Embarba and De Tomas give victory to Espanyol against Malaga (0-3)
The RCD Espanyol, with Adrián Embarba and Raúl de Tomás as goalscorers, crushed a lower Malaga CF at La Rosaleda and maintained the leadership of the Liga SmartBank, showing that they are a clear candidate for promotion.
After a defensive error, David Embarba beat goalkeeper Dani Barrio, who returned to the starting lineup, with a cross-shot from outside the area in the 7th minute.
The Andalusian team, after the Espanyol goal, came out of their midfield and started to press in an attempt to reach the opposing goal with some action from Argentine forward Pablo Chavarría, while Espanyol did not suffer and saved their energy.
Adrián Embarba and Raúl de Tomás, decisive
The attacking tandem of Espanyol, Embarba and forward De Tomás, created the second goal in the 51st minute, with the former providing the assist and the latter heading the ball into the net. And five minutes later, both were involved again, with the midfielder scoring a goal.
The match ended with Malaga trying to improve the score, but without any effectiveness, and Espanyol controlling the game and saving their energy after the exhibition.