Wetin dey happen for Spanish football today? Na serious action we dey see as Real Sociedad dey host Alavés for Anoeta Stadium. The match wey dey for 31st round of La Liga EA Sports kick off by 2pm local time, and na big one because Real Sociedad get Copa del Rey final for next week.
Coach Imanol Alguacil, dem dey call am Matarazzo, don show say him dey think about that final. Him don rest some key players like Mikel Oyarzabal and Gonçalo Guedes. For the starting eleven, na Álex Remiro dey for goal. For defense, we get Andoni Gorosabel, Robin Le Normand, Duje Ćaleta-Car, and Sergio Gómez. Midfield na Brais Méndez, Martín Zubimendi, Carlos Soler, and Ander Barrenetxea. For attack, na Sadiq Umar dey lead am.
For Alavés side, coach Quique Sánchez Flores dey maintain him 4-4-2 formation. Only one change from last week match against Osasuna: Nahuel Tenaglia dey play left-back instead of Javi López. For attack, Mamadou Sylla dey partner with Kike García, wey don leave Samuel Omorodion for bench.
The two teams don confirm their lineups, and na serious match we dey expect. Real Sociedad dey currently 7th for table with 41 points, dem dey try catch Celta Vigo wey get 44 points for 6th position. Alavés dey 15th with 30 points, dem dey try put more distance between dem and relegation zone wey dey just 3 points away.
For recent form, Real Sociedad dey come from 2-0 win against Levante. Their performance under Matarazzo don improve well-well, both for results and style of play. Gonçalo Guedes dey enjoy one of him best seasons ever with 9 goals and 7 assists so far, even though him no dey start today match.
Alavés don show better attacking power since Quique Sánchez Flores take over. Dem get 5 points from last 4 matches with 9 goals scored. Dem dey come from 2-2 draw against Osasuna and dem no forget how dem come from behind beat Celta 3-4 for previous matchday. Kike García dey in good form with 3 goals and 1 assist from last two games.
This match na just warm-up for Real Sociedad before their Copa del Rey final against Athletic Club next weekend. But dem still need the points for European qualification race. For Alavés, every point dey important as dem dey fight to remain for top division.
The atmosphere for Anoeta dey electric as usual. Real Sociedad fans dey hope say their team go use this match build momentum for the final. Alavés supporters wey travel don fill one section of the stadium, dem dey sing and dey hope say their team go cause upset.
For other La Liga news wey dey happen today, Barcelona dey face Espanyol for Catalan derby by 6:30pm local time. Barcelona dey lead the table with 7 points ahead of Real Madrid, and any mistake fit give Madrid chance reduce the gap. Real Madrid don already play yesterday, dem draw 1-1 with Girona at Santiago Bernabéu.
Thomas Lemar equalizer for Girona make Madrid winless run reach three matches. Kylian Mbappé wey be La Liga top scorer with 23 goals no score again, him last league goal na February 8. Madrid now dey 6 points behind Barcelona with one game more played.
For broadcasting, for Germany, DAZN na the only place wey dey show all La Liga matches live. For other countries, different channels dey available. The match between Mallorca and Rayo Vallecano go hold tomorrow by 9:15am at Mallorca Son Moix stadium.
As referee Javier Alberola Rojas blow whistle start the match, both teams don show say dem ready. Real Sociedad dey control possession early, but Alavés dey defend well and dey look for counter-attack opportunities. The first 15 minutes don pass without clear chance, but the intensity dey high.
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