page_title: 2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season
section_title: December
hierarchical_section_title: 2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season / Season overview / December
caption_attribution_description: English: Nacho Méndez, Spanish footballer
context_page_description: The 2017–18 season was Real Sporting's 112th season in existence and the club's 45th season in the second flight of Spanish football, the first one since its last relegation. It covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
context_section_description: Sporting accumulated two losses against Zaragoza and Barcelona B, increasing the streak to six matches without wins. With these numbers, the club dropped to the tenth position in the league table.
  On 11 December, the board of directors agreed to sack Paco Herrera and to hire former Valencia player Rubén Baraja as the new head coach. Baraja was confirmed as manager on 12 December. He started his tenure in Sporting with a huge win by 3–0 against Tenerife, but the team showed the same problems when it plays away, during the match at Granada, that ended with a 1–2 loss.
  On 22 December, B-side player Nacho Méndez extended his contract until 2021.
caption: Nacho Méndez, renewed until 2021.
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