The green devil

The core of Las Palmas is the 23-year-old Argentine striker Araujo and the 26-year-old Spanish midfielder Vieira.

Araujo was born in Boca Juniors youth training.

In the 09 U17 World Youth Championship, Araujo scored 3 goals in 3 games and was born.

In 2012, Araujo was loaned to Barcelona for 80 euros, and Barcelona also trained him as the future number one striker.

However, in 34 games representing Barcelona B team in the second division, Araujo, as the main forward, only scored 7 goals, so he was decisively resigned by Barcelona.

After being loaned to Las Palmas, Herrera used Araujo as a forward striker and activated Araujo at once.

In the first 5 rounds of West Division II last season, Araujo scored 7 goals; at the end of the season, Araujo scored 7 goals in the last 7 games, becoming the number one contributor to the team's promotion.Las Palmas also bought the ownership of Araujo for 150 million euros after the season.

After entering La Liga, Araujo didn't score many goals. He only scored 15 goals in 2 rounds. On the contrary, Las Palmas youth player Vieira played well. He has scored 4 goals so far and has become Las Palmas' top scorer. , but Araujo is the team's assist leader. His 4 assists made him and Vieira the most threatening players in the frontcourt of Las Palmas.

Vieira is a native of Las Palmas and also from the Las Palmas youth team. He played for the Las Palmas youth team in 09 and was selected for the Spanish National Youth Team in the second year. Two years later, he moved to Valencia, a powerful La Liga player. .

Vieira did not show his talent in Valencia, and was soon loaned to Standard Liege in Belgium. In Standard Liege, Vieira still performed mediocrely. Vieira, who was disheartened last season, came back again. To the parent team Las Palmas. 9

Vieira has comprehensive skills, outstanding ball-handling skills, excellent dribbling, passing and receiving abilities, outstanding free kick and long-range shooting ability, outstanding ability to organize series and through balls.

And Araujo is a standard shadow forward. He is not tall and physically strong, but he has an excellent combination of speed and man-ball ability, and his ability to grab points in front of the goal is not inferior to that of a high center forward.

In Las Palmas, the skillful cooperation of Vieira and Araujo is the main magic weapon for Las Palmas to defeat the enemy.

In addition to coach Herrera, Las Palmas, dual-core Vieira and Araujo, they also have a spiritual leader Belleron.

The magician Belleron is from Las Palmas. He participated in the professional league in Las Palmas and became famous in Deportivo.After the 12/13 season, Belleron finally returned to his home team Las Palmas after 16 years away from his hometown.

In the second season of returning to Las Palmas, Belleron helped the team advance to La Liga again. At this time, Belleron was 40 years old. In La Liga, he was no longer the magician who called the wind and rain, but only played occasionally. A substitute player, but as long as he sits on the bench, Las Palmas will have motivation and fighting spirit. He is the spiritual leader of Las Palmas.

From the perspective of staffing alone, Las Palmas is actually very similar to the Spaniards. They both have two offensive cores, and the rest are a group of engineers.

The difference is that the Spaniards are rarely relegated. In the La Liga overall standings, they are La Liga veterans who can rank in the top seven.

Las Palmas is currently ranked 16th in the standings and is a favorite for relegation, while the Spaniard is ranked fourth in La Liga and is a strong contender for a Champions League seat.

An away game against the recently strong Espanyol team, Las Palmas, who has not won a game in an away game, is very self-aware.

Chairman Ramirez is unwilling to put pressure on the players. He said that the team wins a long-distance battle and can score one point. is the most critical.

Head coach Herrera also said that the Espanyol team is a role model for Las Palmas. They did not accumulate stars, but relied on their tenacious fighting spirit and skillful cooperation to reach their current position, which is very admirable.

The Spaniard has an excellent attack this season, but the absence of Asensio will make them lack some creativity. This is also an opportunity for Las Palmas.

The spiritual leader of the team, Belleron, encouraged the players before the game and said, "The Spaniard is the biggest dark horse in La Liga. They have often staged miracles of Jedi counterattacks this season. This is worth learning. If we have this spirit and fighting spirit, we There is also hope to create miracles away.”

Las Palmas expressed awe of the Spaniards, but the Spaniards were not complacent.

The head coach of the Spaniard, Sergio, said that he must play well in the last game before Christmas, and he must not underestimate the enemy. The opponent has not won an away game so far. This does not mean that they will definitely lose this game, maybe they will Bottom rebound, upset in the away game, we are also a relegation team, we are not Barcelona Real Madrid, we have no right to underestimate the enemy.

The Espanyol chairman Chen Yansheng is very anxious. He is very eager to shout the slogan of entering the Champions League, but with the strength of the Espanyol and the depth of the bench, he does not know whether the Espanyol will decline in a straight line in the second half.

Before this game, Chen Yansheng said: "Currently the Spaniard's points have reached 33 points, and the normal relegation standard of La Liga is between 37 and 39 points, so I hope the team can win this game on Christmas , complete the task of relegation as soon as possible, so that we will have new plans and goals during the winter break. I am personally ambitious, but this needs to be supported by the team's record. I hope that the Spaniard will work together to achieve better results and go forward together brilliant."

Zhao Yang, the core of the team, also said before the game that the winter break is about to begin and the team will not relax. They will definitely win the game with greater enthusiasm and fighting spirit and present a Christmas gift to the Espanyol fans.

"I know that the winter break is a traditional festival here. It is very grand. Our players have been waiting for this festival for a long time, but we will not let up. Our enthusiasm for the game has always been there. We are eager to win and we hope to be able to win in the standings. Going one step further, Christmas is our festival, and it is also a festival for the fans. Over the years, the fans have never stopped supporting us. We must repay them with victories. We will give the fans the victory over Las Palmas as a Christmas gift .”

Asensio, who has undergone recovery training, also spoke out to support his teammates.

Asensio said: "We will definitely win this game. They have done a great job in the last few rounds. I believe in them. I look forward to fighting with them. I am very happy that after Christmas, I will be back. I hope we can do it again.”