Villarreal vs Sporting Gijón Match Preview
Juan Carlos Garrido's Submarines look forward to recovering the third place in the table standings as Manolo Preciado's Sporting visits the Madrigal. Angel and Marcos Senna are ruled out due to injuries, while Sporting losses Sebastian Eguren and Alberto Lora due to disciplinary action.
Midweek's victory 3-2 against Bayer Leverkusen for the Europa League provided a major boost to Villarreal's morale, Garrido wants to obtain the full scoring to open a twelve-points gap from Athletic, the other candidate to occupy the last Champions League place.
Sporting's attacking duo (David Barral and Diego Castro) have proven to be versatile and deadly. Villarreal's defenders should be extremely careful as their speed and efficiency is unchallenged. The Submarines fell last week 3-1 against Atletico, while Sporting celebrated an important victory 2-0 against Michel's Getafe.
An important clash for the future of both Sporting and Villarreal, who'll succeed this week?