He Majorca He is still infected with euphoria due to his qualification for the final of the Copa del Rey and this Sunday gave his fans more reasons to celebrate after achieving an important victory against Girona (1-0)a result that allows them to continue moving away from the relegation spots in LaLiga.
The team led by the Mexican Javier Aguirre repeated the dose to one of the revelations of this season, who had already been dispatched in the Copa del Rey in the quarterfinals. Now, for the Spanish championship, they took revenge for the setback (5-3) they received in the first round.
In Son Moix, The local team managed to gain respect thanks to a solitary goal scored by Copete in the 33rd minute after taking advantage of an unorthodox pass from Canadian striker Cyle Larin inside the area to end up taking a powerful shot that was unstoppable for the Catalan team’s goalkeeper.
With the advantage on the scoreboard, the “Vasco” Aguirre team dedicated itself to withstanding the attacks of Girona, which fell again after achieving a rout in the last round against Rayo Vallecano (3-0). Míchel’s team added its third defeat in the last five games of the Spanish championship.
The other side of the coin is that of Mallorca, who with this Saturday’s victory added their fifth victory this LaLiga season, the second in the last five matches for the Spanish tournament in which they are now ranked 15th in the table with 27 points equal with Sevilla.
That harvest allows the “Vasco” Aguirre team to move a little further away from the relegation spots, their main objective in the local championship. They are currently eight units ahead of Cádiz, third to last in the standings. They are then followed by Granada (19pts.) and Almería (9pts.).
For its part, Girona missed a good opportunity to continue closing the gap with respect to the LaLiga leader, Real Madrid, who on Saturday drew a controversial draw during their visit to Valencia. They could even drop to third place depending on what FC Barcelona does against Athletic Club.
Míchel’s men were left with 59 points, just two more than the Barça team that with a victory this Sunday in San Mamés would displace them and be one point ahead, although still six behind the merengue team.
And it is precisely Xavi Hernández’s team that is Mallorca’s next rival, which next week will have a tough visit to Montjuic where it will seek to continue expanding its good moment after advancing to the final of the Copa del Rey after eliminating Real in the semifinals. Society.
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