Espanyol is on its way to the Second Division A. It already has a foot and a half, which could be both this Wednesday, just after the derby with Barça at the Camp Nou. Yesterday, another mess of the team now coached by Rufete, who does not get out and will surely get out. Leganés, another team with water in their necks trying to survive, prevailed thanks to a goal by Jonathan Silva just minutes before the start of the second half. New defeat for Espanyol, which is eleven points away from staying when there are only twelve left in the game for the championship to decide to lower the blind.
The clash was from power to power, without a clear dominator, and with nerves on either side. It was palpable in the atmosphere. Few arrivals, especially in the first half, when only the spark of Wu Lei gave some air of hope for the locals. The Chinese enjoyed a dangerous arrival but the action did not bear fruit. Wu Lei himself maintained the prominence when returning from the locker room, when he scored a goal that the referee annulled for offside. Shortly before Jonathan Silva tipped the scales in favor of Leganés. He got rid of a couple of defenders before sneaking the ball away from Diego Lopez’s reach.
Rufete shook the bench desperately and Espanyol gained meters as the minutes passed, but did not get out. Raúl de Tomás had two good chances. One was taken off by goalkeeper Cuéllar and in the other, despite sending the ball into the back of the net, the referee decided it was offside and the tie did not go up on the scoreboard.
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