The sweet end of Diego López

up in five occasions had to intervene Diego Lopez before him Celtic. In all of them he combined security, reflexes and intuition which has been developing for more than 20 years of career in the elite for a goalkeeper who is nearing the end of his career, a sweet ending, where he continues to maintain a high competitive level as their numbers with Espanyolwhich are already close to their mean.

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Diego Lopez It’s not just him second goalkeeper what more interventions has made the championship in the 29 games played (98), but his goal averagewhich has gone descending in recent weeks (Espanyol have received two in five games), they are also close to their average in LaLiga. This 2021-22 campaign, the Galician and captain He has received an average of 1.31 goals per gamewhile his average in First Division is 1,26. If Espanyol keeps the pulse of the competition and does not let go after having achieved the goal of salvation, the goalkeeper could equal or betterar their total figures.

Although the goalkeeper has been irregular in some sections, with some errors that have cost goals, Diego López’s season once again more moments in the balance of hits. The goalkeeper has also not stopped receiving the love of the fans, the trust of Vicente Moreno and his teammateswho do not stop highlighting his professionalism and dedication, qualities that have accompanied him and that have allowed him to play in clubs like Real Madrid, Seville, Villarreal or Milan.

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*Data updated as of April 12, 2022

In Two and a half months, the goalkeeper your contract ends. In October it will be 41 years and it is not yet decided what will happen to his contract. Oier Olazábal’s contract also ends, who has barely enjoyed minutes in these two and a half years of parakeet. John Garciawho for the technicians must be the goalkeeper of the future, has not accompanied him the performance in the two games that he has had to play in LaLiga, with two big errors that have cost goals. Despite this, there are no doubts with the U-21 international. The goal is one of the most important positions, and everything It’s open in a sports management who also does not know if the next campaign will continue or not.