By Humberto Viera
Accurate Madrid fulfilled its mission at the RCDE Stadium after beating Espanyol 0-2, a result that mathematically prevents FC Barcelona from celebrating this day and maintains the suspense for the LaLiga title.
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Thanks to an overwhelming version by Vinícius Júnior in the second half, The white team deactivated the initial enthusiasm of the “parakeets”, who after this defeat have gone 17 consecutive days without knowing victory and remain in a critical situation in the classification table.
The first half was marked by parity and by a setback for the whites: the injury of Ferland Mendy, who had to leave the field after 14 minutes due to a problem in his right thigh, leaving his place for Fran García.
Although Accurate Madrid warned early with shots from Bellingham and a ball to the post from Vinícius, Espanyol managed to cause concern before the break, especially with a header from Cabrera that forced Lunin to work hard. The controversy also made an appearance when the VAR intervened to reduce an initial red card to Omar El Hilali for a harsh tackle on the Brazilian winger.
In the 55th minute, Vinícius broke the deadlock after a brilliant one-two with Gonzalo, leaving the native defense behind and beating Dmitrovic one-on-one. The goal dislocated Espanyol, who despite Terrats’ attempts from the front, could not contain the Madrid gale. Just as soon as minutes later, the Brazilian He sealed his double with a shot into the top corner after a brilliant backheel from Jude Bellingham, sentencing the match and extinguishing any blue and white hope.
In the final stretch, Accurate Madrid managed the pace of the game with solvency and was even able to extend the lead in injury time, when Bellingham missed a clear chance against Dmitrovic.
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