Deportivo Alavés and Real Betis they measure the Monday in Mendizorroza with the shared objective of recovering sensations after defeats in Bilbao (1-0) and in Villarreal (2-0), respectively, to come out of the bottom in the case of the Vitorians and settle in the upper zone in that of the Sevillians.
The Albiazules hope to once again show the image given against Atlético de Madrid, in which so far has been the only victory of the course for the de Javi calleja. The ‘Glorious’ recovers troops for this duel. Florian Lejeune, Pere Pons and Edgar Mendez They will return to the call after several weeks unemployed due to injury.
The unknown in the premises will be in the tactic that will apply Javi calleja to prevent the Betis take the loot from the Vitoria Coliseum, as it did in five of its last six visits. Against Atlético de Madrid and Athletic Club, the Madrid coach opted for a defense of five, but this time I may regain the four-man line, formed by Martín Aguirregabiria, Víctor Laguardia, Matt Miazga and Rubén Duarte.
Despite the bad situation of the rival, Pellegrini He does not trust and wants his men to go out without any relaxation in a game that he foresees difficult, by warning that the Alaves from Javi calleja, whom he has praised and fondly remembers when he had him as a player at Villarreal, “will wake up at any moment.”
To return to the path of triumph, before receiving Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday and at the start of a marathon of seven games in three weeks (5 in the League and the double duel with the Germans), the Chilean recovers a strut from his offensive game, the midfielder Sergio Canales, low in the last two appointments due to injury.
The Portuguese goal Rui Silva would be the owner instead of the Chilean Claudio Bravo; with Bellerín, Bartra, Edgar and Alex Moreno behind, as the Argentine later joined Pezzella and the Spanish sub-21 Miranda; the luso William Carvalho and the ivory Paul or Channels in the mean; Ruibal, the French Nabil fekir -in a great moment of form- and Juanmi or the Cantabrian above; and the brazilian Willian jose pointed, with Borja Iglesias placeholder image in the bedroom.
Probable lineups:
Alaves: Pacheco; Martín, Laguardia, Miazga, Duarte; Rioja, Loum, Moya, Pellistri; Manu García or Miguel De La Fuente and Joselu.
Betis: Rui Silva; Bellerín, Édgar, Bartra, Álex Moreno; William Carvalho, Paul or Canales; Aitor Ruibal, Fekir, Juanmi; and Willian José.
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias (Madrid Committee).
Stadium: Mendizorroza.
Hour: 19.00.