

Giant Killers Espanyol Shock Barcelona
By: Laurie | February 21st, 2009
In his weekend predictions, Daryl decided, just for fun, to go out on a limb in the Catalan derby and predict a 2-1 Espanyol win over Barcelona.
Let’s hope he bet on it. The odds for that result were 30-1, and with good reason. Prior to today, Barca had lost only one game this season, and Espanyol were firmly in the relegation zone.
But Daryl was right.
Eric Abidal went down with a first-half injury, Seydou Keita got sent off in the 36th, and that was it. Espanyol had two shots on goal and two goals. (Both were by Ivan De La Pena — the first off beautiful service from Nene, the second with a little help from Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes.)
In typical derby fashion, there were one red and 12 yellow cards, including one to a Barcelona physio.
And a good time was had by all.
Or at least all who didn’t have bets on Barcelona.
Best Hudsonism? Thierry Henry “makes a big red baboon’s backside out of this finish.”
To add insult to injury for Barcelona, Real Madrid beat Real Betis today 6-1.
(Video via 101 Great Goals)
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