Two clubs in opposite halves of the Liga BBVA table will do battle today in a league match between Getafe and Almeria. The first-division clash scheduled for 2 p.m. ET will be held at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez in Getafe and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports en Espanol.
Villarreal manager Marcelino Garcia had this to offer ahead of today's European qualifier (via Inside Spanish Football): "We lacked bite [in our first match against Celta Vigo], the ability to win individual duels and be aggressive. We weren't able to cover Nolito, nor were we able to defend Larrivey up top. The better team won."
"We were too soft and Celta applied pressure far better than we did," he added. "We won the battle in the midfield and throughout the game we hurt Nolito, Orellana and Krohn-Dehli. If we can't be more aggressive, we aren't going to win many games in the Primera Division. We need to compete with the same intensity as our opponents and then try to impose our quality because we have it."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Almeria's Fernando Soriano will look to cause Getafe similar problems this afternoon. The 34-year-old finished Week 1 with a timely goal and two chances created.
Getafe's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Guaita; Lago, Perez, Vigaray, Valera; Rodriguez, Castro; Sarabia, Sammir, Lafita; Vazquez
Almeria's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Pulido; Dubarbier, Santos, Trujillo, Macedo; Verza, Thomas; Zongo, Soriano, Mendez; Hemed
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
FC Barcelona |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|||
|
2 |
Celta de Vigo |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|||
|
3 |
Real Madrid CF |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|||
|
3 |
Villarreal CF |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|||
|
5 |
Granada CF |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|||
|
6 |
Eibar |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|||
|
6 |
Málaga CF |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|||
|
8 |
RCD Espanyol |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|||
|
8 |
Sevilla FC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|||
|
8 |
UD Almería |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|||
|
8 |
Valencia CF |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|||
|
12 |
Atlético Madrid |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|||
|
12 |
Rayo Vallecano |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|||
|
14 |
Deportivo La Coruña |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
|||
|
15 |
Athletic Club |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
|||
|
15 |
Real Sociedad |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
|||
|
17 |
Getafe CF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
0 |
|||
|
18 |
Córdoba CF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
|||
|
18 |
Levante UD |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
|||
|
20 |
Elche CF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
0 |
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