Michel has had more days than usual to prepare for the derby against Espanyol and the Vallecano coach will come out with an eleven that was least expected to take the three points against the parakeet team.
Paulo Gazzaniga He will start under the sticks, accompanied – from right to left – by Arnau Martínez, former Spanish player David López, Ladislav Krejci and Daley Blind. The Czech center back returns after his minor injury to form a pair with one of the great captains of the team he will face today.
The double pivot is the big surprise in the scheme. Oriol Romeu will be accompanied by Miguel Gutiérrez who makes his debut with Míchel in that position in theory. In practice, the left-back has already been seen playing in the center on countless occasions, although today he will specifically start from the midfielder position.
Ahead, three men. Yaser Asprilla, the other new player after having overcome his injury after the October national team break, will start from the right side, accompanied by Donny Van de Beek and Bryan Gil. Linking up with them, in the most advanced position, Bojan Miovski will repeat as a reference forward, with hopes of making his debut as a scorer in LaLiga.
