Espanyol said goodbye to their fans this season after a turbulent week in which Chen Yansheng Vicente Moreno and Rufete wanted to accelerate the change of cycle” class=”link copy”>decapitant Vicente Moreno i Rufete. The relief of the bench did not prevent the white-and-blue team from adding another day without winning against the Valencia, the only rival who has managed to defeat outside Cornellà. A goal of Thomas Raul saved one point, the second of the last 18 possible (1-1).
While the Chinese president decides who will be the new helmsman of the project, Louis White premiered this Saturday on the first team bench. The technician moved the defense, placing it at the entrance David López on the axis of defense and Ruben on the side. While the central veteran had barely counted this season, the youngster from the youth team already had half a game against Alabès in Moreno’s last game.
The curve He announced that he did not intend to cheer on the team in protest of the “lack of pride” shown by some players, who he said had gone on holiday after gaining mathematical salvation after beating Celta. Since then, Espanyol have only scored 1 of the last 15 points.
From the start it has been seen that this Saturday it will be difficult for the white-and-blue fans to reconnect with the victory. Although Valencia did not play anything, it came out with more momentum. In a quarter of an hour, he had already reached Diego López’s goal three times: the goalkeeper rejected a header from a Coemert and a poisoned ball of Marcos André and Sergi Gómez providentially cut a ball just before Maxi Gómez finished. The whistles began to sound loud in the half hour shortly before the Uruguayan striker reached 0-1 culminating in a good combination between Carlos Soler i Thierry.
Goal canceled in Puado
As usual this season, only Darder’s clairvoyance was able to create some danger. But on a couple of isolated occasions Puado i Raúl de Tomás they managed to score. The VAR annulled the goal of the Catalan striker, who had caught a lost ball, but did raise the score of the white-and-blue, who just before the break took advantage of a precise pass of Rubén’s tiralínies. RDT, who saw the yellow card, will no longer be in Granada due to a suspension and may have played the last game with Espanyol.
It remains to be seen whether it will also be David López’s farewell to Cornellà. The blue and white captain showed his pride in the stands and not only had to avoid two goals by throwing himself on the ground inside the small area but he was about to reach 2-1 in in the 85th minute, with a header that deflected Cillessen. He said goodbye visibly excitedly greeting the stands, who thanked him for his commitment.
The captain’s tears
“It is to be admired and fully appreciated by the support of the fans,” said the center after the match. “With the change of coach, of sports management, it was a very strange situation and the team has given its face. We wanted to dedicate a victory to them and it couldn’t be, but it was clear that we gave it our all. ” The captain could not hold back his tears when asked if it had been his farewell. “A lot of things come to mind, we’ll see what happens. The most important thing is to give everything and not give up and that’s what I tried to do until the end.
