Eating the grapes as leader of the EA Sports League and who knows if proclaiming themselves winter champion for the first time in their history – the milestones follow one another – is what the dazzling Girona de Míchel aspires to tonight. Before giving way to the nougat eaters and opening the door to unwrap the Christmas presents, the two best teams in the championship so far will fight one last battle, even though it's almost a thousand kilometers away. Girona defends its leadership in the Villamaríni Real Madrid aspires to dethrone it in its visit to Mendizorrotza.
It will be Míchel's team that begins the hostilities before dinner against a Betis rockier than ever in front of their audience, in which they have not yet lost the entire League. "I have the feeling that we can make a difference to end the year in the best way", Míchel proclaimed optimistically, for whom the good results are shaping his speech.
Girona's numbers are impressive seen from above and from below, but away from home they especially attract attention with 22 out of 24 possible points hunted. "It's something out of the ordinary", admitted the coach of the Girona team. To stand up to the leader, Betis will have to deal with the loss of one of the footballers who has stood out the most since the beginning of the season. Isco Alarcón saw the fifth yellow card against Real Sociedad and is suspended.
Waiting for Girona to stumble will be Real Madrid, to whom a victory against Alabès would allow them to storm the lead if Míchel's men lose or draw in Sevilla. Despite not having won away from home yet, the babazorro team has shown itself to be very solid under the protection of its people, where it has scored most of its points.
Despite the fact that the fight for leadership is not exactly one of the issues that worries the Spanish capital this week, where the tenant of the goal and the winter market are the subject of the front page. "Kepa will play against Alabès and I will choose one of the two for the second part of the season", Ancelotti announced yesterday about the Basque's fight with Lunin to start in the white team. On the other hand, the Italian did not shed light on a possible signing in January to make up for Alaba's absence after his serious injury: "We have time, we will evaluate it in the next few days".
