After an interminable break for League lovers, Girona and Athletic They will close the fourteenth day of the championship in Montilivi. The Catalans and Basques come to the clash with hopes for their goals and in good spirits, so a good show is expected from 9:00 pm, when Melero Lopez dictate its beginning.
If anything reigns in the Girona fiefdom, it is equality. In six meetings between the two, they fell three on each side. In the first season they shared the victory for each other, in the second the Bilbao team took the spoils and in the last season those from Michael They won near and far among their people. Of course, if they all agree on one thing, it’s very close results.
Maximum equality
It will also be a litmus test for both walls against two forwards who continue to cause headaches every weekend. Tsygankov, Savinho and Dovbyk -they have 23 goals and assists between three- will choose to deconstruct the lions, while the brothers Williams and Guruzeta -they have 20 goals and assists between them- are the ones to put the ‘gironin’ on a promise.
Eleven seems pretty defined, same for Michael for Valverde. What works is not touched and the Vallecano coach seems to have the key to the team in the palm of his hand, which has achieved 11 victories from a possible 13. The Basque coach cannot complain either, because they came to the Catalan green having accumulated two straight which won three of the last five games, lost the lowest against Barça and signed a draw against Valencia.
There were many casualties
Yes there will be lows, few last minutes. Ricard Artero, Toni Villa, Jastin, Borja García, Juan Carlos and Joel Roca are unavailable for Míchel, while Yeray, Yuri Berchiche and Dani García are absent from the Basque key, the latter due to a muscle injury in the rectus femoris of his right leg during one of the last training sessions. The good news for the locals is the return of David López, as well as Ander Herrera for the visitors.
Both coaches agreed on the formula to try tie the three points, the pressure after the loss and the connections with the men above. The gunpowder of both can be the key because of the equality of ideas. Both the Catalans and the Basques believe in the project of their coach, something that gives them an extra performance in every match. Leadership continues to be at stake for the locals, while the visitors want to establish themselves in European positions.
IMPORTANT ALIGNMENTS
Girona: Gazzaniga; Couto, Eric Garcia, Blind, Miguel; Yangel Herrera, Aleix Garcia, Ivan Martín; Tsygankov, Savinho and Dovbyk.
Substitutes: Fuidias (p), Bernardo, Ibra Kebé, Stuani, Tsygankov, Valery, Juanpe, Pablo Torre, Jhon Solís, Portu.
Athletic: First Simon; De Marcos, Vivian, Paredes, Lekue; Ruiz de Galarreta, Vesga; Iñaki Williams, Sancet, Nico Williams; Guruzeta.
Substitutes: the list will be known this Monday.
Referee: Melero López (Andalusian Committee).
Stadium and time: Montilivi, 9:00 pm, DAZN and Gol Play
Source: La Verdad
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