FC Barcelona: “Shame!” Derby Zoff because of Lewandowski’s decision – FOOTBALL

He can – and that meets with little enthusiasm from the competition!

On New Year’s Eve at 2 p.m. (live on DAZN and on sportbild.de in the ticker) the city derby of Barcelona takes place: FC Barcelona against Espanyol.

Surprisingly there: Robert Lewandowski (34). The Pole was actually suspended for three games. The arbitral tribunal in Madrid has now suspended the ban imposed on the ex-Bayern by the Tad Sports Court as part of provisional legal protection. Just before Christmas, Tad had rejected FC Barcelona’s appeal against the ban.

Now the roll backwards. Lewandowski is allowed to play! Rival Espanyol officials are upset.

Espanyol CEO Mao Ye is quoted by AS: “This decision seems unusual to us to be confronted with something like this 24 hours before the game. We feel this arrangement completely distorts today’s competition and our preparation for the game. It’s a strange situation.”

In a club statement, there is also talk of an “injustice”. The short-term decision affects the preparation of the team. Ex-club president Joan Collet called the decision “a real shame”.

The suspension was about a scene from November 8th, when Lewandowski saw yellow and red at Osasuna after half an hour. His first dismissal after more than nine and a half years. Before that, he was last kicked off in February 2013 in BVB dress.

The relatively severe three-game penalty was given because Lewandowski put his index finger to his nose when leaving the field and then pointed at referee Gil Manzano, expressing “disapproval of the referee’s decision,” as recorded in the match report.

FC Barcelona, ​​who last won the championship in 2018/19, are currently number one in the table, while Espanyol is only 16th in the Spanish league.