Good afternoon, dear Osasunists!After a calm week with the happiness of getting three points in Barcelona against Espanyol at Cornella El Prat, Osasuna need to continue their progress and get their consecutive victory against another difficult team: Malaga F.C.
Malaga is a team which play in three competitions this year, but with very odd results as they don't play as well in the home championship as they do in Europe. Pellegrini's team lost at home their last two games against Rayo Vallecano and Real Sociedad.
The "reds" are the last in La Liga with just 8 points after 11 games. It's a hard situation, but there will be a brighter light if Osasuna win today. Each match is a final, not only for the classification, but also for Osasuna's coach: Mendilibar, who is on the red line and ddepending his job on the next game victory.
Osasuna must win their points at home, at El Sadar, as they only got three points- against Levante F.C. ( 4-0 ) out of fifteen. Mendilibar's boys lost against Barcelona (1-2) and Valladolid (0-1); got a draw agaisnt Mallorca (1-1) and Betis (0-0).
There are many injured players at Osasuna side: Masoud, Puñal, Nino, and Marc Bertrán, and a sanctioned one: Armenteros, who may be substituted by Lamah, recovered from a previous injury. Rubén and Echaide don't count for Mendilibar.
On the other hand, Malaga must struggle to go back to European posts as they were relegated by teams like Betis o Valencia. But they have been a successful team away: they won in Vigo and Zaragoza; Maalaga got a draw in Bilbao and Barcelona against Espanyol, and they only lost against this season powerful team, Atletico.
Pellegrini can count again with important players like Demichells and Camacho, but Sergio Sanchez and the missing and loved ex-Osasunist Nacho Monreal can't play this match.
Possible kickoff teams:
. Osasuna: Andrés Fernández; Damiá, Flaño, Arribas, Nano; Timor, Raoul, Cejudo, Sisi, Lamah; Kike Sola.
. Málaga: Caballero; Gámez, Weligton, Demichelis, Eliseu; Portillo, Toulalan, Camacho, Isco; Joaquín y Saviola.
Gora Osasuna!Aupa Rojillos!
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