Mallorca will be paying home against Eibar today.
Quote (zarkadon @ 30 Nov 2013 04:06)
Eibar was, before the 80s, a 3rd level team. However, over the last 30 years they've played in Segunda most of the time and usually with a mid table finish (they even set the record of consecutive seasons in Segunda, spending 18 years without promoting to Primera or being relegated back to the 3rd level). Ironically this streak ended when they relegated in 2006, just one year after finishing 2 points away from what would have been their first ever promotion to Primera.
After that relegation they've been shifting between the second and third level, and they actually promoted this summer for the last time. People were expecting them to struggle this season, but they've been very solid so far. They are currently 4th!
Half a season later they are surprisignly second, in drect promotion positions! It's amazing they are doing so well with such a small budget; with a 4 point lead over Murcia, they are close to their first ever promotion to Primera.
Comparing their form with ours doesn't make me have much faith... but we need to win because most of the teams in the lower end of Segunda won their games yesterday.
On a side note, Ezaki "Zaki" Badou, Mallorca legend and widely considered as the club's best keeper ever, has been appointed as Morroco's national manager. Good luck to him!