Going for the second round on the right foot

Even with the hangover from the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, It's time to focus our attention on LaLiga again, which begins with the second round of the championship. This is modern football. With almost no time to draw conclusions from the last game, Osasuna and Rayo Vallecano They meet for the second time this seasonafter the Madrid team's 3-1 victory in September. Two teams that find themselves in the same situation in the standings, 25 points, but separated by two places. El Rayo is ninth while those of Vicente Moreno They occupy the eleventh position.

How Osasuna arrives

Despite not knowing a league victory since November, The rojillos come from achieving the greatest feat of the season. Osasuna eliminated the current champion, Athletic Club, from the Copa del Rey. An energizing victory for the Navarrese that we will see if it motivates them for the league competition.

Budimir, their scorer, is in a state of grace facing goal. With his double against the Bilbao team he became the club's top foreign scorer. The streak in the league is not very good: two months without winning. The Navarrese want to finish a round week rediscovering victory to continue in the fight for European positions.

After reaching one of the best moments of the season, he Rayo Vallecano was eliminated from the Copa del Rey against the Royal Society in a match in which we saw a team very far from the one seen in the previous matches. Iñigo Vicente has a good scenario to show that what happened last Thursday was just a setback.

Pathe Ciss, due to sanction, he will not be able to be in a midfield that will be formed by Oscar Valentín and Unai López. Nteka did not finish training yesterday and has also been dropped from the call. In the goal, Battle, now recovered, will return to the playing fields. As for the rest of the starters, players like Isi or Embarba rested in the cup tie so they are with fresh legs.

Two teams with the same objective. Adding the three points in today's match is essential to show their respective fans that the setbacks experienced are not the usual trend and that They are going to compete in a second round fighting to enter Europe.