A week after holding on in Madrid, for a 1-0 defeat against Rayo Vallecano (goal from Alemao, 54th), the Racing Club de Strasbourg welcomes the Spanish team this Thursday evening at Meinau, in the semi-final return of the Conference League. One of these two teams will play their very first European final against Crystal Palace or Shakhtar Donetsk (3-1 first leg victory for the Eagles before the return to London).
The Vallecas club (named after a district of Madrid) denounces this Thursday the fireworks launched during the night by Alsatian supporters. “Last night, they tried so hard to ensure that we didn’t rest in Strasbourg. Rayo Vallecano Hotel. 2h »wrote Rayo on his X account.
To see if the action of the Strasbourg fans gave Iñigo Pérez’s players a bad night. The latter is a 38-year-old coach, a former defensive midfielder who was a finalist in the Europa League with Marcelo Bielsa’s Bilbao in 2012 (3-0 defeat against Atlético).
Valentin Barco, Sebastian Nanasi, Diego Moreira or Julio Enciso must make the difference on the pitch, in a Meinau which will catch fire this Thursday evening. As a reminder, Gary O’Neil must cope without his two center forwards Joaquin Panichelli and Emanuel Emegha for the end of the season.
