Barcelona vs Espanyol: Unpredictable danger

(Baonghean.vn) - At 10pm on May 8, the 200th Catalan derby between Barcelona and Espanyol will take place at Nou Camp Stadium. This is a match that is predicted to be very difficult and contains many dangers for coach Enricque's team on the way to the throne.

The giant "awakens"

It seemed that the La Liga championship this season would be difficult to slip away from the Catalan giants when coach Enricque's army set an "unprecedented" record of 39 unbeaten matches in all competitions. At that time, many people expected Barcelona to be the first team to break the long-standing Champions League curse that had not been solved. However, after just one loss to their arch-rival Real Madrid, the Catalan giant fell into a widespread crisis.

In the Champions League arena, from being a candidate for the championship, Barca was kicked out of the most prestigious tournament in the continent by fellow countryman Atletico Madrid with a score of 3-2 after two matches.

The MSN trio have found their scoring instinct to help Barcelona return to the title race.

In the domestic league, from leaving the remaining opponents far behind with a gap that seemed difficult to fill. However, after consecutive defeats, the Nou Camp team let Coach Simeone's team level the score and only 1 point ahead of the 3rd place Real Madrid, thereby making the race for the La Liga championship the most attractive and dramatic in history.

Not stopping there, the top attacking stars Messi, Neymar, Suarez also fell into a crisis of form. The killers who had been dominating the majority of the season suddenly became "gentle" in an inexplicable way.

Fortunately, in the last 3 matches, the Catalan giant woke up in time, Messi, Neymar, Suarez also regained their natural goal-scoring instincts, thereby bringing Barcelona back to the race for the top position this season. The clearest proof is that in the last 3 rounds, the Catalan giant has continuously "sung triumphant". Notably, coach Luis Enrique's team scored 16 goals while not conceding a single goal. This is a very important comeback for the giant after a period of "sleeping" in the drunkenness of victory.

Unpredictable danger

This 200th Catalan derby is very important for the Catalan giants. If they can defeat their arch-rivals Espanyol, Barcelona will almost certainly have the championship crown in their hands when they face a much easier team in the final round.

However, facing the team from the same city is never easy for the Nou Camp team. Because the Parrots never want to hide behind the shadow of their arch-rival Barcelona. They do not accept being a rejected person. Maybe Espanyol's achievements cannot be as bright as the giant, but "the rooster crows at each other" they always find a way to defeat their not-so-friendly neighbor as an affirmation of their position in this Catalan land.

The Catalan derby is always dramatic and unpredictable.

Espanyol have tripped Barca up many times when the Nou Camp team thought they had their hands on the championship. Surely the Cules cannot forget the disaster of 2007. At that time, it was also round 37 and the scenario was similar to this time. In that round, Real Madrid was held to a 2-2 draw by Mallorca. And if Barca beat Espanyol, the chance of winning the championship was very high.

But Espanyol did not satisfy Barca with a double from Raul Tamudo, the second goal of which was scored 3 minutes before the end of the match. Barca accepted the 2-2 draw and in the final round had to watch Real Madrid take the title. Or like in the first leg of this year's season, the mighty Barca could not defeat Espanyol and had to leave with a goalless draw.

Surely, in this away match at Nou Camp, the "Parrots" without any constraints will play their best first for honor, then to ruin the dream of defending the throne that the Catalan giant established last season as they did before.

It can be said that the Catalan derby is an important turning point for the Nou Camp team. Surely Messi and his teammates will not want history to repeat itself a second time. More than ever, coach Ericque's team needs to defeat their hated neighbors to hold the right to decide the La Liga championship this year.

Cao Anh