Sevilla-Girona is a match of the 32nd day of La Liga and is played Monday at 9 pm: lineups, predictions, TV and streaming.
Repectively 10th and 11th, paired on 41 points, in the so-called “no man’s land.” Sevilla and Girona’s, however, cannot be called an anonymous league.
The Andalusians, it is true, had started the season with completely different assumptions, but if we consider where they were until a month and a half ago, namely in the middle of the fight not to be relegated to the Segunda, then to have arrived on the threshold of the left side of the standings-and -5 from Europe-is in any case a decent result. After exonerating two coaches (Lopetegui and Sampaoli) the turning point came with Jose Luis Mendilibar, who since his arrival – he took over from the Argentine coach during the national team break last March – has yet to lose a single game, winning five and drawing two between La Liga and the Europa League. The former Eibar coach has lifted as best he could the fortunes of a team that, surprisingly, had ended up struggling to keep its category. But the real masterpiece Mendilibar did in Europe, bringing Sevilla, a club that historically has a special feeling for the second continental competition, back to replay a semifinal after eliminating none other than Manchester United, swept 3-0 at the “Pizjuan.” While waiting to face Juventus, Rakitic and his teammates will try to see if there are margins to get closer to seventh place.
The Girona’s historic night
In the meantime, they are fresh off a narrow victory at home to Athletic Bilbao, beaten 1-0 at the San Mames thanks to a penalty converted by Ocampos in mid-recovery.
Castellanos
The cynical and overly conservative attitude paid off against the Basques, while in Girona’s case it paid dividends to take on Real Madrid with an open, fearless face: the Catalans on Tuesday treated themselves to a historic, hard-to-forget night, which even closed with a poker of goals rifled at the European champions (4-2). A night that will certainly remain engraved in the memories of striker Castellanos, author of a quadriplet against Carlo Ancelotti’s Blancos. A victory that somewhat sums up the amazing season of Girona, which already has salvation in its pocket with several rounds ahead.
The prediction
Two teams now safe, experiencing a moment of great confidence. A balanced and more open match than expected is looming, but Girona’s unexciting external record – only 11 points in 15 games for the Catalans – makes us lean toward the hosts, who are back to being very solid. It cannot be ruled out that they will score both.
The probable formations of Sevilla-Girona
- Sevilla (4-2-3-1): Bono; Montiel, Badé, Rekik, Acuna; Gueye, Gudelj; Ocampos, Oliver, Bryan Gil; En-Nesyri.
- GIRONA (4-3-3): Gazzaniga; Hernandez, Lopez, Bueno, Couto; Riquelme, Romeu, Martin; Valery, Castellanos, Tsygankov.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1
