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“It’s difficult being from Espanyol, Catalonia. Very strange things happen.”
Xavi Andreu Last night on the Ser network, he talked about the media derby against the US. balsa. Director of Institutional Relations RCD Espanyol Above all, he asked for everyone’s sanity and explained why the club had decided to take maximum safety measures to ensure matches could take place as normally as possible.
When asked if it was difficult to become a member of Catalan side Espanyol, he answered clearly: “It’s obvious that everything Barcelona does is under intense scrutiny, let alone other Catalan sporting bodies. It’s a reality and we have to find our own space and try to show up every day, but it’s not our responsibility. It’s not easy for everyone, especially if you’re not from Barça because there’s a culture instilled in you that makes you think it’s easy. It hurts us to look down on Espanyol until we exist so many times.
However, the reporter said: “We can’t leave with regrets. We have to keep fighting. And I think it shows that. We are in the best social moment in recent years, and there are more and more young people in the stadium. We have to keep growing. We cannot continue to think that we are being treated badly, but there are many days when it hurts. Very strange things happen in Catalonia, but we will do everything we can. The people of Espanyol are persistent, resilient and proud.
Asked why Barça fans cannot go to Espanyol’s field in Barça clothes, Andreu replied: “We do it because it is a high-risk match and there are safety measures in place. It is not the first time something like this has happened. This is not just a problem for Espanyol, it is a problem for society as a whole. We can start a discussion about it.”
In any case, referring to the strict safety measures, which include a giant protective net over the goal guarded by current Barça player João García and a retractable tunnel to enhance the safety of the footballers’ access to and from the stadium, he declared: “This is a decision taken not because the club likes it, but to avoid closing the stadium. This game is to be encouraged, not to throw things at. Closing the stadium would be painful for our real image.” Espanyol are better than ever, pray for sanity, we can’t shoot ourselves in the foot.”
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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The 7th stage of Dakar 2026, which returned after a one-day break, took place today, January 11. Ford driver Matthias Ekstrjom won the stage after race leader Henk Lategan had a problem in the last part of the stage and lost more than 10 minutes.
Lategan, who was 1 minute and 46 seconds ahead of Ekstrjom before the last checkpoint, had the chance to win the stage and become the leader in the general classification. However, he lost all his advantage in the 459 km distance between Riyadh and Wadi Ad-Dawasir due to shock absorber failure and finished only 13th, 8 minutes and 35 seconds behind Ekstrjom.
Ekstrom won the stage by 4 minutes and 27 seconds over Toyota driver Joao Ferreira, while his Ford teammate Mitch Guthrie finished third. Toyota’s Toby Price lost just six seconds on lap four, ahead of Dacia duo Lucas Moraes and Sebastien Loeb.
Implications for the general classification: Dacia driver Nasser Al-Attiyah maintained his lead by taking 11th place in the stage, but his advantage fell to 4 minutes and 47 seconds ahead of Ekstrjem, who is now his main pursuer. While Ford driver Nani Roma took the third place in the general classification, Lategan fell to the fourth place, 7 minutes and 21 seconds behind. Carlos Sainz Sr. He finished the stage in fifth place with Ford.
Results of stage 7:
Score after stage 7:
Source: Sport UA
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Italian sources say that the changes to the Ferrari SF-26 for the 2026 season could be good news for Lewis Hamilton.
The seven-time champion in his first season with the Scuderia could only reach the top step of the podium after the sprint in China; His teammate Charles Leclerc reached the podium seven times in 2025.
Despite the Monegasque’s relative success last season, both he and Hamilton have repeatedly criticized the SF-25. Pilots complained about problems with the steering wheel, unbalanced clutch and the chassis as a whole. At one stage in 2025, Leclerc described the car as “uncontrollable” at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Ferrari’s new 2026 car is designed primarily to solve last season’s key problems, including difficulties warming up tires and a chronic lack of grip in critical conditions.
Another plus for Hamilton is that the SF-26 is the first car he and former Mercedes technical director Loïc Serra had the opportunity to work on after joining Ferrari.
The team’s aim is to create a predictable and stable car that does not lose performance and remains controllable when grip levels on the track change. This is expected to have a positive impact on both Hamilton and Leclerc.
Hamilton’s age (41) means he is just a few seasons away from winning his eighth world title, so the success of the Ferrari SF-26 will be critical for the Briton.
Source: Sport UA
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Japan’s Yuki Tsunoda has expressed his desire to continue his collaboration with Honda even after losing his place in the Red Bull squad.
Tsunoda will be the reserve driver of the Milton Keynes team in 2026, assisting Max Verstappen and Isak Hajjar.
At the same time, Honda officially returns to Formula 1 as Aston Martin’s power unit supplier and ends its technical partnership with Red Bull.
Honda played an important role in Tsunoda’s career, supporting him in the junior series and on his path to F1. The pilot thanked the Japanese manufacturer for its support for many years.
“I appreciate your support over the years. We’ll see how it goes, but I really appreciate how many people have supported me.”
“Next year we will go a little bit different way. But we will still be close and see how we can continue the collaboration.”
Source: Sport UA
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