Real Sociedad take on the visitors Mallorca in the second leg of Copa del Rey semifinals. First leg result: 0-0. The match will be played on Tuesday, February 27th at Reale Arena (San Sebastian).
Real Sociedad managed to achieve good, notable success last season, surpassing even the victory in the Spanish Cup, which was taken a couple of years ago, also under Alguacil. But now it's clear that the representatives of San Sebastian are clearly trailing behind the current Girona and Athletic on the domestic front. As a result, instead of defending the 4th place obtained in the previous season, they are now fighting for a finish in 6th place, and even that is yet to be secured as they still have to contend with Betis for this position. This was compensated for in the Champions League. Having made it there, the Spaniards managed not to lose to Inter and advanced to the playoffs from the 1st place. But in the draw, they already received PSG in the round of 16. Yes, they showed decent football in Paris, but what's the use if it all ended in a 0-2 defeat? As a result, only the cup remains, where they have already reached the semifinals and secured a 0-0 away on the popular island. And it seems that all thoughts are now on the return leg. After all, in the previous round, they lost quite sluggishly at home to the unstable Villarreal with a score of 1-3.
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Mallorca are also better in the cup than in La Liga. The Bermellones have been playing under Aguirre's guidance for almost 2 years now. Javier initially managed to accumulate enough points for his new charges, a typical football elevator, to secure a place in La Liga with confidence. And in the previous season, they even climbed into the upper part of the table, finishing in 9th place. Now they haven't managed to stay on such positions – on the contrary, the islanders are currently not even gaining one point on average per match. But, firstly, there are immediately 3 clear underdogs in this season, and so far all the others can feel quite calm. Especially since they added a point to their tally in the last round, finishing with a 1-1 draw on the road against Alaves. Only the country's cup remains, where they managed to knock out, among others, Girona in the quarterfinals. But in the first leg of the semifinals at home, they failed to score against Real Sociedad, and likewise, didn't concede in return, ending in a goalless draw. There are chances, but in San Sebastian, they need to at least not lose, taking the game into extra time, and then into a penalty shootout.
There was a goalless draw in the cup. In this season of La Liga, the Txuri-urdin managed to win minimally both at home and away – 1-0 and 2-1. Despite all the problems at the home ground, they are still clearly stronger. Let's bet that they will manage to win the decisive match in regular time.
Prediction for the match: Real Sociedad to win.
