league track to face an Espanyol in the relegation zone and with a new coach, Luis García, on his bench. For the lions, after the failure of their cupbearer against Osasuna, a tough test awaits them against a rival that clings to the idea of permanence. The clash at the RCDE Stadium will start at 4:15 pm under the arbitration of Munuera Montero, from the Andalusian Committee), assisted in the VAR by Martínez Munuera (Valencian Committee).
Everything related to the parakeet team is unknown because at the beginning of this week Luis García has already taken the blue and white bench. Espanyol start this twenty-eighth day of the League third from the bottom of the table tied on points, 27, with Valencia, which is one position above, and with Almería, which is one position below.
The parrots have played thirteen games in the Liga so far, of which they have won only three (1-0 against Valladolid, 1-0 against Betis and 2-1 against Mallorca). Six of the teams that visited the RCDE Stadium were winners: Rayo, Real Madrid, Sevilla, Villarreal, Real Sociedad and Celta. Draws came against Valencia, Elche, Girona and Osasuna.
Valverde, who has a parakeet past as a player and as a coach, transferred all members of his squad to Barcelona except Iru, the third goalkeeper, and the injured Lekue and Morcillo. The clash against Osasuna, at least from the point of view of physical condition, did not seem to cause any casualties from the rojiblanco team.
It is necessary to see, in any case, what are the intentions of the coach from Gasteiz with a view to this afternoon’s meeting. The changes will be determined to a large extent by the physical state of certain regularities. Unai Simón’s return to goal at the expense of Agirrezabala could be one of the new things.
Source: La Verdad
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