The Catalan outfit returned to European contention with an emphatic win over struggling Racing Santander at Cornella El-Prat.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristian-c9491 Stuani, opened the scoring for the visitors but saw his effort undone as Espanyol rallied together in order to get back into the game.
Joan Verdu equalized for Espanyol, while on-loan Brazilian attacker, Coutinho, gave the Catalan side a one-goal advantage.
Hector Moreno sealed the match for Los Parakeets late in the second-half, after scoring through a brilliant long-ranged effort.
After the match, Espanyol manager http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mauricio-c24899 Pochettino heaped praise on the players and thanked them for the well-earned victory over a resilient Racing Santander.
He highlighted the excellent comeback from a goal down, stating that the club can continue to dream again after spending weeks out of contention for European places. However, the scheming tactician asked the fans not to start the festivities
as many meetings in La Liga still remain undecided.
"I am very happy for my players because they have done a very good game. The team has been sensational and we have traced a 0-1 against. Our opponents played a direct game, the only variant that had to hurt us. "
The Espanyol coach lamented the injury to striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-c33030 Garcia and the accumulation of yellow cards for midfielder Joan Verdu, who will be unavailable for Los Parakeets' match against Andalusian outfit, Real Betis.
Moreover, Pochettino also took out time to praise academy graduate, Christian Gomez, who played his second consecutive match for the first team.
He stated that the youngster has earned his place in the starting line-up and he has no preference amongst the regulars.
"I give nothing to anyone. Players who are in the field is because they have merit to it."
While Pochettino rejoiced in victory, Racing coach, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Álvaro-c5280 Cervera, was vocal in his dislike for the 3-1 score-line his team returned to Cantabria with.
The new manager rued the missed opportunities in the match which would have helped them stave off relegation.
Despite the result, the coach came to the defence of his players and believes they are improving with every match.
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