Deportivo La Coruna vs Getafe preview - We're on right track - Michel

Getafe midfielder Michel believes desire will go a long way towards carrying his team-mates towards a positive result at Deportivo La Coruna on Friday night.

Last time out the capital club suffered their first defeat in four Primera Division outings, despite running their city rivals Atletico Madrid incredibly close at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez.

Mario Mandzukic's solitary goal gave Atletico all three points but Michel, who is on loan from Valencia, feels the Azulones have the strength of character to recover quickly and take something from Depor.

He told getafecf.com: "We have to take our desire to A Coruna - that's how we will win again. A victory would be great for us as it would keep us on the right track.

"We were impressive against Atletico Madrid and deserved more from the game. They took a lot of shots at our goal but got very little for their troubles, so that shows our team played a great game.

"We could have taken some points. We didn't do so in the end, but the attitude and desire are what counts and if those elements stick around then we'll win plenty more points."

Getafe are stable in 12th place and could break into the top half with victory at Riazor, while Depor have shown strong signs of recovery following a poor start and currently occupy 16th spot.

The Galicians suddenly arrested a run of four straight defeats with a surprise 3-0 victory over Valencia and striker Ivan Cavaleiro insists morale levels are high among his colleagues.

He told AS: "I hope we have a good match. The guys have been thoroughly encouraged by beating Valencia and they are much more confident of securing victories.

"Now we are only thinking positive thoughts, if you don't then things will go wrong.

"The team spirit I can see permeating this squad is very important and we're only thinking about winning."