Espanyol resists the sentence
Soccer, many times, is a matter of moments. Moments that, in an instant, can go from one side to the other. Thus, perhaps, it is explained that Espanyol, after being three goals down on the scoreboard, found a comeback that allows them to continue dreaming of avoiding a new relegation to hell. [3-3: Narration and statistics]
Maybe, where nothing else will do, faith will have to do. And that is something the Periquitos are reluctant to lose. With tooth and nail. The 3-3 with which the duel ended against an Atlético that seemed to be in a particularly sweet moment attests to that. They are three points away from salvation. And there are still six to play.
The pressing need pushed in the first instance an Espanyol very aware of what a defeat could mean: to be four points away from salvation with only six more at stake. Their approaches to the rival area, however, came up against a Grbic more than willing to act as a wall.. This is how the rojiblanco goalkeeper would demonstrate it again when the locals, already behind on the scoreboard, redoubled their efforts to get back into the game. Because Atlético was almost enough with a couple of arrivals to put the 0-1 in the bright. In this case, through a Saúl who, almost without an angle, turned a great pass from Carrasco into gold just when that always special 21st minute was about to start for Cornellà-El Prat.
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With such loot in the bag, Atlético was able to take the opportunity to cede the initiative and wait for another opportunity to make even more blood.. And he found it, albeit with suspense, after Grbic disrupted two new good chances for Espanyol and the locals unsuccessfully asked for a penalty for a ball that crashed into Hermoso's crotch.. Griezmann, on the brink of halftime, with VAR involved and after many revisions of what was initially granted as a save for Pacheco, emerged as the one in charge of materializing a 0-2 victory that threatened to completely knock out the locals.
A KO that seemed to become definitive as soon as the second half began, with the 0-3 score by Carrasco. But Espanyol, far from staying on the canvas, put one knee on the ground with the 1-3 score by César Montes. With the 2-3 scoreline, scored by Joselu after Grbic's penalty on Puado, he stood up. And with Vinicius Souza's 3-3, he raised his fists again to end the duel in search of a 4-3 that, in the end, did not come true.. Salvation, despite the stumble, with everything, is still possible. The next game, against Valencia, at Mestalla and the last one, at home, against Almería, must be decisive.