Valencia will take on Girona. The match will take place at Mestalla (Valencia) on Sunday, August 14. Pepe Bordalas was the leader of
Valencia last season. It finally produced good football. It reached the final of the cup. After 1-1 in the play-offs, “bats” were defeated by Betis on penalties. They also gave up on La Liga due to increased attention to Copa. It was a losing streak that lasted for a while. They finished 9th, despite their victory over Celta in the final round. Peter Lim was forced to change his mentor again. Gennaro Gattuso is now working for Mestalla. Bordalas may still be a better tactician than ever. The lineup has not changed much. Yes, we parted ways with some players. However, we expected to have more newcomers and that is still possible.
Girona reached the LaLiga for the second time in their history. They were able to win the playoffs this summer due to their previous successes. Michel’s wards were consistently able to knock out Tenerife (0-1, 2-2) and Eibar (0-0, 3-1). In the regular season, however, the representative from Catalonia scored only 68 points in 42 matches. They took the 6th place, surpassing Real Oviedo in only additional indicators. It’s obvious that the composition needed to be significantly strengthened. Manchester City is there to help. Ian Couto, who is from Manchester, was there. Valentin Castellanos (the best striker in MLS), also came from New York.
They won a head to head against Valencia once in those 2 seasons she was with the Girona elite. The “bats” remained with the remaining three. The bookmakers think there is not much intrigue. Valencia will be playing at home and with a newcomer from La Liga. We wait for Gattuso’s victory.
Prediction: Valencia to win.
