Levante UD calls on its fans for the match with Leganes

Levante is going through several days of great turmoil after a controversial 2-1 defeat to Espanyol last Sunday. caused the board, players and coaching staff to explode against the referees after a penalty was not awarded in their favor with the score 1:1 and in stoppage time.

Except, The disciplinary committee has given Levantine player Buldini a one-match penalty for hitting the VAR screen leaves the pitch at the Stage Front Stadium with Levante awaiting an appeal hearing to see if the Moroccan striker can play.

In the match with Leganes, there is a certain atmosphere of revenge against Levante, since in the first round the Valencian team already complained about the work of the referee after the defeat in Butarque and even asked the CTA for a VAR audio recording after a controversial goal that was disallowed by Dani Gomez.

Technician Javi Calleja loses Georgie and Algobia to injuries; and Fabriciodropped since late December may be the top new addition to the list, and Ivan Romero is the leading candidate to replace Buldini. No news is expected from the rest of the squad, as Calleja assured that Levante, despite the defeat to Espanyol, played a “great game” and will be able to maintain the squad.

Leganes will be the leader no matter what happens

When Whatever happens, Leganes will finish the day at the top of the table, taking four points each from second and third place.. However, the team gradually lost the large cushion it had over its pursuers a few weeks ago.

They had thus left five behind in the previous two days, losing at the last minute away to Oviedo and drawing 0-0 at home to Valladolid. These two unfavorable results slightly slowed down their good start in 2024, where they beat Andorra away and Burgos at home.

To correct the course of the technique Borja Jimenez will be able to count on all his players after Luis Perea serves a one-match suspension, and Seidouba Cissé returns from the African Cup after Guinea’s elimination. Both join Dani Rabe, who already played a leading role last Saturday after almost two months of injury.

In addition, the door is open for Borja Lopez, Darko Brasanac and Juan Cruz to play their first minutes. The three players who arrived on market closing day were on the bench for the match against Valladolid, although none of them took the field.

As for precedents, The closest opponent was Leganes with a score of 2-1. On the other hand, if we expand the sample, the blue and white have won only two of their last thirteen and lost five of their last six visits, scoring only one goal in all of them.