Real Betis defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antonio-Amaya-c6294 ruled out for the match against Espanyol – La Liga News
Real Betis will be without the services of defender Antonio Amaya in their La Liga encounter against Espanyol on October 27.
The defender has been removed from the squad due to inflammations in his right knee. Amaya felt pain in his knee after suffering rash challenges in the 0-2 defeat at the hands of Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, October 23.
Antonio will not play against Los Periquitos but is likely to take the field in their next La Liga fixture against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Racing-c40298 Santander.
On the other hand, Betis welcome back http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javi-Chica-c18015 to the first team fold. The Catalan player will play against his former club, Espanyol in Betis’ next league game.
Chica came through the youth academy of Espanyol, and played at Estadi Cornella-El Prat for seven years.
The full-back has stated that it will be a special occasion for him to play against his old team.
"I am excited and eager to play in Cornella-El Prat. When I will be there it surely will remind me of emotions and memories, especially of the past two seasons when I was there ... I never imagined that one day play against Espanyol," the defender said in
Catalan daily Mundo Deportivo.
Chica said that it will be a difficult encounter and wished Espanyol best of luck. He said that he does not want any of the two clubs to suffer, but it is football and it is inexplicable.
After a stellar start to Spanish top flight, which included four successive wins, Real Betis finds themselves on a losing streak.
They have now lost four on the trot, two at home against Levante and Rayo Vallecano, and two away to Getafe and Real Madrid. Their form of late has raised doubts among the doubters.
Goal of Los Verdiblancos at the moment is clear against Espanyol: they have to take all the points in order to dispel all fears.
Betis are in seventh place, and manager http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pepe-c29670 Mel has made it clear that they should fix the problems in their system.
Mel believes that he can rely on his squad to get back on track and there is no need to ring alarm bells at the moment.
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