Valencia with great difficulty and in general quite unexpectedly broke into the playoffs, having managed to beat Ajax in his last round on his field. Certainly after such success the fans of “Bats” had high hopes for a duel with Atalanta, but it all ended in defeat. A defeat of (1: 4) in Italy leaves Valencia with the least chance of passing. Immediately after the Champions League fiasco, Albert Selades’ team was defeated by Real Sociedad away – the opponent sent three unanswered goals. After that, Valencia beat (2: 1) Betis and drew a (1:1) with Alaves, unable to rise above the seventh line in the table, the distance from the fourth Getafe is four points. Not going to play: Ezequiel Garay, Maxi G?mez, Eliaquim Mangala.
Real Sociedad is coming to this fight with a six-match winning streak and the status of finalist for the Copa del Rey. This week the Basques in the semifinals beat Mirandes for the second time (1-0), reaching the final of the competition. In the Championship, Real Sociedad won three fights for that length. White and Blue defeated Valencia (3:0), Athletic (2: 1) and Valladolid (1:0). This allowed the team of Algvasil to re-enter the fight for the Champions League. Real Sociedad is in sixth place, trailing Getafe by only two points. All recent wins of Real Sociedad in La Liga have been home games. However, on departure, the San Sebastians also play decently. Algvasila’s team ranked fifth in the number of points earned. However, in the five previous away matches in La Liga, “White and Blue” did not impress. Real Sociedad lost to Real Madrid (1: 3), Betis (0: 3) and Leganes (1: 2), played against Valladolid (0:0) and defeated Osasuna (4: 3). Note that in matches with the representatives of the current Top eight in away matches Real Sociedad, as a rule, lost. It was possible to earn points for the wards of Algvasila only in a duel with Valencia (1: 1). Asier Illarramendii is injured in Real Sociedad. Participation of David Surut Usa, Aritz Elustondo and Diego Llorente is under the question.
