Espanyol declare it’s ‘flawed and an injustice’ that Robert Lewandowski has been cleared to play towards them after his three-match ban was suspended.
- Lewandowski was banned for 3 matches
- Ban suspended following an enchantment
- Espanyol left enraged by determination
WHAT HAPPENED? The Polish striker was slapped with a three-match ban after he was given his marching orders towards Osasuna earlier than the World Cup. He picked up a one-match suspension for selecting up two yellow playing cards and one other two video games for a gesture he made afterwards. Nevertheless, the ban has been suspended the day earlier than Barcelona are set to face Espanyol following an enchantment, the membership introduced. This has enraged their metropolis rivals and so they have slammed the choice in a strongly-worded assertion.
WHAT THEY SAID: “RCD Espanyol understands that it’s a flawed and an injustice making an allowance for the precedents with different golf equipment,” the assertion learn.
“It ought to be remembered that, all through this season, Espanyol has encountered comparable conditions by which appeals have been filed for the expulsion of its gamers and in no case have they led to the corresponding committee assembly throughout the week to review the allegations introduced by the membership.
“Regardless of this injustice and this unprecedented determination within the competitors, tomorrow our TEAM will compete 110% to correspond to the belief of our individuals.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Lewandowski has been a key determine in Xavi’s plans and is La Liga’s prime scorer to date this season with 13 objectives in 14 video games. Nevertheless, the order solely provides short-term respite whereas a due course of is adopted and the 34-year-old remains to be liable to obtain a three-match ban until the choice goes totally in his favour.
AND WHAT’S MORE: Shortly after releasing their preliminary assertion, Espanyol confirmed that their executives wouldn’t be in attendance at Camp Nou in protest of the choice. The membership additionally confirmed they’d be in search of authorized recommendation.
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WHAT NEXT FOR LEWANDOWSKI? The striker will hope to profit from this reprieve when he takes the pitch towards Espanyol on Saturday and add to his tally of objectives.