Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
RCDE Stadium will host Saturday’s football game between Espanyol and Levante. Los Periquitos continue with their habit of producing much better showings at home than on the travels. The Catalan outfit suffered a 1-0 loss at Rayo Vallecano on Matchday 16, but they did well to beat both Granada and Real Sociedad in the previous two home fixtures. Fran Merida misses the match through suspension, while both David Lopez and Oscar Gil are sidelined with injuries.
Los Levantinos, on the other hand, played out a goalless draw with Osasuna in their last league match. Alessio Lisci’s troops are stuck at the bottom of the standings, and given Espanyol’s excellent home record, the visitors are unlikely to grab something from the match. Midfielder Gonzalo Melero should be the only absentee in the away side, while North Macedonia international Enis Bardhi returns to the starting XI.
Highlighted Player (Diego Lopez):
Diego Lopez is a Spanish goalkeeper who plays for Milan in the Serie A. Lopez was born in Paradela on 3 November, 1981 and he played for Lugo during his youth career. He made two appearances for Lugo at senior level as well, but in 2000 he joined Real Madrid.
The 196-cm-tall shoot-stopper played for both Real Madrid C and Real Madrid B and he made just two appearances for the first team during his first spell at Real Madrid. After spending five seasons at Villarreal (2007-2012) the Spanish goalkeeper played for Sevilla in the 2012/2013 La Liga campaign, but he made no more than eight league appearances for los Sevillanos.
He returned to Real Madrid on January, 2013 and he quickly established himself as a first-team regular, replacing Iker Casillas in the starting XI. However, Real Madrid fans wanted to see Iker between the posts and, as a result, Diego Lopez was forced to join Milan in 2014. Lopez has only one cap for Spain national team.
Highlighted Team (Levante ):
Levante Union Deportiva is a Spanish football club from the city Valencia and is playing in the highest Spanish football division since 2010. The club is the second biggest of Valencia after the very known football club Valencia CF. The Valencia derby is one of the most hectic football games in the region. The nickname of Levante UD is Las Granotes which literally means the frogs. The club host it’s home games in the Ciutat de Valencia Stadium which holds a capacity of 26 000 seats. The club colors of Levante are blue and red.
The biggest success of Levante UD was in 1937 where the club won the Copa del Rey. Other prizes Levante won in lower divisions are the Segunda Division A in 2004 and the Seguda Division B in 1999. Famous players that played for Levante are Johan Cruyff, Sergio Garcia, Arveladze and Juanfran.