2 de feb. de 2024
Athletic Club-RCD Mallorca will open matchday 23 of LaLiga. Activity in the domestic competition returns to San Mamés and does so with a demanding match for the lions, who are looking for their sixth consecutive victory at home in the competition. After two away league games without winning, the red and white team will try to beat the vermilion team before facing the first leg of the Cup semifinals against Atlético de Madrid at the Metropolitano.
Call
The Zurigorri coach has summoned 23 footballers to face the vermilion team. Ruiz de Galarreta returns to the list. Lekue and Berenguer are out due to different physical problems. Unai Gómez and Adu Ares have recovered in time and will also be able to be in the game. Jauregizar once again adds another appointment with the first team.
Valverde
Repasa here Ernesto Valverde’s statements in full, prior to the duel corresponding to the twenty-third matchday of LaLiga.
The rival
Founded in 1916, we are facing a century-old club, the oldest in the Balearic Islands. Established in LaLiga, this is the thirtieth time it has played a season in the top category. After a turbulent first few years in which they were relegated repeatedly, they recovered their best level in the 1997/98 season and remained in LaLiga for 16 consecutive seasons. Without a doubt, they were his best years. Recently promoted, they finished in fifth position and on two occasions (1998/99 and 2000/2001) they occupied third place, thus qualifying for the Champions League. RCD Mallorca has a Copa del Rey (2002/2003) to its credit, and has also played in an international competition final: in the 1998/1999 season it lost the Cup Winners’ Cup final 1-2 against Lazio of Italy.
Four points above relegation, the team led by Javier Aguirre has not won in LaLiga since December 21, when they beat Osasuna at home. It is the only victory in the last five league matches obtained by a Mallorca team also in the semifinals of the Cup, against Real Sociedad.
Statistics
Since they met for the first time in LaLiga, in the 1960/61 season, RCD Mallorca and Athletic Club have played a total of 61 games in the top category, with a positive balance for the zurigorri: 28 games won, 16 tied and 17 lost .
Regarding the games played in La Catedral, the lions have a very favorable balance: 21 games won, four tied and five lost.
The data from the last five matches played between the rojiblancos and the vermillions indicate that the zurigorri fiefdom is a difficult field for the Balearic Islands. In recent visits, RCD Mallorca was only able to score one point last season.
Consult the complete statistics against RCD Mallorca.
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