Espanyol down, the fifth club with the most history in LaLiga

Already Espanyol's mathematical descent is a reality. A tragedy that had been brewing since the beginning of the season, given thate the parakeets only poked their heads out of the relegation zone in one day, the fourth, after defeating Eibar (1-2) in the first of its five wins in LaLiga. It is a traumatic event not only for the followers of the Blue and Whites, but it should be for the history of the championship itself.

Not in vain, Espanyol is the fifth team that has played the most games since the competition opened. In fact, Parakeet Pitus Prat was the first goal, on February 10, 1929 in an Espanyol-Real Unión de Irún disputed in Sarrià, which served as the starting gun for 85 seasons in the gold category of the 89 of which the championship has been recorded, since He went down four times previously (always going up the first time). Only Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Athletic Club and Valencia beat the matches of the parakeets.

And those clubs are also the only ones that chain the longest in the First Division. The first three, because they have never come down. And Valencia, because he last returned from hell in 1987. Espanyol had been in the elite 26 years to date, since his return in the 1993-94 season. The rest of the teams, without exception, have gone through Segunda since then, including other historical teams such as Atlético de Madrid and Sevilla.

Precisely Hispanics are the club that is ahead of the parakeets, seventh, in the historic classification of First, which leads Real Madrid, followed by Barcelona, ​​Atlético, Valencia and Athletic Club. Espanyol beats Real Sociedad, who will not be able to reach it in the short term unless the Blue and Whites remain in the Second Division. And that is precisely the objective to avoid from the very moment that the descent has become a reality.