He had to come to Anoeta el Espanyol, heartbroken bottom, so that the Royal Society finally abandoned the overwhelming grief that martyred him. A draw and five defeats accumulated the San Sebastian team after confinement, unable to recognize himself in the mirror after a dazzling winter of football. He did not find an exit to his self-destructive circle until Espanyol offered him the redemption he needed. [2-1: Narration and statistics]

In short, Real won and with the three points he keeps his car on the European train. The recent crisis vanished the dream of the Champions , but that of the Europa League is still there and that is what the Sheriff's team holds for the rest of the championship. Fewer accounts remain to be done for Espanyol, at most when their relegation will be mathematical. He is 10 points from permanence and only 15 remain to be played. Even greater feats have been seen in this sport, but neither its football nor its spirit allow us to think of the Spanish miracle.

However, he had the right to dream of him during the first part of the Reale Arena duel . Not that it was much better than Real, but he went ahead on the scoreboard and denied any ability to react to the home side. It was in the second part when the more dynamic Real took advantage of the perennial defensive problems of his meek rival to overcome the clash with the goals of his two strikers, Willian José and Isak.

The first attraction of the meeting was to find out to whom their own ghosts would appear before. It looked like it was going to be Espanyol, as Real went ahead after five minutes thanks to a simple header by Willian José . The VAR, however, caught the Brazilian offside when Monreal centered. So the fear changed sides and settled definitively in that of the people of Donostia. In the 10th minute, after a corner kick, David López anticipated a lukewarm Zubeldia and with his head drew oil from an Embarba shipment from the left side. It was fitted by Moyá, by the way, surprising starter against Espanyol after Remiro's recent mistakes.

Januzaj injury

From then on, a well-ordered Espanyol in two lines of four and Melendo and De Tomás at the top alternating the height and intensity of the pressure, especially Le Normand, who gave more margin to handle the ball, felt very comfortable. Beyond a Llorente header that hit the crossbar, Real was harmless, prey to their predictable football. And to top it off, Januzaj was injured before the break, forcing Sheriff to enter an Odegaard that is still between cottons.

They did not paint things well for Real, but within 10 minutes of the second half the two most lucid men of Real were found in this recent period of penance. One is Mikel Merino, who observed the unmarking of the other, Mikel Oyarzabal , behind Víctor Gómez. The captain's low center was chased by Willian José at the far post, this time, in a legal position, placing the tie on the scoreboard.

Espanyol felt smaller and smaller, more and more scared. He had lost everything, but he was not capable of doing damage to a Real that was on the rise and clearly pointed to victory. In the end, in 84, Isak sealed the comeback in a new defensive error by those of Rufete, who at that moment finished signing his epitaph. His decline could be mathematical this weekend.

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