The Royal returns to Europe today, where she will face debutante English team Bournemouth
For the visit of the English team, Matarazzo will not be able tocounton Aramburu and Igor Zubeldia . With coach Marco Rose the English team is 15thinthe Premier ranking, in four matches with three draw and a defeat.
Bournemouth player Marcus Tavernier celebrating his goal on September 12. Photo: Europa Press
After a season without playing on the continent, the Royal Society returns to the Europa League today. At its premiere, Pellegrino Matarazzo's team will face the English team Bournemouth at home. Bournemouth will debut in the competition after qualifying last season with coach Andoni Iraola.
The Guipuzcoan team won the European ticket after proclaiming themselves King's Cup champions, a milestone that guaranteed them a continental spot, although in the past league championship they finished in tenth place.
For the visit of the English team, Matarazzo will not be able to use Aramburu . The side is sanctioned on the last Blue White road in the Europa League, the eight-final round against Manchester United, which was charged by the referee at Old Trafford.
On the other hand, the Azkoitiarra power station Igor Zubeldia was a last-minute low in the Liga vs. Atlético de Madrid match due to some discomfort he noticed in the last session before the match.
In addition, two old acquaintances, Matarazzo and Marco Rose, the Bournemouth coach, have faced each other several times in the Bundesliga , when the American led Stuttgart and Hoffenheim and the German led Borussia Monchengladbach and RB Leipzig.
Usurbildarra Andoni Iraola, who led the English team for three seasons at Vitality Stadium, left Bournemouth to go to Liverpool.
With Marco Rose, the team is 15th in the Premier League rankings, with three ties and a defeat in four games. They're doing better in the League Cup and they're already at sixteen, but the team's performance, for now, is pretty poor.
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