CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Leganés defeats Espanyol 1-0 after M. de scored just 1 goal (48′). Espanyol lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Miguel Sesma Espinosa who was helped by Miguel Ortuño Sierra and Javier Garrido Concha. The 4th official was Francisco Javier Fernández Vidal. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 21.07 degrees Celsius or 69.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Espanyol was in firm control of the ball 60% while Leganés was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Espanyol had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Leganés was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Espanyol shot 12 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Leganés shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Espanyol received 2 yellow cards (Fernando Calero and Keidi Bare). Regarding the opposition, Leganés received 4 yellow cards (Dani Raba, Miguel de la Fuente, Julián Chicco and Enric Franquesa).

Standings

After playing this match, Espanyol will stay with 23 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Leganés will have 25 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Espanyol will host Sporting Gijón on the 5th of May with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Espanyol (3 draws).

Leganés will host Elche on the 2nd of June with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Elche (2 draws).

Espanyol – Formation

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

The manager Luis García Fernández decided to play with the following team: Fernando Pacheco (7.0), Óscar Gil (7.7), Fernando Calero (6.7), Leandro Cabrera (7.0), Brian Oliván (7.0), Javi Puado (7.0), Keidi Bare (8.1), José Gragera (6.7), Nico Melamed (6.8), Martin Braithwaite (7.0) and Pere Milla (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Joan García, Sergi Gómez (6.7), Víctor Ruiz, Keita Baldé (6.6), Ramon (6.3), José Carlos Lazo, Jofre Carreras (7.0), Álvaro Aguado (6.7), Salvi, Edu Expósito, Marc Jurado and Angel Fortuno.

Substitutions

Espanyol made 5 changes: Nico Melamed for Jofre Carreras (73′), Fernando Calero for Sergi Gómez (84′), Brian Oliván for Ramon (84′), José Gragera for Álvaro Aguado (62′) and Pere Milla for Keita Baldé (61′).

Best player: Keidi Bare​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Espanyol was Keidi Bare.

His rating is (8.1) with 81 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.

Leganés – Formation

Leganés started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Borja Jiménez Sáez played with: Diego Conde (7.9), Jorge Miramón (7.1), Aritz Arambarri (7.5), Jorge Sáenz (7.9), Sergio González (7.1), Enric Franquesa (6.8), Iker Undabarrena (7.1), Yvan Neyou (7.0), Francisco Portillo (7.0), Miguel de la Fuente (7.9) and Dani Raba (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Dani Jiménez, Allan Nyom (6.7), Diyaeddine Abzi, Luis Perea, Darío Poveda, Diego Garcia (6.8), Näis Djouahra (6.8), Julián Chicco (6.4), Naim García, Oscar Ureña, Seydouba Cisse and Lalo Aguilar.

Leganés could not rely on the presence of Diego Garcia (injured).

Substitutions

Leganés made 4 changes: Miguel de la Fuente for Diego Garcia (66′), Iker Undabarrena for Julián Chicco (81′), Jorge Miramón for Allan Nyom (81′) and Dani Raba for Näis Djouahra (61′).

Best player: Jorge Sáenz​

The player that probably impressed the most for Leganés was Jorge Sáenz even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 35 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​

• Espanyol – Leganés – 0-1