Marcelino Garcia Toral, coach of Villarreal, the team that will face Real Sociedad in Anoeta in the Liga, is in the San Sebastian team his favorite rival because it is the one that it has been imposed more times andn First division and defeat at Anoeta is unknownalthough he lost his last precedent, in La Cerámica.
The Asturian coach shows balance against the Basque team 12 wins, 6 draws and one loss, with 33 goals for and 14 against.
During this time he faced Real six different banks: on seven occasions at the head of Villarreal -six of them in his previous phase- five including Valencia; three with him Athletic; two with him Huelva Recreational and one in front Seville and Santander Racing.
Their first rivalry began during the campaign 2006-2007, his debut in the First Division, and then he won Anoeta 2-3 with Recreativo.
The last confrontation took place in the same campaign in La Cerámica, in December 2023and ended in a resounding 0-3 defeat, the first experienced by the coach in his rivalries against the San Sebastian team, with goals from Merino, Zubimendi and Kubo, all of them in the first half.
However, Marcellin defeat at Anoeta is unknown in his eight visits and the balance has been five wins and three draws. Of them, two wins and one draw led Villarreal, between 2014-2016.
Source: La Verdad
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