Jordi Escobar set the tone before AD Ceuta’s trip to RCD Mallorca, saying the match will be very difficult and that his side will not go in frightened. The forward said Ceuta are approaching the game with hope, but also with the clear demand of trying to take their first points of the season.
The reason the focus is on RCD Mallorca vs AD Ceuta today is simple: Escobar used his pre-match appearance to frame both the challenge and his team’s response. He described Mallorca as a side with great players, recently promoted from Primea División, and said they will want to respond in front of their supporters after losing to Granada. For Ceuta, that makes the task heavy, but not one they intend to accept passively.
Escobar was blunt about the mindset. “Para nada vamos a jugar así,” he said, rejecting any idea of a timid approach. “No nos achantamos ante ningún rival y somos un equipo valiente en cualquier escenario.” That matters because Ceuta are still searching for their first points, and the match has quickly become a test of whether their words about courage can turn into something concrete on the pitch.
The forward’s own role is part of that picture. Escobar said he has been the only AD Ceuta player to score so far, with his goal coming in the first jornada against Andorra CF. José Juan Romero, he added, asks him to give everything, stay confident with and without the ball, and keep trying to finish the chances that come his way. He also said he did not score in the weekend match, but expects the goals to arrive soon.
There is another layer to his comments, though. Escobar said he wants Ceuta to get three points and give the city a victory, a line that pushes the match beyond a simple league fixture. In a team still trying to open its account, the trip to Mallorca is not just about resisting a stronger-looking opponent. It is about whether one goal, one chance or one moment of nerve can start changing the season’s shape.
Ceuta will face Mallorca with the sense that the margin for error is already thin. Escobar has made the mood clear: the game should be hard, the opponent should be respected, and fear should have no part in the plan. What remains unanswered is whether that resolve is enough to leave Mallorca with the points Ceuta still need.
