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Espanyol crushes Rayo Vallecano to ease La Liga relegation fears

5Apr

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Espanyol crushes Rayo Vallecano to ease La Liga relegation fears

MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 04: Raúl de Tomás of Rayo Vallecano salutes with Leandro Cabrera of RCD Espanyol de Barcelona after the game the LaLiga match between Rayo Vallecano and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona at Estadio de Vallecas on April 04, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Diego Souto/Getty Images) Two goals in the first 15 minutes set relegation-threatened Espanyol on its way to a vital 4-0 win over Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Friday. The result - only its second away win all season - extended a run in which Espanyol has lost only once in six league matches and lifts it one place into 15th and five points clear of the relegation zone. Leandro Cabrera put the Catalan club 1-0 up when he headed home from a corner kick after 11 minutes. Four minutes later, Roberto Fernández took advant...

Espanyol sign Pablo Ramon from Real Madrid

3Jan

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Espanyol sign Pablo Ramon from Real Madrid

NYON, SWITZERLAND - AUGUST 22: Pablo Ramons of Real Madrid smiles during the UEFA Youth League Semi Final match between Salzburg and Real Madrid at Colovray Sports Centre on August 22, 2020 in Nyon, Switzerland. (Photo by Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images) Espanyol have on Friday announced a defensive signing by way of La Liga rivals Real Madrid.The player to have put pen to paper on terms with the Periquitos for the long-term? Pablo Ramon. Ramón, for those not familiar with his name, is a 23-year-old defender, who generally lines out in a central position. The Spaniard spent the last six years of his career on the books of reigning La Liga champions Real Madrid, before being farmed out on loan to Mirandés for the first time last season. And it was during this stint that Ramón bega...

Dani Olmo brace guides Barcelona to city derby win over Espanyol

4Nov

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Dani Olmo brace guides Barcelona to city derby win over Espanyol

Dani Olmo of FC Barcelona celebrates scoring his team's third goal with teammate Marc Casado during the La Liga EA Sports match between FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on November 03, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. Dani Olmo made the most out of his return as a starter with Barcelona, scoring twice to lead the Catalan club to a 3-1 win over Espanyol in the city derby on Sunday in the Spanish league. Raphinha also scored for Barcelona, which a week ago had routed Real Madrid 4-0 in the clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Barcelona is now nine points ahead of Madrid, whose game at Valencia on Saturday was postponed because of the deadly floods that killed more than 200 people in southern Spain last week. The game between Villarreal and Rayo Vallecano also ...

Barcelona defender’s availability for Espanyol clash remains in doubt

1Nov

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Barcelona defender’s availability for Espanyol clash remains in doubt

Eric Garcia warms up prior to the La Liga EA Sports match between FC Barcelona and Sevilla FC at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on October 20, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. After their two amazing victories over Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in their last two matches, FC Barcelona are set to return to action on Sunday with another big match, the Barcelona derby, in which they will face Espanyol. The Blaugranes are already preparing for this game, and their latest training session ahead of this match took place today. As Mundo Deportivo has reported, the 23-year-old defender Eric Garcia continued to work away from the group during this session, and thus he is highly unlikely to be available for this upcoming game. The Spaniard suffered from a muscular overload right before the game against Se...