Espanyol News and Analysis

Arsenal are on the verge of selling backup goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale to Southampton, as Ramsdale is more than qualified to start in the Premier League but recently lost his gig in North London to an even better keeper in David Raya. A backup for the Spanish national team, Raya joined Arsenal last summer after an exceptional 2022/23 season with Brentford, in which he broke out as one of the best keepers in the league. Raya maintained that status in 2023/24, taking the reigns from Ramsdale and establishing himself as a great goalkeeper for Arsenal, and he has continued those performances to begin the 2024/25 season, too. Arsenal are in the market for a Ramsdale replacement as Raya's backup, and they may have found an arguable upgrade from Raya's country of Spain in Espanyol star Joa...

Now that the 2022/23 LaLiga season has officially come to a close with all the European places decided and the teams heading to the Segunda aware of their fate, it's time to take a look back at the season that was by naming a final Team of the Season. As expected, champions Barcelona dominate this XI, having sewn up the title quite some time ago with their 2-1 head-to-head win over eternal rivals Real Madrid. But not everything is about the "Big 3" as several underrated standouts made the team, including one star from now-relegated side Espanyol. GK Marc-André ter Stegen, Barcelona: Thibaut Courtois would have been the pick in any other season, and Elche's Édgar Badía was also exceptional despite his club's horrible season. But it would be disingenuous to pick against Marc-André t...

Tag: Espanyol

Arsenal think they found an elite goalkeeper

Final 2022/23 LaLiga Team of the Season