The Ceuta Gazette
Match3 Nov 2026
Ceuta march on in the cup
Valencia are out and Ceuta go through, 2‑1 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.
Match3 Nov 2026
Ceuta win it in stoppage time
The board had gone up, the arguing had started, and then the ball was in the net in the 121th minute. Valencia will replay every second of the added time for a week.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
Jordi Escobar says Ceuta went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Player ratings9 Nov 2026
Vintage Salvi Sánchez — 8.32
At 35 every good afternoon gets called a throwback, and this one was: 8.32, and nobody on the pitch better.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Adrián Lapeña in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Ceuta this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Lucas Belezi wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Ceuta know it.
Player ratings9 Nov 2026
Nobody could get near Omar Sadik
Successful dribbles: 20. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Player ratings9 Nov 2026
Both jobs done by José Matos — 7.38
A midfielder is measured on whether the team functions when he is on the pitch, which is nearly impossible to see and completely obvious in retrospect. 12 actions, 7.38, and a manager who will not be substituting him again in a hurry.
The terraces9 Nov 2026
Ceuta supporters have found a favourite in Omar Sadik
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Omar Sadik has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
In brief
- Match Salvi Sánchez sends Ceuta past Almería
- Squad Lucas Belezi falls out with a teammate over standards
- The dugout No hiding place for Mawuli Mensah