Girona hosts Villarreal in the Spanish Copa del Rey 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Tuesday, January 26th at Estadio Municipal de Montilivi (Girona)
Girona has already played in Primera. And the fans expected new attempts to return to this level. But now the team is even worse than in the previous season, when it managed to finish at least in the playoff zone. There is a specific reason for this - before that, Christian Stuani had been bringing the result on his own for years. In the last draw, the Uruguayan scored more than 30 goals, but having played only seven matches in the current season, he is limited to one double in Segunda. Without his exploits, it seems that Girona’s ceiling is a place in the middle of the standings. But in the cup, it not only eliminated the modest Gymnastic Segoviana and Lugo but also dealt with Cadiz on January 16. Fernandez scored twice after passes of Bustos at the beginning of the 2nd half.
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Villarreal has not been in the Champions League for a very long time. There were good results in the previous season, but the team didn’t manage to climb to the leading quartet. Well, now the Yellow Submarine has a stronger and more experienced mentor - Unai Emery replaced Javier Calleja. And quite a few strong newcomers were signed in the offseason. In general, at the end of January, the Yellows hold at the expected level, competing with Sevilla and Real Sociedad. But they didn’t impress with their game against Huesca on Saturday. Will Unai Emery spend the strength of his charges on the cup? On January 30, Villarreal will host Real Sociedad, and the Yellows have to fight for the maximum result. In the previous rounds, Emery fielded a lot of reservists, and young Pino and Fer Niño showed themselves very well. Will more experienced footballers appear on the pitch in the upcoming cup match?
The away team invariably won in the last five head-to-head matches in a row. Villarreal succeeded three times, including in April 2019 in LaLiga (1-0). In January 2020, the Yellow Submarine hammered Girona in the cup (3-0). Perhaps now the Yellows will not repeat the romp. But they must cope with distressed Girona in regulation time.
Prediction for the match: Villarreal to win
