"Dani was a humble person. He earned friends everywhere. He was hardworking and ambitious. And this is Espanyol. Dani Jarque always with us." These words of Carlos García Pont, vice president of Espanyol, can bring together the wave of emotions that were experienced this Thursday at the 21st gate of Cornellà-El Prat. Today, while the team visits Lucerne in the second qualifying round for the Europa League, all the 'parakeets' remember Jarque on the tenth anniversary of his death.
The club decided to open this access in the morning so that fans could approach to pay their tribute to the captain. "I am convinced that you have left your energy in the Sports City that honors you so much. We loved you and we will love you," said Moisés Hurtado, the first to see his friend's lifeless body in the Coverciano hotel room.
That title of Copa del Rey in 2006, with the unforgettable 4-1 against Zaragoza, was the most glorious night of a Espanyol that now returns to Europe. After leaving Icelandic Stjarnan on the road, David Gallego's men want to offer another dedication for Jarque from Switzerland. "You don't have to wait for an anniversary to remember him. He is the eternal captain," the blue and white coach revealed before measuring himself to Lucerne (9:00 p.m.).
From Japan, Andrés Iniesta also wanted to join this special date. "Always in our memory," said Vissel Kobe midfielder, who on July 11, 2010 made Jarque's figure even more famous after scoring in Johannesburg the winning goal of the World Cup final.
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