Getafe 1-0 Valencia: Valencia suffered a fifth consecutive defeat in La Liga on Monday. The relegation candidate lost a visit to competitor Getafe and thus dropped to the penultimate place at the highest level in Spain.
Valencia has been performing dramatically this season, which already cost Gennaro Gattuso his job. Rubén Baraja was appointed as his successor last week. The coach immediately received a blow on Monday.
With Justin Kluivert in the base, Valencia played an equal match against Getafe, which is also in relegation problems. The game seemed to be heading for a draw, until Borja Mayoral made it 1-0 in the 82nd minute. Francisco Pérez saw a line through the fast 1-1 due to offside. For Kluivert, that meant that his assist was cancelled.
Valencia is in nineteenth place after the twelfth defeat of the season. Only Elche has less points; the gate closer only collected nine. Getafe, like Almería and Cádiz, now has two points more than Los Che.
Memphis Depay might miss the Madrid derby
In other La Liga news, according to Spanish media, Memphis Depay has not come unscathed from Atlético Madrid’s duel with Athletic Bilbao. It is therefore unclear whether the Orange-international can take action on Saturday in the derby against Real Madrid.
Memphis came on for Yannick Carrasco in the home game against Athletic in the 72nd minute on Sunday and immediately helped Antoine Griezmann on his way to the winning goal shortly after his entrance. Memphis then simply finished the game, but Marca and AS report a day later that the 29-year-old winter acquisition has left complaints after his substitution. The Rojiblancos registered a narrow win in the fixture. They took down Athletic Bilbao by a 1-0 scoreline. Griezmann scored the only goal of the fixture in the 73rd minute.
Additional research must show whether trainer Diego Simeone can appeal to Memphis on Saturday. The same goes for Rodrigo de Paul. The Argentinian midfielder started in the base against Athletic, but was replaced after an hour by Pablo Barrios with physical complaints. There is a fear that De Paul cannot be used against Real, although a decision has yet to be made in his case.
