Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Espanyol
Match Time & Date:
21/08/2021
19:30
Prediction: 1-1
Villarreal
Saturday’s football game at RCDE Stadium pits together Espanyol and Villarreal, the two teams who shared the spoils with Osasuna and Granada respectively on Matchday 1. Los Periquitos are eager to impress on their return to the Spanish top flight, and their display in the goalless draw with los Rojillos is surely giving fans a reason for optimism. Considering that Vicente Moreno has a full squad to choose from, we predict that the newcomers are going to grab something from the RCDE Stadium clash.
The Yellows, on the other hand, dropped two points in the goalless draw with Granada. Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Juan Foyth is banned for Saturday’s clash, while important midfielder Dani Parejo has yet to recover from a muscle injury. Anyhow, beating Granada in Andalusia is easier said than done, which is the main reason why share of spoils is on the cards.
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 (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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