Birmingham boss McLeish assures Espinoza he's in his plans
Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish has assured Giovanny Espinoza that he's in his plans.
The Ecuador international centre-half was one of the 11 signings that arrived at St Andrew’s during the summer, when he signed in a £385,000 two-year deal from Barcelona Sporting Club in his homeland.
“I told Giovanny it might be tough for him to get a starting position, given the number of centre-halves at the club, if everybody is fit because the others know the British game and I know them more than I know Giovanny,” explained McLeish to the Sunday Mercury.
“He’s got a good international record. He’s a smashing bloke, a lovely guy, and I’ve got a lot of time for him."
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Matches
| Home | Away | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Feb 11th | |||
| Racing Santander | Atlético Madrid | - | 17:00 |
| Osasuna | Barcelona | - | 19:00 |
| Real Betis | Athletic Club | - | 21:00 |
| Valencia | Sporting Gijón | - | 23:00 |
| Espanyol | Real Zaragoza | - | 23:00 |
| Villarreal | Granada | - | 23:00 |
| Málaga | Mallorca | - | 23:00 |
| Real Madrid | Levante | - | 23:00 |
| Rayo Vallecano | Getafe | - | 23:00 |
| Real Sociedad | Sevilla | - | 23:00 |
| Sun Feb 12th | |||
| Osasuna | Barcelona | - | 00:00 |
| Real Betis | Athletic Club | - | 00:00 |
| Real Sociedad | Sevilla | - | 00:00 |
| Racing Santander | Atlético Madrid | - | 00:00 |
| Espanyol | Real Zaragoza | - | 11:00 |
| Rayo Vallecano | Getafe | - | 15:00 |
| Málaga | Mallorca | - | 15:00 |
| Valencia | Sporting Gijón | - | 17:00 |
| Villarreal | Granada | - | 18:45 |
| Real Madrid | Levante | - | 20:30 |
| Mon Feb 13th | |||
| Real Sociedad | Sevilla | - | 20:00 |
Tables
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 55 |
| Barcelona | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 48 |
| Valencia | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 37 |
| Levante | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 32 |
| Espanyol | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 32 |
| Athletic Club | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 30 |
| Atletico Madrid | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 30 |
| Malaga | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 28 |
| Osasuna | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | -10 | 28 |
| Getafe | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 27 |
| Sevilla | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 26 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 25 |
| Mallorca | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | -7 | 25 |
| Granada | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | -12 | 25 |
| Real Sociedad | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 24 |
| Real Betis | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | -7 | 23 |
| Villarreal | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | -9 | 23 |
| Racing Santander | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | -8 | 22 |
| Sporting Gijon | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -19 | 19 |
| Real Zaragoza | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | -22 | 12 |
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