AFTER THE TIE IN THE DERBY
Barça is still Espanyol's biggest nightmare
Published:14/02/2022 - 12:24h
Updated:14/02/2022 - 12:24h
Espanyol came very close to breaking a long streak of games without winning against Barcelona. In total, there are already 24 commitments in which the parakeets do not obtain a victory per league against their local rivals
Although the FC Barcelona has not been able to obtain the victory in a new edition of the derbi Catalan, his invicto keeps . The culés took out an important point of his visit to Cornellá that is supported by them life in the fight by the squares of Champions that now has them equalised in points with the Athletic of Madrid, but better situated by the differential goleador between both.
Although the Barcelona advanced in the party with a so much of Pedri aided by Jordi Alba, the answer of the venues would not take in arriving by means of Sergi Darder. Raúl of Tomás would wake up the illusion of the Espanyol when signing the so much that gave them the victory provisionally, but in the time of replacement Adama would take advantage of the spaces by the right to assist to Luuk of Jong, the one who would put definite figures: 2-2.
It treats of the derbi number 24 in which the Espanyol can not win to the Barcelona, although they were very near to attain it in the final minutes of the commitment. In total, already have happened 13 years from the last victory of the pericos, for then, in front of the team that directed Pep Guardiola in a season that would finish with the trophies of League, Glass and Champions in the vitrinas of the Camp Nou.
The last victories of the Espanyol in front of the Barça
It ran precisely the month of February in that occasion, although the crash had like stage to the Camp Nou. Two goals of Iván Of The Crag ensured the three points for the Espanyol in what up to now it has been the last triumph for the domestic rival regarding clashes by LaLiga. In other competitions, the reality has been distinct.
In fact, already there was a victory of the Espanyol in front of the Barça in 2018, but in the gone of the quarter-finals of the Glass of Rey. For then, the pericos imposed by the minimum difference with a so much of Óscar Melendo. However, they would not avoid the elimination in the second duel, that would give the pass to semis to the culés with the so many of Luis Suárez and Lionel Messi.
