Diego Lopez: The Galician goalkeeper received three goals in 45 minutes. Photographed in the first goal, where he failed to get the ball out with his left hand, later he was unable to intervene too much in the other goals, although he again put his hand too soft at 5-1. Exposed and without much fortune beyond a hand that he took from Chukwueze.
Oscar Gil: His band was again a highway in defense despite the help of Puado. Danjuma had already warned by easily beating his back, and then Estupiñán put in the center of Pino’s 1-0. He failed to get it right at any stage of the game and lost position every time.
Sergio Gomez: Soft in all actions and unable to get the ball played, which should be one of his theoretical virtues, the center-back exposed Espanyol’s shortcomings in defense and lack of concentration in many actions. He gave too many facilities to the attackers from Castellón.
Cabrera: Unable to get the ball played from behind, the Uruguayan has stood out for his forcefulness and reliability as an area defender. But in recent days he has also been bleeding in that facet. Jeremy Pino, who is almost 20 centimeters shorter, won the jump at 1-0, which already made the match uphill for the locals. Outmatched throughout the match, he played one of his worst matches.
Pedrosa: Unlike other matches, he didn’t manage to go up the left side as usual. Already desperate, with no passing options, he made a poor decision by driving in attack after clearing a corner, leading to a 3-0 loss. Disconnected like everyone.
Herrera: If against Sevilla he had been one of the most outstanding players, he passed unnoticed at La Cerámica, victim of his team’s match. He wasn’t aggressive in pressing, nor did he receive balls with clarity to build, nor was he able to step on the area.
Bare: Although he recovered some ball and tried to step on the area, he did not reach the aid in a torn Espanyol and with inferiority in midfield. He scored the 4-1 rebound from a corner and grabbed the ball angrily. But it was too late.
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Darder: If he came from shining against Sevilla and Barcelona, he barely shed light in Vila-real. However, his changes of orientation and his driving were the most remarkable actions of a totally dislocated Espanyol.
Puado: The extreme, highly demanded in defense, spent more time in his own field than in the rival. He ended up being substituted and had a 0-0 chance in the 12th minute that could have changed the match, but Vilhena’s center did not match up well. He ended up being replaced. innocuous match.
RdT: In the first half he only touched two balls in the rival field. He had problems with his right ankle in the warm-up, but he held on with no apparent pain. He did not win the duels in the long balls and the only precise cross that came to him was sent to the crossbar. His face on the bench was a poem.
Vilhena: Overcome in defense, like the rest of his teammates, he served a great cross to Puado in the 12th minute, with 0-0, which left him alone. Few more interventions. Substituted at rest.
In the eyes: He went into the break but continued along the same lines as the match that he played at the start in Bilbao. Away from the area it is difficult for him to relate, he loses balls and does not attack the finishing zone. It was not a shock.
Embarba: He put a cross to the near post at 4-1 that RdT that went to the crossbar and then ended up in Bare’s goal.
Melamed: He tried to unbalance on the left and managed on one occasion to put a dangerous cross on Dimata, who was unable to finish off.
Didac: He had not played since December 17 in LaLiga, and he had to replace Pedrosa. The match was already fully decided.
Wu Lei: He came out to play the last minutes with a 4-1 lead replacing RdT. He was unable to participate.