If already by itself It costs Espanyol to reap good results at home -not in vain, he has only achieved one win away, in Mestalla against Valencia (1-2), last New Year’s Eve-, during his visit to Anoeta the most difficult yet. Because the parakeet group has been chaining for a few years without winning in the fiefdom of Real Sociedad, since he did it six seasons ago the day Oier Olazabal made his debut, yes, in the ‘txuri-urdin’ goal. Coincidences of life, this Monday will appear at Espanyol’s goal due to Diego López’s injury. His first ownership it’s from the season.
The September 19, 2015practically seven years ago, dates back to that last parakeet triumph in Anoeta, which was suffered, a 3-2 with alternatives –Agirretxe advanced, Gerard Moreno from a penalty and Roco came back, Jonathas equalized and finally Hernán Pérez unbalanced the balance– and marked by the expulsion of Gero Rulli on the brink of rest, which was precisely which caused the premiere of an Oier who would only play five official matches as ‘txuri-urdin‘, three in the League and two in the Cup, with a modest balance of one win, one draw and even three losses, before returning to Granada the following season.
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*Data updated as of April 3, 2022
Just one year later, andl September 9, 2016, Espanyol tied at Anoeta (1-1), with goals from Piatti and Willian José. The same script followed the visit of the following campaign, specifically the October 23, 2017, in another 1-1 with the first perico goal, by Baptistao, and equalized by Illarramendi. 3-2 was the result of January 14, 2019with goals from Merino, two from Willian José (one from a penalty), Naldo and Llorente’s own goal.
Twice Espanyol went to Anoeta in the 2019-20 season. First in the sixteenth of the Copa del Rey, where he fell a 2-0 with goals from Barrenetxea and Isak, on January 22, 2020and finally in LaLiga, the July 2, 2020, in a 2-1 with an early riser by David López that was annulled between Willian José and Isak, which left the parakeets on the verge of relegation that would take place only six days later.
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*Data updated as of April 3, 2022
Now, with the Blue and Whites not only back in the First Division but with virtual permanence in their pockets, Vicente Moreno’s team visit Anoeta with that mission to break a streak of five visits, with three losses, two draws and no wins. And with Oier as goalkeeper.