Granada, one step away from the elite in the Europa League

Taking a look at the select list of clubs that may be in the quarterfinals of the Europa League is enough to delight any Granada fan. Arsenal, Tottenham, Roma, Ajax or Villarreal have their presence in the top eight of the second European competition quite on track and there is very close to sneaking Diego Martínez’s team. A single step separates him from such a milestone in his first continental presence in almost 90 years of history and to do so, the Nasrid expedition must defend the juicy 2-0 of the first leg at Nuevo Los Cármenes.

The rojiblancos travel to Budapest, as the duel will be played in the Hungarian capital due to Norway’s restrictions regarding entry into its national territory in the face of the covid-19 pandemic, with the casualties of Foulquier and Luis Suárez. Two sensitive absences, but given the level of occupation of the Nasrid infirmary a few weeks ago, they even seem little. Up to 27 footballers Martinez moved to the city of Magyar, something he already did in the round of 16 against Napoli and which gives a good example of the importance that the club gives to enjoying the historic experience in the Europa League.

Granada recovers Yangel Herrera, Montoro and Germán, sanctioned in the first leg, and threatens his rival with gunpowder and the experience of Jorge Molina and Soldado, executors in the city of the Alhambra and a guarantee for that goal that would practically guarantee the pass to quarters. Meanwhile, Molde, who showed their technical deficiencies in Los Cármenes, has lost midfielder Ellingsen, sent off in the first leg. Beyond the quality of its squad, the Nordic team accused in Andalusian lands the fact of being immersed in the middle of the preseason, precisely in Spain, when the decisive stage of the European competitions arrives. Things from the harsh Norwegian climate.

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