Our prediction for this Copa del Rey match:
Cartagena
Match Time & Date:
03/01/2023
19:00
Prediction: 0-2
Villarreal
A place in the Copa del Rey last 16 will be at stake when Cartagena and Villarreal square off against each other at Estadio Municipal Cartagonova. The Black and Whites set up a meeting with Villarreal by beating Alcorcon on penalties, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry in Tuesday’s showdown. Both Kiko Olivas and Aaron Escandell are sidelined with injuries, and seeing that several players have already left the club in January transfer window, home win should not be considered.
The Yellow Submarine, on the other hand, did well to beat Valencia in their last game of 2022, meaning that they are high on spirits ahead of the trip to Murcia. Even though all Lo Celso, Coquelin, and Morlanes miss out with injuries, away win should be considered as Cartagena head into the match with a severely-weakened squad.
Highlighted Player (Antonio Luna):
Antonio Luna is a product of Sevilla football academy. The pacey left back was born in Son Servera, Spain on March 17, 1991 and he made his senior debut with Sevilla B. Antonio Luna made 32 appearances in the league for the reserve team, while playing 21 games for los Sevillanos in the Spanish top flight.
After ending his loan spell with Mallorca in 2013, Luna moved to England and signed a three-year deal with Aston Villa. It has to be noted that the Spanish footballer found the net for the Villans on his Premier League debut in a 3-1 win over Arsenal. After making 17 appearances in the English elite division for the Villa Park outfit, he returned to Spain in 2015, signing a deal with Eibar.
Antonio Luna scored one goal in 41 appearances for los Armeros before joining fellow La liga side Levante in 2017. You should know that Luna has five caps for Spain U20 team.
Highlighted Team (Villarreal):
Villarreal CF was founded on 10th of March 1923. In the year 1998 Villarreal managed to reach the Primera Division for the first time in history of the club. After 1 season the club could not manage to stay in the league and go regulated to the Segunda Division. In the last couple of years Villarreal developed itself to a stable club in the Primera Division.
This first European succes was in 2003/2004 where the club managed to reach the semi finals in the UEFA cup. In 2004/2005 Villarreal end 3rd on the table in the Primera Division which was a highlight for the club.
The biggest succes was in 2006 when Villarreal managed to reach the semi finals in the Champions League. In the semi finals the club lost with only 1 goal difference against runner up Arsenal. Former known players for Villarreal are: Riquelme, Tomasson, Fernandez, Forlan and Pires.
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