Lugo and Espanyol dispute in the Angel Car the last meeting of the vigesimocuarta jornada from Smartbank League. It is an especially important duel for parakeets, who want to follow in the wake of the competition leader, the Mallorca, which beat last Friday at Albacete 0-1, in the stadium Carlos Belmonte. UD
Almeria could not pass the tie (1-1) in the field of Fuenlabrada, where he also lost Sadiq Umar by expulsion.
Facing this clash, neither team is at their best. The Spanish have lost three of their last five games in the Smartbank League, which has made him fall out of the two direct promotion places, while the Lugo he has only won one game of the last five played.
The team of Vicente Moreno Right now he is third classified with 45 points, one behind the UD Almeria already five of Mallorca, although both Spanish for Almeria they have a game less played than the Balearic Islands. The loss at home to him Vallecano Ray It was a major disappointment, as the Blue and White team came to half-time with a two-goal lead, the work of Javi Puado and Raúl de Tomás.
However, in the second half the Vallecanos passed them over and from the goal of lack of Isaac palazon, at the beginning of the second period, the team lost its way and saw how it turned the scoreboard with so many of Jonathan Montiel and Álvaro García Rivera. Now, they are forced to react to the Lugo, who also lost in the last match against him L
eganés in Butarque by 3-2.
The Galician team occupies the eleventh place in the classification with 31 points, a margin of 8 over the Real Zaragoza, which is currently eighteenth and marks the places of descent. In the first leg, the Spanish was superior in the RCD Stadium and defeated the Lugo by 2-1, thanks to the many Adrián Embarba and of Raúl de Tomás, which beat the goal of Jose Angel Carrillo.
The equality in the upper zone of the classification is very great, with up to four teams in 6 points, as is the case of Almeria, Espanyol, Rayo Vallecano and Sporting de Gijón (between 46 and 40 points), while the Leganes he is sixth with 37, not far behind. Linking two or three consecutive victories can put both teams squarely for the two direct promotion spots, just as two consecutive losses can take teams away from their goals.
When is Lugo – Espanyol played?
The game is played today, Monday February 8, at 21.00 hours
Where to see Lugo – Espanyol?
The meeting can be seen in open by GOL TV, as well as it can be followed by private television through Movistar LaLiga (46) and Movistar LaLiga 2 (48), platform channels Movistar Plus. You can follow all the information about the match on the website of Sports world.
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