Getafe will remain in La Liga for the 2024/25 season and potentially even dream of returning to European football after the completion of Matchday 33, trailing “Betis” by six points, who are in seventh place. Although it will depend on major misfortunes of the clubs above, and despite head coach Jos? Bordal?s not entertaining thoughts of “Getafe” breaking into the top seven, there are still some promising signs. They continued their fight, securing a convincing 3-1 victory over “Almeria” over the weekend, and with three out of the remaining five La Liga matches at home, they should be confident in finishing the 2023/24 season strongly. Additionally, the “Azulones” have earned points in four out of five home La Liga matches as underdogs this season, including against “Girona” (1-0) and “Real Sociedad” (1-1). Unavailable for play are Mar, Iglesias, Duarte, Arambarri, and Alena, who has a muscle injury.
Just weeks after Bordalas had to defend Mason Greenwood from targeted antisocial behavior from a crowd, Athletic’s coach Ernesto Valverde was left disappointed by alleged insults directed at I?aki Williams during their 1-3 defeat to Atletico Madrid, severely denting their hopes of securing fourth place. As a result of this defeat, the visitors now go four games without a win in the competition, starting this round six points adrift from their desired target. A positive note for the visitors is that Getafe currently holds the highest ranking among the five remaining opponents, so there may still be time to put pressure on Athletic before the end of the campaign. Out of play is Berchiche, who has an ankle injury.
