Good morning. This may well be the biggest day in Granada’s history. You want to know more? Of course you do. Here are two big interviews for you, with two men who are brilliant to talk to and who explain how they have done it...
Here’s the impossibly energetic, charismatic Diego Martínez, the manager who has brought them from the second division to Europe and now a quarter final with the enthusiasm of a kid — the kid he was (and still is) espn.com/soccer/granada…
And here’s Roberto Soldado, still going after he thought it was over and enjoying it more than ever before. Sixteen years after his first European goals, seven since he last faced Man U. There was no chance, he thought... amp.theguardian.com/football/2021/…
More on Granada:
The day they fielded (were forced to field) an ineligible XI because of a Covid outbreak: theguardian.com/football/2020/…
The day they fielded (were forced to field) an ineligible XI because of a Covid outbreak: theguardian.com/football/2020/…
The origins of their success. Straight up from the second division and into Europe. They were even too for a while last season. theguardian.com/football/blog/…
Here’s more on how the did it, the image of them splashing about in the mud helping to sum it up. espn.com/soccer/spanish…
And this is how the went to Napoli, lost four players, went a goal down in the first minute, sent on a players who weren’t really fit and still came through. It’s quite something that they’re still standing. espn.com/soccer/granada…
Oh, and to give you an idea of where they came from, here’s something on Granada going down. That was the catalyst for changes (some of which in fairness they were already trying to make). theguardian.com/football/blog/…
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