The Espanyol Sentinel
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Nobody could get near Bryan Zaragoza
Successful dribbles: 33. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Pere Milla, 33, rolls back the years — 7.97
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 7.97 at 33, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Squad14 Sep 2026
A row about effort at Espanyol
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Bryan Zaragoza was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets14 Sep 2026
Espanyol rebuffed over Isaac Romero
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Sevilla have kept their man, and Espanyol go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market14 Sep 2026
Pedro Rubio steps up from the Espanyol academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Pedro Rubio has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market14 Sep 2026
Álvaro Medina steps up from the Espanyol academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Álvaro Medina has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market14 Sep 2026
Espanyol promote Alejandro Sosa from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alejandro Sosa has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market14 Sep 2026
Espanyol promote Aimar Diez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Aimar Diez has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words exchanged at Espanyol
Fernando Pacheco and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
In brief
- Match Espanyol share the spoils with Elche
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Squad Pere Milla scores his first for Espanyol