He Spanish visit this Sunday to Betis with the need to reverse the sign of their last two results, defeats against Real Madrid (4-1) and Villarreal (1-2). The Verdiblancos, for their part, have just lost against Mallorca (1-2) and from taking a point in Las Palmas (1-1), which puts them on a level of certain equality with the Perico team, at least in regarding recent career.
With the confirmed withdrawal of Leandro Cabrera, with a small muscle injury from which he must be recovered next weekend to receive the Majorcaand the option to use from start to Fernando Calero, Manolo González will present an eleven with little newsas announced yesterday. Cabrera He is one of the Catalan coach’s irreplaceable players, who had to replace him at half-time in the match against Villarreal due to the aforementioned muscle discomfort.
“What we mosquea “It’s that the rivals, with little, punish us so much,” stressed the coach of the blue and white team. “We must return to close the goal like we did last year, which gave us promotion. “We have to improve in defending the opponent’s offensive transitions and in set pieces, which have hurt us a lot in the last two games,” he added.
Positive balance
He does not consider that the team’s balance at home (one point out of nine) is poor “taking into account that We have visited the Cívitas and the Bernabéutwo Champions fields.” And he is calm because “no rival has passed us by” despite admitting that “in Valladolid we played one of the worst games since I have been on the bench.”
In it Betisare lows secure Isco, William, Carvalho and Sabally and could return, if not to the starting eleven at least to the call, Marc Bartra after a month away from the field, while Vitor Roquethe center forward on loan from FC Barcelona, remains the big doubt.
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Match with morbidity in the refereeing aspect: it will be in the VAR From Cerro Grande, to whom Espanyolism still reproaches him for his actions from the video arbitration room in the Valencia-Espanyol match two seasons ago, in which a clearly legal goal by César Montes was annulled and a penalty against Braithwaite was overlooked.
Two actions that prevented the victory of Spanishwho at the end of that match confirmed their relegation, leaving them with no options to fight for their permanence in the last day, against the Almeria at the RCDE Stadium.
Probable lineups
Betis: Rui Silva; Bellerin, Llorente, Natan, Perraud; Altimira, Marc Roca; Fornals, Lo Celso, Abde; Bakambu.
Spanish: Joan García; El Hilali, Kumbulla, Calero, Carlos Romero; Tejero, Kral, Gragera, Jofre; Puado and Veliz.
Stadium: Benito Villamarín.
Schedule: 18:30
Referee: Hernández Hernández (C. canario)