Drop of last hour in the announcement of the Espanyol-Barça

Inopportune setback for the RCD Espanyol of Rubi, the one who could not explain this Saturday with the presence of one of his more important players, the young defender Mario Beautiful, in the list of summoned to receive to the FC Barcelona of Ernesto Valverde in the 'derbi' of Cornellá-The Prat, corresponding to the day 15 of LaLiga Santander 2018-19.

Notable drop, in this sense, for an Espanyol that trusted can have Mario Beautiful of face to the party against the FC Barcelona, but that finally did not want to risk with the physical state of the young defender, that was even in the diary of possible signings of the Real Madrid in the last weeks, as they stirred multiple media.

Mario Beautiful was the most stood out absence in the announcement of Rubi for the party of this Saturday, since the technician espanyolista himself could have the presence of the rest of his more important players, included the 'Panda' Borja Churches, that is signing a big season in the field goleador in spite of the last bad results of the 'pericos'.

And it is that, before receiving to the FC Barcelona this Saturday in Cornellá-The Prat, the Espanyol chained in the last weeks three consecutive defeats in LaLiga Santander, that contrast with the big beginning of the ones of Rubi in the first 11 days of the championship, in which they arrived even to contest the leadership to the same FC Barcelona.

The Espanyol, of more to less in LaLiga

Little by little the 'pericos' have gone sinking in the classification, until initiating the day 15 out of the places that give access to the European competitions, and with the difficult ballot to improve the series against a FC Barcelona that has one of the best staff of his history.

It can that Ernesto Valverde had also some sensitive drop by injury, as the ones of Samuel Umtiti, Arthur, Sergi Roberto and Malcom, but the big depth of staff of the Barcelona group this season 2018-19, joined to the contribution of young promises like Carles Aleñá, convert to the FC Barcelona always in a fearsome team play the one who play. It can say the same the Espanyol?

Announcement of the RCD Espanyol in front of the Barça

• Goalkeepers: Diego López, Roberto Jiménez
• Defences: Roberto Rosebushes, Óscar Duarte, Naldo Gomes, Didac Vilà, David López, Javi López
• Mediocampistas: Víctor Sánchez, Sergi Darder, Óscar Melendo, Hernán Pérez, Pablo Piatti, Marc Rock, Esteban Granary
• Forwards: Borja Churches, Sergio García, Leo Baptistâo