Espanyol's last attack to the top of the Tourmalet

Currency Espanyol the top of the particular Tourmalet that the calendar had in store for this last month. And he does it with the jersey already unbuttoned, bare chest, somewhat off the hook from the peloton and with his mouth wide open, as if this way the oxygen regenerates better and the pulsations could go down. The visit to the RCDE Stadium of Real Madrid, this Sunday at 4:15 p.m.It seems like the last kilometer to crown a special pass in which, however, it is ready to make one last attack.

It does not seem a priori the current leader of LaLiga –With 17 points derived from five victories, two draws and no losses– the most suitable rival to undertake the second win of the season, although due to motivation it will not be. Not even for clean week, unlike a Madrid that this Tuesday receives Sheriff Tiraspol on the second day of the Champions League. The assault becomes more difficult if it is taken into account that, so far from Tourmalet, in the face of the most fearsome adversaries, the parrots have only added two points out of 12 possible.

The climb began even before the break for national teams in September, with the visit to Cornellà-El Prat of the current Europa League champion, Villarreal, before which the parrots were able to start a laborious draw (0-0). Too at home, Vicente Moreno's team approached LaLiga champion, Atlético de Madrid, against whom they were about not to draw, but even to win, although they finally lost in the 99th minute (1-2).

Too on the horn Espanyol rescued a Villamarín draw, against Betis that last season he finished sixth. The ascension stops for now at Sánchez Pizjuán, against the quarter of LaLiga 2020-21, Sevilla, with a defeat that has its edges, because if something defines these four games it is that, with its ups and downs, the Blue and Whites were able to compete. And that he will try to reissue against Real Madrid, although he will need a plus to crown the Tourmalet with his arms raised and his fists clenched.