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Sestao 4-3 Espanyol: Results, Summary and Goals
Espanyol were eliminated after a 4-3 extra-time loss as fourth-tier Sestao River scored the winner in the Spanish Cup first round.
RCD Espanyol fired head coach Manolo Gonzalez on Tuesday, hours after his side was knocked out of the Spanish Cup by fourth-tier Sestao River in a 4-3 extra-time loss.
Gonzalez faced mounting pressure after Espanyol started the season with six losses in 10 league matches, leaving the team 18th in La Liga.
The club stated the 47-year-old manager departs after more than three seasons and 107 official games, a period during which he left his "personal and professional mark" on the team.
No replacement has been named to lead the first team, as Espanyol prepares for its next fixture this Friday at Villarreal.
The extra-time defeat in the first round proved the final straw for leadership, ending a tenure that began in March 2024 with promotion to the top flight.
The club has made it official after the defeat before a team of Segunda RFEF, the fourth division of Spanish football. More information: El Espanyol, first team of First Division eliminated from the Copa del Rey against the Sestao, of the Second Federation
The defeat was the final blow for the coach of the Catalan team, who arrived very questioned after the latest results and who has been fired at the end of the match