This Espanyol-Girona, although with nuances, is already a derby

Of course it cannot be equated with a Sevilla-Betisa Real Madrid-Atletico or, without going any further, with a Barça-Spain, but Espanyol-Girona, like it or not, has become a derby. Of course, given the history and potential of each, the goals of the blue and white team should be more ambitious than the rojiblanco, but this situation is not compatible with the fact that it can be a derby. And it has not escaped anyone that this match is no longer on the calendar, neither for parakeet fans nor for Montilivi.

‘Local or regional rivalry sporting event, generally football’, RAE says as a definition of ‘derby’. It fits. Because it is enough to look at the stands of the RCDE Stadium yesterday to see that Espanyolism is already understood Girona, a Catalan neighbor, is no ordinary rival. Because of the hostile environment that the spanish in Montilividue to the fact that the Girona won his three previous visits to Cornella-El Prator whatever, the rivalry, and therefore the derby, exists, and there is nothing wrong with it.

As a result, the match continued to be intense on the pitch, although this was certainly influenced by the fact that the Diego Martinez They leapfrogged the field of play to be in the relegation zone having won their commitments on Friday both in Cádiz As the Celtic.

No ball awarded. It was not avoided to put the leg in any dispute. And, in the end, the football players made them proud of their respective fans, at least, for the bravery with which they were used.

However, referring to the latter, the more than 20,000 parrots that silently endure the cold that flows on the banks of the Llobregat experienced a roller coaster of emotions in just one game. To arrive with a high drawing at the Camp Nou and remove the Celtic in the Cup to the pitcher of cold water from 0-1. From there, to the sweet elixir of a comeback. And in the end, the anxiety that is victory will escape again. He needs some spanishand you need them now.