Espanyol returned to Primera to stay. He proved it at El Sadar and repeated it at the RCDE Stadium against the reigning Europa League champions, Villarreal, whom he tutored. The white-and-blues scratched another strong-value tie (0-0) that came close to turning into victory: the referee annulled two goals to the white-and-blues in the second part that would have rounded out the party.
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