Espanyol and Athletic Club draw 1-1 on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS

CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol and Athletic Club draw 1-1. R. de scored the first goal (33') for Espanyol. I. Williams settled the score 1-1 (52').

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October 27, 2021

CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol and Athletic Club draw 1-1. R. de scored the first goal (33′) for Espanyol. I. Williams settled the score 1-1 (52′).

The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Tuesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias who was helped by Alejandro Estévez Iglesias and Iván Masso Granado. The 4th official was Lluís Bestard Servera. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.6 degrees Celsius or 61.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.

Match Statistics

Espanyol

1 - 1

Athletic Club

46 Ball Possession 54

Shots

14 Total 24
3 On Target 4
11 Off Target 20
5 Shots blocked 8

80 Attack 92
55 Dangerous attack 76
86 Ball safe 71

1 Penalties 0
8 Corners 12

Fouls

7 Total 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Espanyol was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Athletic Club that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Athletic Club was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Athletic Club to win the match.

Espanyol shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Athletic Club shot 24 times, 4 on target, 20 off target.

Cards

Espanyol received 1 yellow card (Y. Herrera). Regarding the opposition, Athletic Club received 2 yellow cards (A. Berenguer and Y. Alvarez).

(Espanyol) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

33'

52'

Iñaki Williams(goal)I. Lekue

58'

Javi Puado- sub ->N. Melamed

68'

72'

Dani García- sub ->U. Vencedor

72'

Álex Berenguer- sub ->N. Williams

72'

Raúl García- sub ->I. Muniain

73'

75'

Álex Berenguer- Yellow

85'

90'

Yeray Álvarez- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Espanyol will have 14 points to stay in the 10th place. On the other side, Athletic Club will have 17 points to stay in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Espanyol will play away against Getafe on the 31st of October with a 12-11 head to head stats in favor of Espanyol (11 draws).

Athletic Club will play away agasint Real Sociedad on the 31st of October with a 11-9 head to head record in favor of Real Sociedad (8 draws).

Espanyol – Formation

Espanyol

Diego López 13.Spain

7.6

Leandro Cabrera 4.Uruguay

7.2

Sergi Gómez 24.Spain

6.9

Adrià Pedrosa 3.Spain

6.6

Aleix Vidal 22.Spain

5.7

Sergi Darder 10.Spain

6.7

90'

Manu Morlanes 6.Spain

7.1

68'

Óscar Melendo 14.Spain

6.6

58'

Nico Melamed 21.Spain

6.2

68'

Adrián Embarba 23.Spain

6.7

90'

Raúl de Tomás 11.Spain

7.7

90'

33'

Substitutes

Joan García 34.Spain

David López 15.Spain

90'

D. Vilá 17.Spain

Fernando Calero 5.Spain

Rubén Sánchez 39.Spain

Álvaro Vadillo 19.Spain

90'

Fran Mérida 8.Spain

Yangel Herrera 25.Venezuela

6.4

58'

73'

Lei Wu 7.China

Javi Puado 9.Spain

6.5

68'

L. Dimata 18.Belgium

6.6

68'

Loren Morón 16.Spain

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

The manager Vicente Moreno Peris decided to play with the following team: Diego López (7.6), Aleix Vidal (5.7), Sergi Gómez (6.9), Leandro Cabrera (7.2), Adrià Pedrosa (6.6), Manuel Morlanes (7.1), Sergi Darder (6.7), Adrián Embarba (6.7), Óscar Melendo (6.6), Nicolás Melamed (6.2) and Raúl de Tomás (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: David López, Joan Garcia, Dídac Vila, Wu Lei, Álvaro Vadillo, Fernando Calero, Javi Puado (6.5), Fran Mérida, Landry Dimata (6.6), Ruben Sanchez Saez, Loren Morón and Yangel Herrera (6.4).

Substitutions

Espanyol made 5 changes: O. Melendo for Y. Herrera (58′), N. Melamed for J. Puado (68′), M. Morlanes for L. Dimata (68′), A. Embarba for A. Vadillo (90′) and S. Darder for D. Lopez (90′).

Best player: Raúl de Tomás

The player that probably impressed the most for Espanyol was Raúl de Tomás.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 18 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He hit the woodwork once times.

Athletic Club – Formation

Athletic Club

Unai Simón 1.Spain

6.8

Óscar de Marcos 18.Spain

7.1

Yeray Álvarez 5.Spain

7.4

90'

Iñigo Lekue 15.Spain

7.3

Dani Vivian 12.Spain

6.2

58'

Mikel Vesga 6.Spain

6.5

Unai Vencedor 16.Spain

6.9

72'

Iker Muniain 10.Spain

6.8

72'

Nico Williams 30.Spain

6.8

72'

Oihan Sancet 8.Spain

7.6

85'

Iñaki Williams 9.Ghana

8.2

52'

Substitutes

Julen Agirrezabala 26.Spain

Álex Petxa 2.Spain

Unai Núñez 3.Spain

6.9

58'

Ander Capa 21.Spain

Mikel Balenziaga 24.Spain

Iñigo Martínez 4.Spain

Dani García 14.Spain

6.7

72'

Raúl García 22.Spain

6.7

72'

Jon Morcillo 11.Spain

6.6

85'

Álex Berenguer 7.Spain

6.7

72'

75'

Juan Artola 34.Spain

Athletic Club started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Regarding the opposition, Marcelino García Toral played with: Unai Simón (6.8), Óscar de Marcos (7.1), Daniel Vivian (6.2), Yeray Álvarez (7.4), Íñigo Lekue (7.3), Nico Williams (6.8), Mikel Vesga (6.5), Unai Vencedor (6.9), Iker Muniain (6.8), Oihan Sancet (7.6) and Iñaki Williams (8.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Dani García (6.7), Raúl García (6.7), Alex Petxa, Alex Berenguer (6.7), Unai Núñez (6.9), Julen Agirrezabala, Juan Artola, Jon Morcillo (6.6), Ander Capa, Mikel Balenziaga and Íñigo Martínez.

Athletic Club could not rely on the presence of U. Nunez (injured).

Substitutions

Athletic Club made 5 changes: D. Vivian for U. Nunez (58′), U. Vencedor for D. Garcia (72′), N. Williams for A. Berenguer (72′), I. Muniain for R. Garcia (72′) and O. Sancet for J. Morcillo (85′).