With the honey on the lips he stayed Spanish this Sunday, when savored the first league victory against Barcelonahis eternal rival, at RCDE Stadium. She will have to wait, because Luuk de Jong spoiled the party of the parrots in the last breath of the match. An image that immediately went back to the confrontation of this same season against another of the contenders for the title (or to go to the Champions) of LaLiga: the Atletico Madrid.
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Except in the match against Real Madrid, in which time beyond 90′ had no effect on their victory (2-1), The Cesarini Zone has deprived Espanyol of glory. At minute 95 with 41 secondsof the six that had been added by the controversial Alejandro José Hernández Hernández, that tie of the azulgrana arrived, which was celebrated on the visiting bench almost as if it were a title. And even worse, in the minute 98 and 55 secondsfive seconds to the nine (yes, nine) that Juan Martínez Muniera had given as an extension –assisted in the VAR by Hernández, by the way– is when Thomas Lemar scored the definitive 1-2 for the rojiblancoson September 12.
Are three pointsvaluable and prestigious, those who they have escaped Espanyol in that Cesarini Zone that was favorable in the Benito Villamarínwhen Leandro Cabrera matched against Betis in the 97′ (2-2), and that for practical purposes the result did not change in the New Mirandilla, against Cádizsince from 1-1 in the 90th minute it went to 2-2 in added time, due to goals scored by Iván Alejo in 91′ and Raúl de Tomás in 96′.
In addition to the extensions – 97 minutes and 51 seconds were played in the derby between the two parties–, Luuk de Jong’s goal against Adama Traoré’s cross shows two problems in the defensive system of Spanish. On the one hand, the difficulty that the defense is having to defend certain lateral centers: In this case, the Dutchman heads at will between three central defenders (Cabrera, Sergi Gómez and Fernando Calero). For another, what it is costing you to close the matches.
Luuk de Jong’s goal in the 95th minute with 41 seconds left.
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It has been a constant in recent days, with the exception of a defeat against Elche that began with an unfavorable 0-2, which Vicente Moreno’s team does not take advantage of its advantage to add the three points in one fell swoop. In view of Cadiz (2-2), Betis (1-4), athletic club (2-1) and now against Barcelona (2-2), Espanyol always came to get ahead on the scoreboard at some point in the game. But I never win. The result is two points from the last 15, a still calm situation, but the descent is getting less and less far. Now it stands at eight points. That it is not resolved in the Cesarini Zone of LaLiga.