It was the day to demonstrate the parakeet prideas he had proclaimed Luis Garcia in the preview of the derby. The technician, protagonist on the grass of the Espanyol’s last win in a league derby at home, the same fate did not follow on the bench. The blue and white team needed victory more than ever and plunged into misery. The local block was suspended in all possible concepts, which lacked intensity, packaging and talent to stand up to the champion. The invasion of fans at the end in full Barca celebration corroborated a embarrassing night.
Not even 20 minutes did Espanyol’s resistance last in an unfortunate date. At that point, Barça was already winning 2-0 with goals from Lewandowski and Bucket, who were in charge of extolling the deficiencies of the local defense, with Óscar Gil portrayed again in your lane. The stands soon collapsed. The illusion of knocking down the great rival and starring in a turning point in the fight for salvation vanished on the fast track.
“Chino, go now”!
The hostile reception to Barça, with a spectacular whistle and the song of Shakira and Bizarrap at full speed, did not intimidate the champion. If during the championship he had not collected too many bulky victories, in Cornellà he came out ready to pay tribute. Luis Garcia too He made it easy with his approach. The Asturian wanted to challenge Barça for the ball, but the plan was a disaster.
Not even half an hour had passed when the first screams of “resignation directive” in an RCDE Stadium that did not even register the best entry of the season. Was 27,360 viewers in the derby (the best attendance was achieved against the Cadiz with 28,512). Some lost their ways and remembered chen yanshengthe owner of the club, with shouts of “Chinese go now.” But the worst would come later.
ultras and mossos
The images in the stands were harsh. fans with tears in the eyes fearing the worst and a much emptier stadium at the beginning of the second half. Many parrots chose go home at halftime to avoid embarrassment. The goals of Puado and Joseluwhich at least made up the win.
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Those goals did not soften the spirits of the stands. When the Barça players they celebrated the title with a circle on the pitch, dozens of fans invaded the pitch and forced the blaugranas to run away to the locker room. There were moments of tension, with a confrontation between the ultras with the mossos and throwing objects. The rapid intervention of the security forces prevented further incidents.
“turn page”
«It is a defeat very hard, forceful. I only think about turning the page. I am the maximum responsible of the result. There are four games ahead, it is still possible, “reflected Luis García, concerned about the defensive facilities of his team:” We are playing A lot of things. If we defend the area like this, it’s complicated.”
“I am the maximum person in charge, but the team is alive. There are four games left, I still believe that it is possible”
Luis Garcia / Espanyol Coach
In three weeks the future of the team will be resolved. Will he save his neck in another agonizing closure like those of 2004 and 2006, when he achieved salvation in Montjuic in the last game? Or will he repeat the catastrophe of 2020when he left for the Second Division 27 years after his last relegation?
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Now penultimate to four points of permanence, The second seems closer, but there is no choice but to maintain hope. The defeats in this day of Cádiz, Almería, Getafe and Valladolid They have minimally alleviated the pain, but if victories are not added it is impossible to aspire to anything.
Next Sunday it’s time to visit the Ray by Raúl de Tomáswhich was saved weeks ago. Athletic, Valencia and Almeria They will be the last adversaries. The idea is to arrive alive and depending on himself to the final episode in Cornellà against the Andalusians, a goal that now seems too far away. “The team its alive, everything has been left to the end. I still believe that it is possible”, concluded Luis García.