After a very close second division league finish, Eibar and Real Oviedo The ‘playoffs’ are inaugurated at the Carlos Tartiere stadium to achieve the last promotion spot that remains and thus accompany Leganés and Valladolid, who have already achieved their direct promotion tickets to First Division.
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The Basque club reaches the promotion phase third in the table with 71 points and 21 wins under its belt. On the other hand, the Asturians have finished in sixth position with 64 points and 17 games won. In the two games they have had this season in the league, they have shared the victories. Real Oviedo won the first leg by 2 to 1 and in the second leg, the victory went to the Basques by 4 to 3.
For Saturday, Luis Carrion will not be able to count on the defender David Costas and Mario Hernandez that, although they have trained with the group, they do not make it to the first leg against Eibar. And you won’t be able to count on Santi Cazorla, with a muscle injury. Cazorla, one of the symbols of Oviedismo, says that the team “can’t have a heavy leg” and assures that he will tell his teammates to enjoy themselves because “they are going to experience something unmatched.” And, despite winning two European Championships with Spain, for him “promoting with Real Oviedo would be very different from everything he had achieved.”
For their part, those of Joseba Etxebarria they face those who are their third play offs in a row. In 2022, they lost to Girona in the semifinals and last season, also in the semifinals, they lost against Alavés. The ‘gunsmiths’ seem to have the formula to reach the promotion but not to complete it, although they say that the third time is the charm. “Experience is a degree and we value having managed to enter the play-off for the third year in a row. After fighting for direct promotion and not getting it, although we made merit, we are happy to finish third and have that small advantage,” says its captain Anaitz Arbilla.
They will play the return on the day June 12 in Ipurúa Municipal Stadium in Eibar.
