Deportivo La Coruna are resorting to desperate measures in their efforts to avoid relegation
Deportivo La Coruna are currently locked in a relegation battle in la Liga and on Saturday they were dealt a cruel blow when Sporting Gijon were awarded a stoppage time penalty, which striker David Barral converted to deny Los Turcos a vital victory.
Such is the desperation of Depor''s that Barral has revealed that he was asked him to miss the spot kick.
"They asked me to miss it, because we are almost safe,'''' he said.
"It''s sad to see how a team suffers when they are down at the bottom, but I have a big responsibility with this team and I couldn''t miss it.''''
Deportivo must now try to bounce back with a win against high-flying Athletic Bilbao this evening in the Riazor and they are 2.25, at
bet365, to do so.
Athletic are, however, in excellent form and have now won four of their last six matches. The Basque side are 3.1 to beat Deportivo and they too will have no qualms about taking points from a struggling side.