He Espanyol considers the sanction of the Competition Committee “unfair and disproportionate”which has decreed the closure of the Stage Front Stadium -before RCDE Stadium– during two games for the field invasion on May 14 during the league derby against Barcelona.
The blue and white entity, through a statement, expressed its “total disagreement” with the decision of this body. The institution considered that there is an “exemplary” factor in this sanction that only responds to “biased value judgments” and that, in its opinion, “lacks foundation.”
Espanyol advanced in its statement that will exhaust “all appeals” and that it will go to “all possible instances” to avoid a punishment that he considered unfair. If they are unsuccessful, the first two games of the season, against Racing Santander and Amorebieta, will be played behind closed doors.
On the other hand, the Catalan club stressed that in the match against Barça it had “all the necessary means and measures” in its stadium to guarantee security in a match of this caliber.
Espanyol recalled that “the security forces themselves” validated the means and resources that the entity allocated for the derby.
In the same, the azulgrana team won the match 2-4 and was proclaimed champion of LaLiga. the field invasion forced the Barça footballers to go directly to the changing room tunnel.
Finally, the blue and white club insisted on its frontal rejection of “any violent act or behavior” that damages the image of both the club and its fans. The institution added that episodes like those that occurred in the derby “have no place in football or in society.”
2023-06-29 09:22:59
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