Espanyol striker Raúl de Tomás stated after the victory against the Mallorca at RCDE Stadium that he is “happy” to find himself “again with the goal” and confessed that a few weeks ago he was not what he usually is “on the pitch”.
The Madrid footballer has hinted that some personal issues have been able to affect his contribution to the team. “Sometimes, you go through bad times, we all have our problems and things outside of football and that affects the field, but now I’m very happy. In any case, now I have to change the chip and focus on the national team”, he said .
Asked about his partnership with the midfielder Sergi Darderauthor of the goal assist in the 42nd minute, RDT praised his partner: “I have known him for two years. With certain players you are more related. I know exactly what he is going to do at all times and that is why we met”.
On the collective level, the attacker highlighted that it is a “very important” victory, placing himself ten points above the Mallorca. In addition, he explained that he is happy to beat the rival team after “the strong rivalry that was created since last year in Second”. In this season, the Catalans, until now, had always lost to the Mallorca both in LaLiga (1-0) and in the Copa del Rey (2-1).
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