Recap
Mallorca had one of the worst performances this year and lost 3:0 away to Almeria and has only theoretically hopes for 7th place. Coach Aguirre politely declined to comment the rumors that he is a candidate to take over Club America (Mexico). They are +6 points from the relegation zone and need a point to mathematically secure their place in LaLiga. Due to injuries RaÃllo (30/2), Ruiz de Galarreta (29/2) and Nastasić (14/1) are out of the squad. Valencia took a extremely important victory against Real Madrid. The match was „tarnished” by a racist attack by some of its fans against Vinicius from Real Madrid, who was sent off in the stoppage time. The Federation „erased” the Brazilian’s penalty and instead punished Valencia, with a fine of 45,000 euros and a partial closure of the south stand of the stadium for 5 matches, while in the same time, 7 arrests were made. The club intends to file an appeal so that the punishment doesn’t apply from this year. Due to suspensions Musah (32/0), and Cömert (23/1) are out, while Marcos Andre (17/1) is injured. One point is enough for Mallorca and is convenient for Valencia, who play a „final” in the last round against Espanyol. Their rivals Almeria and Valladolid has a direct clash in this round, so I think that both teams will be satisfied with a draw.