Real Sociedad, attentive to the European duel of La Cerámica

La Real will be very attentive to the match that closes the first day of the second round tonight at La Cerámica starting at 9:00 p.m. Villarreal and Mallorca face each other, two teams that come into the duel with the same points (30) and will try to continue clinging to the European positions.

They are therefore two direct rivals right now for the Gipuzkoans who are seeking to win the continental ticket again for the sixth consecutive year. A record that would once again be a record in the history of the blue and white club. If there was a tie in the match, both teams would be within reach of the Gipuzkoan team.

It must be remembered that some of Real’s pursuers have been defeated on this day. Girona lost 1-2 at home against Sevilla, which has gained positions in the table and is already looking at the European zone with different eyes. Betis also punctured, in front of their people as well, against Alavés. The babazorro team took the victory (1-3) at the Villamarín thanks to a hat trick from Kike García. The expulsion of Perraud marked the match in the second half.

Improve at home

Villarreal wants to quickly recover from the defeat suffered a week ago at the Reale Arena. The Castellón squad has only had one victory in the last six league games. Marcelino wants his players to improve their performance, mainly at home. «We have to be very consistent here. We haven’t won in three games and we want to give joy to the fans with the three points,” wished the Asturian coach before the clash.

They will face Mallorca, one of the revelation teams of the season. Jagoba Arrasate’s men return to the League after the experience recently experienced in the Super Cup played in Saudi Arabia in which they were eliminated in the semifinals against Real Madrid. The former Real coach is doing a great job leading the vermilion team in his first season on the islands.

«We want to continue that line from the first round and although we know that it is difficult to repeat it, we are going to try. It is exciting to be with 30 points and face a team that is up there with us,” declared Arrasate. The team’s first objective is to ensure permanence and the one from Berriatua does not want to look further at the moment. “We have to continue adding, what is important is what one does.” Mallorca has not started the year on the right foot after losing to Pontevedra in the Cup and Madrid in the Super Cup.