Espanyol face a heavy blow ahead of the face Sevilla in the Spanish Liga Primera Jornada 19. Mainstay striker Pablo Osvaldo for the second time this season to undergo treatment due to injury. Osvaldo suffered a groin injury and may have to undergo surgery. At least take two months for Osvaldo to recover.
Host Sevilla in a positive mood after a successful draw against Villarreal hosts 3-3 in the first fight last eight midweek Copa del Rey. In that game, Sevilla able to equalize after lagging 3-1 since the 55th minute. Gol determinant of a draw-back Alexis Sanchez made two minutes before dispersal.
Appearances never gave Sevilla can go back on display this weekend. Sevilla is in the appearance of momentum turning point after suffering three successive defeats during December. Los Nervionenses successively defeated Villarreal, Almeria, Real Madrid. Once the new year begins, Sevilla got up and won two consecutive wins over Osasuna and Real Sociedad.
Espanyol strength is still above last two against Sevilla them. At least Espanyol Sevilla to take advantage of conditions that can not be strengthened Osvaldo. Coach Mauricio Pochettino asserted, would not find a replacement for Osvaldo and chose to optimize the material available players. Likelihood Sergio Garcia played as a central striker in this match.
Estimates of players: Seville (4-4-2), Javi Varas, Fernando Navarro, Mouhamadou Dabo, Julien Escude, Alexis Sanchez; Ndri Romaric, Didier Zokora, Javier Navas, Diego Capel, Alvaro Negredo, Frederic Kanoute. Espanyol (4-4-2), Carlos Kameni, Chica Torres, Victor Ruiz, Didac Vila, Juan Forlin; Javi Marquez, Alvaro Garcia, Verdu, Luis Garcia, Jose Callejon; Sergio Garcia.
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