It had been cooking virtually for a month, after the victory against Celta (1-0) at the RCDE Stadium on April 10. But the very poor streak of parakeets in the last month, with four losses, one draw and no winsthat is, with one point out of 15 possible until you get the 40 current, has delayed what was virtually already a fact. Not even the players of the Espanyol shake hands on the pitch, since mathematical permanence was reached this Wednesday night on the rebound.
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*Data updated as of May 11, 2022
Despite the painful defeat that Vicente Moreno’s team harvested in the afternoon in Mendizorroza against an Alavés (2-1) that got bigger, Espanyol received a favor in the form of a tie at the other end of the peninsula. In the Sánchez Pizjuán, specifically, where Mallorca did not pass the draw against Sevilla (0-0), which leaves the vermilion, the team that marks the relegation zone, with 33 points, seven from the parakeets, whom he can no longer reach with only two days to gotherefore, six points at stake.
In this way, Espanyol confirms that will participate next season in the First Divisionand it will be the second in a row after the rise a year ago and the Second Division champion title, which curiously also obtained by rebound and thanks also to MallorcaMoreno’s previous team, which in the final moments of the last day drew against Ponferradina (2-2), which unleashed the joy of the parakeets in Santo Domingo, despite the fact that they had just lost to Alcorcón (1 -0).