La Liga Sportblog Alavés are performing another miracle with salvation in sight It took until the sixth game for Alavés to win and by then two coaches had gone. The job that stood before him was too great: 13 games in, Alavés were six points from safety – as many as they had picked up all season. When he left Sporting, Luis Enrique insisted that what Abelardo had done was perform a “miracle”; now he and his players are performing another. Draw up a table of results since Abelardo took over and Alavés are in a Champions League place. Asked what it was that he was most proud of after Saturday’s win, Abelardo said: “Well, them.

Source: The Guardian February 19, 2018 15:45 UTC