Anaïr Lomba says goodbye in tears as a legend of Espanyol

A legendary farewell. Anaïr Competition, striker and benchmark for Espanyol Feminino, announced today at a press conference and accompanied by all her teammates her retirement from football.

The footballer said goodbye between tears in an emotional appearance held at the Juan Segura Palomares Auditorium of the RCDE Stadium. Constant injuries and physical problems have forced Lombi to advance his farewell in what he already said could be the last season of his career, after having previously made a first withdrawal in 2019. Now he is leaving the club of his life.

“Weeks ago, in training, I tore my cartilage and what little meniscus I had left. Who was going to tell me that after so many battles it wouldn’t be my crusader who would retire? My knees haven’t been right for years and my days they go through medication and punctures to be able to train. I’ve gotten used to eating pills for breakfast and living with the pain, although lately I couldn’t walk after games”, explained the footballer.

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“Eight years ago I fell in love with this club as I had never done and as I had never understood it. This merit is not mine. Espanyol injected it into my vein. I also had my ‘from fathers to sons’. My The perica family taught me how to defend this shirt and how this shield felt”, she added and concluded with “Thank you pericos, now I will be one more with you from the stands. The best thing about Barcelona is and it will be to be from Espanyol”.

Lombi He ends his career at the age of 32 and after having played 113 games for Espanyol in six seasons. The Galician defended the blue and white shirt between 2014 and 2017 and later left for Valencia CF. He decided to retire after two seasons in the Valencian team but returned to the parakeet team, where he has played the last three seasons of his career.