We spent several days in it The stands of Spanish stadiums are champions with inappropriate behavior. From trips with violent fans like Anderlecht to San Sebastian for a Europa League match to racist gestures in the Metropolitano during the YouTube 5 match that took place last Saturday.
The last of these episodes took place during The Catalan derby held at the RCD Stadium between Espanyol B and Europa. The match, corresponding to the seventh day of Segunda Reviv, ended 1-1 but most of the media attention did not happen on the grass but in the stands.
Verbal confrontation between fans of both teams
During the meeting The visiting fans chanted “P * Ta Spain” to which two fans of the local team responded by addressing them with fascist gestures and showing the red and white flag To the followers of Europe. Espanyol has already spoken about these facts and publicly showed its “rejection” of the position that Pericos considered “isolated”:
The visiting club, despite the rivalry, also wanted to support the blue and white entity and posted in ‘ X ‘ a tweet on Sunday in which they confirmed that These “fans” “did not represent Espanyol fans” They expressed their opposition to ” fascism, racism, homophobia, machismo and bullying inside and outside football stadiums.”
Those of The RCD Stadium on the same day issued its own statement rejecting “this kind of behavior.” They stressed that they ” firmly defend the values of respect, equality and inclusiveness, and we categorically oppose any manifestation of hatred, racism, xenophobia or discrimination.”
Full statement from Espanyol
The RCD Espanyol would like to express its rejection and condemnation of the isolated situation in which a fascist attitude can be seen in the match between Espanyol B and C Europa, which took place on Sunday at the RCD Stadium. This type of behavior has no place in our stadium and does not represent Espanyol’s values or its fans.
As a club, we resolutely defend the values of respect, equality and inclusion, and categorically oppose any manifestation of hatred, racism, xenophobia or discrimination.
RCD Espanyol has always worked to prevent and prevent any action that may contradict the values of the club and the sport, and is actively working to clarify the facts.
