Madrid, Spain – E be like say Valencia don finally ginger dem self as dem prepare to face Rayo Vallecano for Vallecas after dem snap win against Levante. After seven straight matches wey dem no fit win, dem come show say dem fit shake off that bad luck last week. Chai, this football matter no be play o!
Rayo self don get serious wahala as dem dey come back from loss wey dem suffer for Conference League against Slovan Bratislava. Dem win dem last match against Real Madrid (abi na just juju?) but still wan show say dem dey for ground for La Liga. In their last six matches, Rayo don gather 11 points, making dem no too bad for the league this season.
But as dem go face Valencia, e no go easy at all. Rayo go miss two of their important players: Pathé Ciss and Isi Palazón wey dey serve suspension. But no vex, dem fit bring in Fran Pérez, wey don score for Europe before. I don tell you say this match fit be like sudden death, so everybody dey rally round!
Valencia, on the other hand, don turn their bad form around small-small. Coach Carlos Corberán dey hope say dem fit carry their winning vibes enter Vallecas, after dem max 3 points from their last game. Na serious time for these guys as dem need to break that disturbing record wey say dem no sabi win away since May.
Last time wey dem win away na against Las Palmas wey happen for 3rd May. Since then, dem don dey under for eight matches without win. E dey look like say their travelling boots dey rusty, abi dem dey run away from catching cold? (Laughs)
Corberán don change formation to fit their playstyle wey dey deliver results in their last two games. Pepelu don dey do wonder things as him dey play like ‘third central’ – to make sure dem no lose grip of the ball. Naim make dem look more organized like say dem don gather for village meeting to hammer out all this plans.
For tono matter, Valencia dey face injury wahala as dem go miss Diakhaby, and dem dey wonder if Largie Ramazani go fit recover quick enough to join the squad after him leg matter wey no be small. Na this injury wahala fit spoil their balance, so we dey hope say dem fit make am stretch before the match.
As both teams prepare for dis clash, one thing dey clear: e go dey gully! Rayo wey fit win for home, and Valencia wey fit finally gather their hobo, na like this we go sabi if dem fit change the story for away match as dem set to meet at Vallecas. Who go cole the bragging rights this time? We go see by 21:00!
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