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Zapping Goal! Football club ASSE: the best statements of the year 2020

Arrived in Saint-Etienne in the summer of 2019 in general disbelief since two right-backs were already present in the workforce, Sergi Palencia never adapted to it. Injured in Marseille in September, he made his return to competition once Ghislain Printant was fired and never found favor in the eyes of Claude Puel. Under contract until 2023, he was loaned to Leganés, in the Spanish Second Division, last summer to revive. Which he did quite well.

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Leganès must go back to 0-3 tonight

Two months ago, in an interview for a Spanish press agency, the former Bordelais explained wanting to stay in Leganés in the event of a rise in La Liga, his dream being to play against FC Barcelona, ​​his formative dream. And he was on the verge of realizing this ambition since his team finished in 3rd position in their championship. But this place does not offer an automatic rise, just a ticket for the play-offs.

In the semi-final first leg, contested in the middle of the week, Leganés took a volley on the lawn of Rayo Vallecano (0-3). The return match takes place tonight at 9 p.m. In case of victory, Palencia and his teammates will face Girona in the final. In case of defeat, it will be an elimination therefore a return to ASSE for the right side and a cross on a potential transfer to 2-3 M € for Claude Puel. Which, in these complicated times, would have been welcome …