From “has been a very even match, very close” to analyze the Mallorca-Spanish passed this saturday Diego Lopez, who was returning to the team and who acted as captain, to recognize his sadness, disappointment already qualify as “hard stick” the elimination of the parakeet squad in the Copa del Rey Round of 16 at the hands of the vermilion, intimate enemies since last season and their mutual fight for promotion to First.
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*Data updated as of January 15, 2022
“I’m sad, we are all very disappointed because it is a competition that we like. We wanted to get as high as possible because of all the people who had come to support us, “said Diego López on the Espanyol channels. And he added: “All the little words I can say will help but the feeling is that we should move on. It’s a hard stick, we had high hopes, but there is another competition on Tuesday and we have to make up for it. We must go to Cádiz for the three points”, he redirected.
The goalkeeper assumed, immediately afterwards, that “with this it does not come. It doesn’t come with the result of the last league game –the defeat against Elche at the RCDE Stadium by 1-2 last Monday– nor with today’s –the Cup elimination–, and of course that the demand and responsibility must be maximum on everyone’s part to turn it around and make it Tuesday,” Diego López settled.
A little less intense was the speech of the parakeet scorer in the afternoon, Javi Puado, who commented that “getting eliminated is a shame. We tried until the end. It is clear that we wanted to pass the tie, that we have not been able to achieve it, but we have to turn this around”.
“LaLiga returns, we have to take away three very important points for us”, agreed the striker, who on the 400 Espanyol fans displaced to Son Moix He said: “We appreciate you joining us. We are disappointed that we did not get the victory and the pass, but we thank you for being with us, encourage us, support us and come see us”.