The Mirandés Post
Squad7 Dec 2026
13 saves: Igor Nikić was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 13 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Squad7 Dec 2026
A falling-out at Mirandés
Igor Nikić and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Words at Mirandés training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Thiago Helguera is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match5 Dec 2026
Mirandés see off Eibar
Three points for Mirandés, 2‑1 the final word against Eibar in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The terraces7 Dec 2026
Mirandés supporters have found a favourite in Salim El Jebari
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Salim El Jebari 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.
The dugout7 Dec 2026
Borja Domínguez gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Player ratings7 Dec 2026
Ezequiel Ávila beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 15. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad7 Dec 2026
A place in the month's best eleven for Thiago Helguera
Four or five weekends of consistency, judged against everybody in the division doing his job. Thiago Helguera has come out of that comparison in the side, and Mirandés have had the benefit of every one of those afternoons.
The dugout7 Dec 2026
Raúl Moya: “That is the standard”
“That is what I want every week. Not the result, the way they went about it.” The manager, after 2‑1, already talking about the next one.
In brief
- The dugout Marcelo Barreña dropped after a run of poor form
- The dugout Federico Pereyra left out for tactical reasons at Mirandés
- Looking ahead Mickaël Malsa goes back to face Valladolid