Aleix Vidal and the new ‘derby’

He made his debut in Mallorca, on matchday 3, in the first match that Espanyol lost this season. And, for the previous week, for the match and for everything that also surrounds the duels between the two teams this season, Aleix Vidal acknowledges without mincing words that “it’s a good time to play against Mallorca, we always had a special rivalry”. A new derby that has emerged after recent tensions… And some other historical ones in recent years.

But everything accelerated with the arrival of Vicente Moreno and with the pulse that both teams maintained for the LaLiga SmartBank title the previous season. Now, capricious destiny, Luis García Plaza arrives with the rope around his neck. And Moreno, questioned a few weeks ago, can deliver the final blow to salvation. “We always play tough games against them, it will be difficult. In the final straight, everything is also more complicated, all the teams fight for a goal, but so do we”commented the end.

Started in 13 of the 19 games of the first round, in this section his prominence has been reduced by the return of Óscar Gil on the side, although on Sunday he can recover his original position due to the absence of Javi Puado. The player explains his feelings: “We were looking forward to the Levante field, and I think it was like that until the final moments. We can only do well this weekend. It’s a good time to give people joy”argued the footballer.

Against Getafe, Vidal considers that “we are back to normal, because it was unusual not to win at home, as a local we are doing well”. He warned you against Mallorca that “we will face a wounded rival, and that is dangerous.” Espanyol already tied the previous season against Mallorca at the RCDE Stadium (0-0).

Nor did Espanyol’s initiative go unnoticed along with ‘Es per tu’, which has already welcomed families and minors on the border between Ukraine and Poland. “It’s a spectacular initiative from the club, and we are all grateful.”