FC Barcelona and Espanyol draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

BARCELONA. FC Barcelona and Espanyol draw 1-1. M. Alonso scored the first goal (7') for FC Barcelona. Joselu made it even (73') with a penalty kick.

John Ross

January 1, 2023

BARCELONA. FC Barcelona and Espanyol draw 1-1. M. Alonso scored the first goal (7′) for FC Barcelona. Joselu made it even (73′) with a penalty. FC Barcelona was much better in terms of ball possession (77%)

The match was played at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 88,095 spectators. The referee was Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz with the support of Pau Cebrián Devis and Rubén Porras Rico. The 4th official was Francisco José Ortega Herrera. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.4 degrees Celsius or 68.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.

Match Statistics

FC Barcelona

1 - 1

Espanyol

! 78 Ball Possession 22

Shots

20 Total 4
7 On Target 1
13 Off Target 3
4 Shots blocked 3

135 Attack 62
56 Dangerous attack 25
84 Ball safe 60

0 Penalties 1
10 Corners 2

Fouls

11 Total 15
8 Yellow Cards 8
1 Double Yellow 1
1 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Barcelona had a superior ball possession 77% while Espanyol was struggling with a 23% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough FC Barcelona to win the match.

FC Barcelona shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Espanyol shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

FC Barcelona received 8 yellow cards (Ansu Fati, Gavi, Jordi Alba, Ferran Torres, Pedri, Xavi, Raphinha and Arnau Tenas). On the opposite side, Espanyol received 7 yellow cards (Brian Oliván, Leandro Cabrera, Fernando Calero, Vinicius Costa, Edu Expósito, Joselu and Javi Puado).

Jordi Alba (FC Barcelona) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (78′).

Also, Espanyol didn’t end the match with 11 players after Vinicius Costa (Espanyol) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (80′).

Match Timeline

Marcos Alonso(goal)Andreas Christensen

26'

Gavi- Yellow

30'

Brian Oliván- Yellow

31'

Leandro Cabrera- Yellow

52'

55'

Fernando Calero- Yellow

57'

Edu Expósito- sub ->Fernando Calero

57'

Javi Puado- sub ->Nico Melamed

62'

Ferran Torres- sub ->Ansu Fati

62'

73'

74'

Edu Expósito- Yellow

74'

Ferran Torres- Yellow

75'

Pedri- Yellow

76'

78'

80'

81'

Alejandro Balde- sub ->Sergi Roberto

82'

Jules Koundé- sub ->Frenkie de Jong

82'

84'

Leandro Cabrera(var)

86'

90'

Rubén Sánchez- sub ->Óscar Gil

Raphinha- Yellow

90'

Javi Puado- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, FC Barcelona will have 38 points like Real Madrid to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Espanyol will have 13 points like Celta de Vigo to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, FC Barcelona will play away with Real Betis on the 1st of February with a 21-4 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (5 draws).

Espanyol will host Girona on the 7th of January with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Girona (0 draws).

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona

Marc-André ter Stegen 1.Germany

6.3

Jordi Alba 18.Spain

7.1

78'

Sergi Roberto 20.Spain

6.9

82'

Marcos Alonso 17.Spain

7.4

Andreas Christensen 15.Denmark

7.6

Frenkie de Jong 21.Netherlands

7.4

82'

Pedri 8.Spain

7.1

76'

Gavi 30.Spain

6.6

52'

30'

R. Lewandowski 9.Poland

6.5

Raphinha 22.Brazil

7.4

62'

90'

Ansu Fati 10.Spain

6.6

62'

26'

Substitutes

Iñaki Peña 26.Spain

Arnau Tenas 36.Spain

90'

Alejandro Balde 28.Spain

82'

Jules Koundé 23.France

82'

Eric García 24.Spain

Héctor Bellerín 2.Spain

Ronald Araujo 4.Uruguay

Sergio Busquets 5.Spain

6.8

52'

Franck Kessié 19.Ivory Coast

Memphis Depay 14.Netherlands

Ferran Torres 11.Spain

6.8

62'

75'

Ousmane Dembélé 7.France

7.0

62'

FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Xavier Hernández Creus decided to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen (6.3), Sergi Roberto (6.9), Andreas Christensen (7.6), Marcos Alonso (7.4), Jordi Alba (7.1), Gavi (6.6), Frenkie de Jong (7.4), Pedri (7.1), Raphinha (7.4), Robert Lewandowski (6.5) and Ansu Fati (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Iñaki Peña, Alejandro Balde, Memphis Depay, Jules Koundé, Eric García, Sergio Busquets (6.8), Ferran Torres (6.8), Franck Kessié, Héctor Bellerín, Arnau Tenas, Ousmane Dembélé (7.0) and Ronald Araújo.

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 5 changes: Gavi for Sergio Busquets (52′), Raphinha for Ousmane Dembélé (62′), Ansu Fati for Ferran Torres (62′), Sergi Roberto for Alejandro Balde (82′) and Frenkie de Jong for Jules Koundé (82′).

Best player: Andreas Christensen

The most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Andreas Christensen.

His rating is (7.6) with 80 passes (96% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 11.

Espanyol – Formation

Espanyol

Álvaro Fernández 25.Spain

7.6

Leandro Cabrera 4.Uruguay

6.5

31'

Sergi Gómez 24.Spain

6.8

Brian Oliván 14.Spain

6.5

90'

30'

Óscar Gil 2.Spain

7.3

90'

Fernando Calero 5.Spain

6.8

57'

55'

Sergi Darder 10.Spain

6.8

Vini Souza 12.Brazil

6.4

74'

80'

Nico Melamed 21.Spain

6.1

57'

Martin Braithwaite 17.Denmark

6.7

86'

Joselu 9.Spain

7.5

81'

73'

Substitutes

Benjamin Lecomte 13.France

Joan García 1.Spain

Rubén Sánchez 27.Spain

90'

O. El Hilali 26.Morocco

Aleix Vidal 22.Spain

90'

Simo Keddari 28.Algeria

86'

Edu Expósito 20.Spain

6.1

57'

74'

Roger Martínez 35.Spain

Daniel Villahermosa 31.Spain

José Carlos Lazo 16.Spain

Javi Puado 7.Spain

6.2

57'

90'

Espanyol started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Diego Martínez Penas played with: Álvaro Fernández (7.6), Óscar Gil (7.3), Sergi Gómez (6.8), Leandro Cabrera (6.5), Brian Oliván (6.5), Vinícius Souza (6.4), Fernando Calero (6.8), Nicolás Melamed (6.1), Sergi Darder (6.8), Martin Braithwaite (6.7) and Joselu (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Javi Puado (6.2), Edu Expósito (6.1), Roger Martínez, Ruben Sanchez Saez, Daniel Villahermosa, Omar El Hilali, Benjamin Lecomte, Aleix Vidal, José Carlos Lazo, Joan García and Wassim Keddari.

Substitutions

Espanyol made 5 changes: Fernando Calero for Edu Expósito (57′), Nico Melamed for Javi Puado (57′), Martin Braithwaite for Wassim Keddari Boulif (86′), Brian Oliván for Aleix Vidal (90′) and Óscar Gil for R. Sánchez Sáez (90′).