Barcelona – Espanyol: Barcelona vs Espanyol: Lewandowski ‘warms up’ the derby
Lor that it was on the way to being a decaffeinated derby with hardly any emotion, beyond the three points at stake and what they imply in the classification table for Barcelona and Spanishthe participation of Lewandowski in the meeting, prior precautionary Central Contentious Court of Madrid, has generated a tension hours before unsuspected. The blue and white team explodes at this decision, made official one day before the crossing, since it considers the postponement of punishment to be an insult and unfair. And, in addition, the parakeet entity also made public yesterday its discomfort and indignation at the limitations that its followers have to access the Camp Nou.
xavi knew at the end of the morning session yesterday that he could finally count on Lewandowski for the derby of this mediation. The tad had dismissed, just a few days ago, the appeal filed by the barca to the three games with which he was sanctioned, for Competitionthe Polish international for his expulsion and gestures in Pamplona. The precautionary caught the technician Terrassa and all the Barca dressing room by surprise.
The coach celebrates having the Pichichi of the Barcelona and of LaLiga in the derby, which he hopes to win to consolidate his leadership in the table, but he does not understand that it has taken so long to have a resolution. the match against Osasuna takes place on November 8. “We have worked all these days thinking that he was not going to play. We have rehearsed without him. It is not best to find out so late. The organization is not good. We played a month and a half ago. And I don’t know if I can be against him either. Athletic. We are surprised by the synchronizationbut happy because the sanction was unfair and disproportionate”, comments xavi at a press conference.
Indignation
but if in the barca they were surprised, Spanish They were upset and outraged with the decision of Central Court of Litigation of Madrid. “It seems unusual to us to find ourselves with this show 24 hours before the game. We consider that it distorts this day, the competition and our preparation for the game”, declares the CEO, Mao Ye. The Spanish The news is also entered in the final stretch of the session.
No institutional representation
The Spanish, as a sign of rejection, it has decided that it will not have institutional representation today in the Camp Nou. In addition, he has put the case in the hands of his legal services so that they study the case and thus defend, until the end, his interests, which he considers violated.
Parakeets need to win urgently so as not to complicate life even more. They only have 12 points. Besides, Diego Martinez, who has twice defeated barca with the Grenadeyou can not count on keidi nude and everything points to what to bet on Vini and Edu Expito in the core The Catalan media, precisely, play a derby without having gone through either of the two quarries, something that has not happened since 2004-05.
fans
But the participation of Lewandowski It was not the only controversy. The limitation of access to the stadium for blue and white fans also compromises both institutions. “the Barcelona has communicated to Spanish that fans who, individually, have purchased tickets and wear identifying clothing of the ETS they will not be able to enter the SpotifyCamp Nou. As a consequence, we will act in a reciprocal way in the second leg,” the Spanish club wrote on social media.