Spanish membership Espanyol have lodged a criticism in opposition to Barcelona, saying they “unreasonably” positioned Polish striker Robert Lewandowski in Saturday’s derby at Camp Nou.
Before the World Cup break, Lewandowski was given a three-match ban after receiving two yellow playing cards inside half-hour of the sport and was later sent-off initially in opposition to Osasuna for making inappropriate gestures in direction of officers. The gesture earned the Polish star a two-match ban.
However, Barcelona appealed the choice 24 hours earlier than the derby, giving it the particular aid of with the ability to attend the sport.
A press release launched by Espanyol learn, “RCD Espanyol has filed a complaint with the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to challenge the match against FC Barcelona in line with the 15th LaLiga for improper alignment.”
“Prior to the start of the match, the club informed both the referee of the match, Mr. Mateu Lahoj, and the RFEF itself in good faith about the presence of footballer Robert Lewandowski in the opponent’s eleven, which had to be cleared after the national championship Sent off for a double yellow the day before,” the assertion added.
Furthermore, the assertion stated, “RCD Espanyol, as announced on the eve of the match, will use all its resources to protect the interests of itself and its fans, knowing that this grave injustice will affect our competition”. is in jeopardy and this injustice relies on a hasty decision and obvious authorized loopholes.”
The match resulted in a 1–1 draw, with Marcos Alonso opening the scoring for Barcelona and Espanyol equalizing within the second half with a Joselu penalty within the 73rd minute.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
