Europe demands improvements

Matches are decided by area. This is obvious, but has special relevance in the case of athletics. The red-white team did not deserve to lose against Espanyol on Monday, but they fell victim to a lack of success in the opponent’s goal and a two-goal mistake. What happens when you give that kind of facility to rivals on a winning streak like Espanyol?

The Catalan team took no chances. They showed themselves to be a very solid block, waiting for their chances and taking advantage of them to add five consecutive wins and extend their lead over the Lions to 10 points with one game down. That was one of the big differences. but, Gorosabel and Berengar They failed to understand their thoughts correctly in the face of good things. Dmitrovich Navarre scored a goal and the scoreboard read 1-0. Carlos Romero Alone on the edge of the area after committing an unnecessary foul on the wing, he equalized with a great volley. The second point was an earlier mistake. Dolan And the defenders also did not know how to control Pere Mila 1-2 in the final.

In other seasons the team lacked goals, but this season their problems have compounded at the back. Athletic are the 6th least successful team in the League Championship and the 7th team with the most goals conceded. This is a huge drag on a season that played 25 games, definitely enough to be classified as a problem. We need to improve a lot from January if we are to earn our place in Europe.