Espanyol: rise from A to Z

Anduva: Indicated by the environment as the turning point that catapulted the team. After that match against Mirandés, there was a streak of five wins in a row. Perhaps one of the worst matches of the course for the Blue and Whites, who scratched a tie in the added, rescued by Melamed (2-2).

Stopped ball: An ally of Spanish, and with the B for Embarba. The top assistant in the category has been a guarantee in this type of play, in which his precise hitting has helped the parakeet team to decide games that it had stuck. The assistant technician Dani Pendin it also has a lot to do with it.

Quarry: It has not been a campaign of great debuts, with a squad of 23 players needing to include the whole group, but the Spanish He has seen how his home players have been decisive. From Pedrosa to Melamed passing by Handful, even Darder, who has recovered his best version as a midfielder.

Dimata: Came in January and since then the team has not lost. The Belgian will stay next season. He scored in decisive matches against Majorca Y Almeria, and, although he has not stood out for his participation in the game, his presence has made other players shine. The coin toss was expensive this campaign.

Thorn: The one that the Espanyol players who were in the squad last year and experienced the misfortune of relegation have been removed. The Diego Lopez, David Lopez, Cabrera or Darder they were able to quickly patch up the absurdity of the previous year.

Golazos: The one who achieved RdT before him Almeria from midfield or from Sergi darder against Leganés, passing through others from the Madrid forward such as against Logroñés with a direct free kick, and even that of Nico Melamed in front of Leganes. Parakeet players have scored some of the best goals in LaLiga SmartBank.

Keidi Bare: The Albanian was the best signing of the season. Settled in the midfield, he has won over the fans for his good performances, combining his physical display with his good foot when it comes to distributing the game. The Albanian, who has had to live hard experiences before becoming a professional, has become one of the most beloved.

Side: It has been perhaps the position in which there have been more rotations and more news. In summer, first, with the arrival of Miguelón and Gil and the loan of Víctor Gómez. During the competition with the rotation of both Valencians, their injuries and the debut of Omar El Hilali barely 17 years old. Dídac lived chiaroscuro and Pedrosa it has gone to more, with a great performance in the last weeks.

Brown: His Zen mindset, his excellent management of the locker room and its adaptive game model have taken effect. The Spanish he is breaking records and has been consistent throughout the course, with only one slump in January that took him out of direct promotion positions. Espanyol has won a coach that comes out reinforced to settle a long-term project.

Nico: A new icon has emerged this year in Second. Although the previous course will debut with David gallego on the Europa League, the talent of the player of Castelldefels, with predecessors also footballers, this course has been uncovered. Verticality, goals, impudence, game between the lines and personality. His goals, as before Miranda, Sabadell or Leganes They have rescued the Blue and Whites in moments of doubt.

Eleven meters: The Spanish he has missed three penalties this course, also followed, and by the same player, Raúl de Tomás. An unusual fact that has not reduced the Blue and Whites' promotion options.

Handful: The player of the season. The contract ends in 2022 and Espanyol is in the process of renewing it and making it one of the icons of the squad. He has emerged as a total player, also in the U21. Scorer (11), assistant (8) and with an understanding of the game and a capital defensive work for the squad.

Fifth: Espanyol signs its fifth promotion in five years in the Second Division, which shows once again the survival of the entity in bad times. The Blue and Whites have already been promoted in 1963, 1970, 1990 and 1994.

RdT: Metaphors of fate, the parakeet hero could not be in Saragossa, the day of the ascent. He continues to aspire to the top scorer and to surpass his goalscoring record. Although he tried to get out in the summer market, he accepted the challenge of returning to the Spanish to First and led the good progress of the team with his goals. Some of those many will grace the video library of a fantastic year.

Partners: So far and yet so close for the team, that he always noticed the breath of his fans despite not seeing them every 15 days inside the RCDE Stadium. Supporting from the first moment, with the good progress of the group of Vicente Moreno escorts on coach trips to the stadium or greetings on arrival became common. The club has also put them at the center of its communication campaigns.

VAR: Or also Male Aceitón, referee who has become famous in the perico club for his misguided decisions in the matches of the Spanish. Arbitration technology was the subject of debate during the campaign, with controversies between Majorca or Espanyol.

Wu Lei: The Chinese striker, an icon of Chen Yansheng's project at Espanyol, has barely participated this season. Without raising his voice, this promotion may mean the goodbye of a franchise player, whose absences have also been criticized in China.

Zamora: It was not only 120 years since he was the most charismatic player in the history of Spanish football and the Parakeet club, and there was also an arduous controversy because the Barcelona Wax Museum dressed him with a shield of the Barcelona, but Diego Lopez aspires to receive that award as goalkeeper less thrashed.