Just before the start of the season K.Lierse S.K will play a friendly on Thursday 7th August at 20.00 against the Spanish side Getafe CF.
Getafe (a province of Madrid) have played in the Spanish Primera division since 2004.
In the 2006-07 season the club surprisingly reached the the final of the Spanish Cup, the Copa del Rey.
They lost the away leg of the semi-final 5-2 to FC Barcelona.
But in the home leg Los Azulones dominated the match and eventually won 4-0.
As a result Getafe reached the Cup final for the first time, where they lost 1-0 to Sevilla FC.
In September 2007 Getafe made their debut in the UEFA Cup with a 1-0 victory at FC Twente.
They eventually reached the quarter finals, where Getafe with ten players after extra time were knocked out by Bayern Munich.
A week later Getafe were again in the final of the Copa del Rey, but they lost again, this time to Valencia.
So it’s certainly a strong opponent, who produce fantastic attacking football.
Absolutely keep an eye on Ruben De la Red, who shone for Spain a couple of times in the recent European Championships. Also captain David Belenguer and the Swiss Fabio Celestini, the former captain of Marseille are not bad.
Also look out for Getafe’s new coach, Victor Munoz, ex-coach of Zaragoza (amongst others), who succeeded Michael Laudrup as coach a few days ago.
Thursday 7th August 20.00 at the Herman Vanderpoorten Stadium - K.Lierse S.K vs Getafe CF.
A more than fantastic fixture then. Soon we’ll announce the admission prices. These will be published first here.