Euskaraz irakurri: Osasuna, Brujasen aurkako kanporaketa Sadarren bideratzeko asmoz

Osasuna will play this Thursday (8:30 p.m., ETB1 and eitb.eus) before him Club Bruges the first leg of the play-off for access to the group stage of the Conference Leaguewith the aim of putting the tie on track through a positive result in El Sadar, in an appointment that will serve as the return of the rojillo club to a match on the Old Continent after 16 years.

Osasuna faces one of its biggest challenges of this season at the start. the pupils of Jagoba Arrasatewho obtained permission from UEFA to play this tournament at the request of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), they are close to the final phase of a European competition almost two decades later. To do this, the rojillos will have to overcome a difficult obstacle, since the Belgian team has participated in the last five editions of the Champions League.

The last European meeting that El Sadar witnessed took place in April 2007nothing less than a semifinal of the extinct UEFA Cup before him Sevilla F.C.. That day, the team trained by Javier Aguirre took advantage thanks to the solitary goal of Roberto Soldado, but ended up eliminated after the Seville comeback in the second leg (2-0). Now, after more than a decade in which the Navarrese club has experienced two relegations to the Second Division, Europe once again appears on its horizon.

This Conference League play-off will be the sixth round of European qualifiers in Osasunista history. The last one, with a good rojillo memory, took place before the Trabzonspor in 2006 and aimed at the group stage of the UEFA Cup. The double value of the goals then favored the Navarrese, after drawing in both duels (2-2/0-0); yes, weeks before they had been left out of the way to the Champions League after falling at the hands of Hamburg. On the other three occasions, baggage of two passes and an elimination for the rojillos.

The historical data invite optimism for the first leg. Of the 14 European games that Osasuna has played at home in Europe, they have only lost one (against Ajax in 1991). Since then, nine consecutive without defeat, with the last five being red and chaining four clean sheets.

those of Jagoba Arrasate arrive at the meeting after defeat last Saturday in the League against Athletic (0-2). All in all, the Basque coach is not expected to make many changes to the eleven. An alignment that has been the same in the first two days of the League, and in which, against Bruges, minimal changes are expected beyond that of Sergio Herrera in goal.

For his part, he witches He arrives in a great moment of form to meet Sadar. The team led by Ronny Deila is leader of the Jupiler Pro League Belgian after the dispute of 4 days. In the last, the team from the northwest of Belgium thrashed the newly promoted RWDM 7-1. In addition, Bruges will play against Osasuna in the third qualifying round of the course. In the two previous ones, he left the Danish Aarhus (3-1) and to Icelandic Akureyri (10-2).

Their scoring potential (they have 22 goals in the last 4 games) is one of their weapons. In addition, he has bands and offensive full-backs that Osasuna will have to deal with so as not to be surprised.

EITB will offer live on its first television channel (ETB1) and by Internetthrough its website eitb.eusso much this first leg like the second leg next week of the tie between rojillos and Belgians.

Probable lineups:

Osasuna: Sergio Herrera; Peña, Catena, David Garcia, Mojica; torro; Rubén García, Moncayola, Aimar, Moi Gómez; Budimir.

witches: Mignolet; Buchanan, Mechele, Spileers, De Cuyper; Vetlesen, Onyedika; Olsen, Zinckernagel, Nusa; Thiago.

Referee: Benoit Millot (France).

Stadium: The Sadar.

Source: Eitb

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