Athletic are waiting for the start of the Spanish Cup, on which the team bets every year and have reached the final of this tournament twice in a row. In the new season, the Basques came in the old line-up, which they practically managed to keep, which brought good results. For 13 rounds of the current championship, the “red-whites” have chalked up four victories and seven peaceful outcomes, which brought 19 points and the eighth position in the standings. After the victory over Villarreal (2:1), the Lions got into the black zone and in four rounds gained only three points in the matches with Espanyol (1:1), Real Sociedad (1:1) and Levante (0:0). It is impossible not to note the best in the league performance of the team in the defense line, which conceded only eight times, with modest performance in the attack, which hit the opponents’ goal less than once on average. Today Bershish, Vivian, Villaribe and Nolascoain, who has an ankle injury, will not be able to enter the field.
The start of the new season for Angers was on a positive note and brought hope for a place in the European competition zone. Unfortunately, the lack of serious rotation did not allow them to keep their positions. The team lost concentration, which led to unstable results. For 14 rounds of the current championship, the “black-and-white” chalked up five victories and six peaceful outcomes, which corresponds to 21 points and sixth place in the standings. After the defeat to Nice (1:2), the away guests looked good in a duel with Lille (1:1) and in the last round at home they managed to beat Lorient (1:0). In this match, everything was decided by one single episode, in which Mangani converted a penalty in the 68th minute and brought important three points to his team. Bamba, Brahimi and Ould Khaled, who has a thigh injury, will not be able to enter the field today. Bernardoni is isolated with coronavirus.
