Granada vs. Osasuna – La Liga Preview
Granada welcome Osasuna to Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes in the La Liga encounter. It is a battle of Spanish football’s top flight strugglers. Only two points separate the two teams resulting in a difference of four places in the league table.
Granada CF News
Granada have found life tough in La Liga. However, they cannot be too displeased with the position they find themselves in. El Graná recorded their first win against a superior Villarreal side but failed to gather momentum from it.
On loan Nigerian striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ikechukwu-Uche-c16813 is the only man for the newly promoted side to trouble the scorers in the four matches thus far. They need their star men to perform but from the looks of the proceedings, it will take time. The newly added personnel
will take time to gel in before performing at top level.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabri-c13206 González will be without the services of experienced French defender Noe Pamarot. The stopper has been out of action after complaining of a hamstring injury following the win over Villarreal.
Joining him in the medic’s room is striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-c10409 Cortes is unavailable following an injury sustained on the training pitch.
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Osasuna are in the bottom half of the table with an unhealthy negative 7 goal difference. The Iruñea-Pamplona-based outfit became the whipping boys of champions http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 to merit such a statistic.
Nevertheless, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/José-c19246 Luis Mendilibar’s team came strongly after that result and were unfortunate not to win against an uninspiring Sevilla. Los Rojillos will be looking to get the maximum out of this match to bring joy to their travelling fans.
Mendilibar has a tough task on his hands, not because of the opposition he is facing but because of squad shortcomings. He is without six first team players: two lost to suspension and four to injury.
Iranian midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javad-Nekounam-c18007 is missing due to suspension. Joining him in the stands is goalkeeper Asier Riesego. The duo have taken part in only one La Liga game so far after joining in the summer transfer window.
Central defenders http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Masoud-Shojaei-c24565.
Head-to-Head
This is the first time the two sides will be locking horns with each other in La Liga. History will be made and the winner will etch their name in the accounts of time.
Players to watch
Granada added fourteen new players to the roster in their preparation for La Liga. French midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Yohan-Mollo-c37429 looks to be a promising player.
Left-midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Udinese-Calcio-c40789 and has been on-loan at the Andalusian club for the last two seasons. His industry from the left wing will be important
for Los Filipinos to salvage anything from the match.
Osasuna, too, have their fair share of promising youngsters in the squad. Senegalese striker Ibrahima Balde looks good following his appearances in Los Rojillos jersey.
Prediction
The match looks set to be heading to a draw. There is not much that separates the two sides in terms of quality and past performances. A 1-1 draw is the likely result on the cards.
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