Rain could play a key role in Sunday’s Real Murcia-Real Zaragoza match (6:15 p.m.). The eighth-round Primera RFEF fixture at Estadio Enrique Roca could be played amid extreme weather after Spain’s State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) warned of heavy rain in Murcia and surrounding areas over the weekend.
Ibai Gómez offered few clues at Friday's press conference, keeping both Real Zaragoza's lineup and system against Real Murcia on Sunday unclear.
Real Zaragoza are the division's clear favorites, and coach Ibai Gómez has not rejected that label ahead of their meeting with second-placed Real Murcia at La Nueva Condomina this Sunday at 6:15 p.m. They must accept the role of the team to beat “every weekend.”
There is no concern about the number of goals conceded by Real Zaragoza. At least, that is the message from coach Ibai Gómez, who considers the issue the result of two isolated matches. “We are the second team in the league to concede the fewest shots,” the coach said.
The most eagerly awaited Primera RFEF match this weekend will undoubtedly see Real Murcia face Real Zaragoza at the Enrique Roca. Real Murcia coach Sergi Guilló spoke ahead of the game, aware that it is a major clash between two teams fighting for promotion.
Ander Herrera has returned to Real Zaragoza late in his career to try to help the club return to professional football. Although the captain has missed four games due to physical problems, his importance is understood to be growing behind the scenes more than on the field. The academy graduate spoke about his career on Rio Ferdinand’s podcast, despite the pair not having crossed paths at Manchester United because the legendary defender left for QPR in 2014.
After two matches between Aragón's Primera RFEF teams have already been played, the final first-round meeting between two sides from the region now has a date and time. Real Zaragoza and S.D. Huesca will face each other for the first time this season in Spain's third tier during the 11th round, for which the RFEF announced the full schedule on Thursday.
Referee Gerard Brull Acerete will officiate the match between Real Zaragoza and Real Murcia at the Enrique Roca Stadium in the Murcia capital this Sunday (18:15). The 29-year-old Catalan official will thus oversee his third match of the current campaign, which is his fifth season in Primera RFEF.
Real Zaragoza will play their first Copa del Rey tie against Tudelano on Tuesday, October 27, at 9 p.m. The Navarrese club wants to fill the Ciudad de Tudelano and has transferred 1,100 tickets to the Aragonese side for its fans.
Real Murcia and Real Zaragoza meet again, this time in an unprecedented setting: Spain’s third tier, or Primera RFEF. Many still remember the 1991 relegation playoff won by Víctor Fernández’s side, which many regard as the seed of Zaragoza’s 1995 European Cup Winners’ Cup triumph.
After Rubén Díez ‘Jamelli’ was absent on Wednesday and Raúl Pereira left after the warm-up, both players started Thursday’s Real Zaragoza training session. As a result, coach Ibai Gómez had almost his entire squad available. Iker Vadillo, who is struggling with a muscular problem, was the only absentee.
The RFEF Competition Judge has ruled after Real Zaragoza fans invaded the Alcalá de Henares pitch following Jaume Jardí's 90+12' equalizer against Atlético Madrileño. The fine is a symbolic 100 euros.
Real Zaragoza will need to get players back before Sunday to avoid key absences against Real Murcia. This Wednesday, during the squad’s first training session of the week, Rubén Díez ‘Jamelli’ did not work with the group due to a fever. Left-back Raúl Pereira also left the session after picking up a knock against Atlético Madrileño.
Real Zaragoza began the working week backed by around 250 fans who traveled to the Ciudad Deportiva. They watched coach Ibai Gómez and his players train, enjoying an intense, ball-focused session that also featured goals. Applause was the common thread throughout.
After training in front of around 250 fans on a springlike October 14 at the Ciudad Deportiva, Marcos Cuenca spoke for Real Zaragoza. The Blanquillo forward represented the club after the draw against Atlético Madrileño, a result that was valuable given how it came about. But the team must aim higher. “Wherever we go, we have to win,” he stated.
After producing his best performance in a Real Zaragoza shirt, Rubén Iranzo has been named in the Best XI for the seventh round of Primera RFEF. In a thrilling 4-4 draw against Atlético Madrileño, the Valencian defender became one of the match’s standout players by scoring two crucial goals that helped Ibai Gómez’s side earn a point and retain the lead.
Familiar faces will feature in Sunday's match between Real Zaragoza and Real Murcia at La Nueva Condomina. The most notable is striker Álvaro Giménez, a former Zaragoza player now with Murcia. He has not started for them this season and has played just 73 minutes across three matches.
A crucial match takes place this Sunday at La Nueva Condomina, where excitement is running high. Championship leaders Real Zaragoza visit second-placed Real Murcia. The team that claims all three points will end the day top of Group II in the third tier, officially known as Primera RFEF. More than 21,000 fans have already signed up for this top-of-the-table clash.
Real Zaragoza, after snatching a miraculous 4-4 draw against Atlético Madrileño in Alcalá de Henares, remain sole leaders of Primera RFEF Group II. Their 16 points stand above the rest of the division, and they will spend a second consecutive matchday at the top.
Real Zaragoza are shining in attack as the division's best team but struggling in defense as if fighting to avoid relegation to the fourth tier. The two extremes converge in the Blanquillo side, league leaders praised for their attack but criticized for their defense. This week, the team needs to make corrections because on Sunday it visits Real Murcia, who are pursuing the same objective.
