Gimnastic take on the visitors Malaga in the round 1/32-finals of Spanish Copa del Rey. The match will be played on Thursday, December 22st at Nou Estadi de Tarragona (Tarragona).
Gimnastic could not return to the Segunda. The "Pomegranate" could be remembered for the fact that they were able to spend in the 2006/2007 season in the elite division - for the first time in half a century, since 1950. Then it all ended in 20th place, and after a couple of years the team rolled back to the 3rd division. Then, however, it turned out to return back to Segunda for 4 years. Then there was a new fall, and so far it has not been possible to rise again. Last season, the team lacked a little, losing in the playoff’s final. And now, so far, the results are not bad, but they do not allow them to lead in their group. Racing (Rioja) was eliminated by the hosts in the previous round of the Copa del Rey - 2-0 on the road.
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Malaga should now think about the struggle for survival, at least in the current league. The Anchovies are still memorable for being very close to the semi-finals of the Champions League - Borussia Dortmund passed them dramatically and, perhaps, with a referee’s error. Quite quickly, faith in the Qatari benefactor dried up, and vice versa, everything resulted in a fall in the Segunda. Already last season, against the background of considerable financial problems, the team was forced to fight for survival already at this level. Now Malaga started even weakly, but at the end of autumn, from November, it began to more or less regularly take points. True, mostly through draws, so for now the picture looks skeptical. Against this background, the fight in the Cope del Rey does not look logical either. Not for nothing that even Penya Deportina passed only in the penalty shootout, and on the 8th round of shots!
The last time the sides crossed was in the Segunda 2018/2019. Then Malaga was able to win both fights Malaga does not shine, and she simply does not need the cup now. We dare to assume that Gimnastic will not lose in regular time.
Prediction for the match: Gimnastic not to lose (1X).
