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Monday, May 1, 2017

Barcelona keep the pressure on with victory over crosstown rivals Espanyol

Luis Suarez's brace on Saturday helped boost Barcelona's chances at winning La Liga. Barcelona managed to keep up with Real Madrid in what was meant to be a classic "trap game" against crosstown rivals Espanyol. There was plenty of tension and intensity on the pitch and in the stands and, for just over a half, you wondered whether Quique Sanchez Flores might just trip up his old teammate (and foe) Luis Enrique. But then a double dose of errors from Jose Jurado (ironically, a Real Madrid product) sent Barca on their way. First he fluffed an obvious chance and then gifted a chance...

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