Espanyol takes pride late against a superior Real

When the rival clearly surpasses you, there is little to object to defeat. That is exactly what happened to him this Monday. Spanish before a upper royal who relaxed excessively in the final stretch (2-3). A week after suffering a surprising setback against Valladolid, the Basque team recovered the version that has led them to league podium, only behind Barça and Madrid. the men of Imanol Bailiff they dismasted the parakeets, who only brought out their pride in a final arreón which was close to giving them a point.

The team from San Sebastian deservedly won, which exhibited a colorful and precise football, commanded by the talent of excellent soccer players like Kubo, Brais and Oyarzabal. Espanyol felt inferior since its staging with an eleven without a trace of the transfers of the winter market. Pacheco, Gragera and Denis Suárez, who had options to start as starters, stayed on the bench. The lower capitals of Joseluthe team’s top scorer, and Cesar Montesthe efficient Mexican central defender, further complicated matters.

⏹️ End of the game#RCDE 23 @Real society #EspanyolRealSociety pic.twitter.com/I0zly0H45o

— RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (@RCDEspanyol) February 13, 2023

great Japanese goal

The context was not rosy and it did not take long to confirm. Bailiff did not even appeal in his eleventh Mikel Merino, fresh out of an injury. He didn’t need it. The good stop remiro in a header of calero (m. 4) it was just a mirage. The San Sebastian gale broke loose. Alvaro derailed a missile oyarzabalbut ended up giving up in a Kubo’s left foot after an exquisite control of the Japanese (m. 23).

Espanyol finished the first half with 28% possession, a concept that this time did reflect the tremendous superiority of the Royal. A distant shot of Vini Souza was the only local threat, while Sorloth spared the lives of the parrots before Calero’s injury, one more mishap in the battered defense of Diego Martínez, who had to resort to Sergi Gomez, which is usually synonymous with misfortunes.

local wound

Seeing the sad image of his team, the Galician coach shook the tree with a double change. they entered Denis Suarez and Ruben instead of Melamed and Óscar Gil. Espanyol seemed somewhat more in tune at the start of the second half (it wasn’t complicated), but Real struck again. Sorloth pushed at pleasure a measured pass of oyarzabal.

? KING OF THE GOAL ?

oh@Asorloth marks the second for the @Real society in it #EspanyolRealSociety!#LaLigaSantander pic.twitter.com/EyOY2RGu8y

— LaLiga (@LaLiga) February 13, 2023

Far from improving the outlook, cabrera He deflected a cross from Kubo towards his goal. It was what was missing, an own goal to poke even more into the wound with half an hour to go. Many parakeets headed the way home, but Espanyol once again showed that they never give up.

no miracle

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the goals of Darder and Brian Olivan they made up the poor local game and brought the clash to an exciting conclusion in an RCDE Stadium with 15,867 viewersan entrance as discreet as expected in the first game of the season in Monday.

The Real ended up asking for the time, but there was no miracle. Cabrera was expelled in added time and Espanyol ended up dying on the shore. The Catalan team is fourth from bottom, just ahead of Valencia, that closes the area decline. The next three duels against Elche, Majorca and Valladolid will mark the future of parrots. If they do not react, a harrowing League final awaits them.