Real Zaragoza had Ander Herrera back in training this Saturday at the Ibercaja Stadium. It is good news for the Blanquillos, who completed their final session before facing Club Deportivo Teruel. All players were available to coach Ibai Gómez.
C.D. Teruel face one of those matches everyone is motivated to play: an Aragonese derby against Real Zaragoza, whom they have not faced in an official match for 41 years. The game will take place at Ibercaja Estadio this Sunday at 9 p.m., with the fans and atmosphere providing extra motivation. Teruel coach Kiko Ramírez wants to use that incentive to inspire his players against the white-and-blue side.
Real Zaragoza’s players are working “impeccably”, according to coach Ibai Gómez. Now they must maintain that level and carry it into the weekend. “I won’t allow the wrong mentality,” he said at the press conference ahead of the match against Club Deportivo Teruel at the Ibercaja Estadio.
Real Zaragoza will bring back the traditional No. 9 role against Club Deportivo Teruel. Edu Espiau and Joaquín Delgado are competing for a place in the starting XI, with one of them guaranteed to start. Head coach Ibai Gómez made the announcement.
Real Zaragoza coach Ibai Gómez is making no concessions. He knows his team is the clear favorite against Club Deportivo Teruel and says they must accept that naturally.
Matchday 6 of Primera RFEF is here, with Real Zaragoza facing C.D. Teruel in the Blanquillos' first Aragonese derby of the season. Ibai Gómez's side will look to maintain their positive momentum after four consecutive wins and continue challenging for top spot.
As the saying goes, good things come in threes, and that appears to be the strategy Thailand has followed in signing former Real Zaragoza players. The latest to arrive in the Asian country is Pablo Insua, who has signed a one-season contract with Ratchaburi F.C.
Real Zaragoza held an unusual training session on Friday at the Ciudad Deportiva, the second-to-last before hosting Club Deportivo Teruel at Ibercaja Estadio. Music accompanied the drills, with El Canto del Loco and singer Quevedo among those played over the speaker. All of the Maño team's players were also available at the start.
Real Zaragoza had 200 away tickets to watch the match against Atlético de Madrid B in person, and they sold out in just one hour. The Blanquillos will therefore be present at another away game.
Referee Manuel Camacho Garrote will take charge of Sunday's Aragón derby between Real Zaragoza and Teruel at Ibercaja Stadium (9:00 p.m.). The Córdoba official, who narrowly missed promotion to Segunda División after the 2024-2025 season, will referee his second match of the current campaign in Aragón during his fifth season in Primera RFEF.
Despite expectations of A.Gain's final takeover, there are still no new faces among Real Zaragoza's shareholders. The investment group should already have taken control of the project, but the signing has yet to take place and it has not provided the required capital. It must now pay for 75% of the share capital, which had still not happened as of October 1.
A Segunda RFEF side will be Real Zaragoza's opponent in the first round of the new Copa del Rey campaign. As with S.D. Huesca, the geographical criteria established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation mean the Blanquillos will definitely face a fourth-tier team in the draw, scheduled for Monday, October 5 at 1:00 p.m.
Not long ago, imagining Real Zaragoza and C.D. Teruel competing in the same league seemed practically impossible. However, the sporting paths and management of both clubs have led them to share the same domestic competition for the first time this season. This Sunday, both the Zaragoza and Teruel sides will write an unprecedented page in Aragonese football: it will be the first time they have faced each other in the league since their last and only official meeting, no less than 41 years ago.
Despite being the most in-form team in Primera RFEF after winning their last four matches, Real Zaragoza remain cautious. Second in their group and just one point off the lead, the Aragonese side insist it is still too early to celebrate, as striker Edu Espiau stressed: “We haven't done anything yet; there's a long way to go.”
After beginning the week with a training session last Tuesday, Real Zaragoza continue preparing for their upcoming Primera RFEF clash against fellow Aragonese side C.D. Teruel. Ibai Gómez's team trained again on Wednesday with the same absentees as at the start of the week: Ander Herrera and Diego Monzón.
Real Zaragoza have made an almost flawless start to the new season, with four wins in their first five matches and only one blemish: the defeat in Tarragona. Defensive leader and fan favorite Diego González spoke about the Blanquillo club and its goals on the RFEF’s YouTube channel.
The Real Zaragoza players responsible for the club's relegation on the pitch have found new clubs during the recent transfer window, although five did not. One of them was Toni Moya, who has now found a new destination for his career by joining Thailand's Burinam United.
Jaume Jardí is arguably the most influential player in Real Zaragoza's squad. Of the eight goals the team has scored so far, the Catalan has directly contributed to five.
Real Zaragoza and Club Deportivo Teruel will make history by meeting in a regular competition fixture for the first time. Teruel’s ranks include Andrés Borge, a product of Zaragoza’s academy who made 12 first-team appearances. Now a major signing for the Bajo Aragón side, he will face the team where he developed, made his Copa del Rey debut in 2019 and left in 2025. "I wish them all the best, but I’m very competitive and want to win," he said in this interview with Aragón Digital.
Real Zaragoza will discover its opponent in the Copa del Rey first round in a rarely seen situation, as a Primera RFEF side. The draw will take place on October 5 at 1 p.m. at the Luis Aragonés Hall in the Football City of Las Rozas.
