Espanyol and Real Zaragoza draw 1-1 on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS

CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol and Real Zaragoza draw 1-1. E. Expósito scored the first goal (54') for Espanyol. M. Vallejo settled the score (73').

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John Ross
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Espanyol and Real Zaragoza draw 1-1 on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS

CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol and Real Zaragoza draw 1-1. E. Expósito scored the first goal (54′) for Espanyol. M. Vallejo settled the score (73′).

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 Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo who had the assistance of Marcos Cerdán Aguilar and Adrián Díaz González. The 4th official was . The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 12.77 degrees Celsius or 54.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Timeline

Óscar Gil- Yellow
27'
O. El Hilali- sub ->Óscar Gil
46'
Pol Lozano- sub ->José Gragera
46'
Pere Milla- sub ->Jofre Carreras
46'
Pol Lozano- Yellow
52'
Edu Expósito(goal)Brian Oliván
54'
Fernando Calero- Red
57'
61'
Jair Amador- Yellow
Keidi Bare- sub ->Álvaro Aguado
62'
Sergi Gómez- sub ->Edu Expósito
62'
69'
69'
Sergi Enrich- sub ->Jair Amador
72'
Manu Vallejo- sub ->Víctor Mollejo
73'
Manu Vallejo(goal)Fran Gámez
85'
Marc Aguado- Yellow
87'
Jaume Grau- sub ->Marc Aguado
90'
Toni Moya- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Valladolid
68
39
Leganés
67
38
SD Eibar
65
39
Espanyol
62
39
Racing Santander
61
39
Sporting Gijón
59
39
Real Oviedo
58
38
Elche
58
38
Burgos
57
39
Racing Ferrol
57
39
Levante
56
39
Tenerife
52
38
FC Cartagena
48
38
Real Zaragoza
46
38
Eldense
46
39
Albacete
45
38
Mirandés
44
39
Huesca
42
38
Alcorcón
41
39
Villarreal II
39
38
Amorebieta
38
38
FC Andorra
37
39

After playing this match, Espanyol has 32 points like Sporting Gijón and Real Valladolid to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Real Zaragoza will has 26 points to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Espanyol will play away with FC Andorra on the 17th of December with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Real Zaragoza will play away against Amorebieta on the 17th of December with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Espanyol – Formation

Espanyol
G
Fernando Pacheco 13.Spain
6.4
D
Óscar Gil 2.Spain
6.3
46' 27'
D
Fernando Calero 5.Spain
6.0
57'
D
Leandro Cabrera 6.Uruguay
6.8
D
Brian Oliván 14.Spain
7.0
M
José Gragera 15.Spain
7.5
46'
M
Jofre Carreras 17.Spain
6.3
46'
M
Álvaro Aguado 18.Spain
7.0
62'
M
Edu Expósito 20.Spain
7.5
62' Goals54'
F
Javi Puado 7.Spain
7.0
F
Martin Braithwaite 22.Denmark
6.4
Substitutes
G
Joan García 1.Spain
G
Angel Fortuno 33.Spain
D
Sergi Gómez 3.Spain
6.6
62'
D
Ramon 12.Brazil
D
O. El Hilali 31.Morocco
6.7
46'
D
José Luis Català 36.Spain
M
Keidi Bare 8.Albania
6.8
62'
M
Pol Lozano 10.Spain
6.4
46' 52'
M
Pere Milla 11.Spain
7.0
46'
M
Salvi 19.Spain
F
Keita Baldé 9.Senegal
F
O. Sadik 34.Morocco

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

The manager Luis Miguel Ramis Monfort decided to play with the following team: Fernando Pacheco (6.4), Óscar Gil (6.3), Fernando Calero (6.0), Leandro Cabrera (6.8), Brian Oliván (7.0), Edu Expósito (7.5), Álvaro Aguado (7.0), José Gragera (7.5), Jofre Carreras (6.3), Martin Braithwaite (6.4) and Javi Puado (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Joan García, Sergi Gómez (6.6), Keidi Bare (6.8), Keita Baldé, Pol Lozano (6.4), Pere Milla (7.0), Ramon, Salvi, Omar El Hilali (6.7), Angel Fortuno, Omar Sadik and José Luis Català.

Substitutions

Espanyol made 5 changes: Álvaro Aguado for Keidi Bare (62′), José Gragera for Pol Lozano (46′), Jofre Carreras for Pere Milla (46′), Óscar Gil for Omar El Hilali (46′) and Edu Expósito for Sergi Gómez (62′).

Player of the match: José Gragera​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Espanyol was José Gragera.

His rating is 7.5 with 24 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 10.

Real Zaragoza – Formation

Real Zaragoza
G
Dani Rebollo 35.Spain
6.4
D
Jair Amador 3.Portugal
6.8
69' 61'
D
Alejandro Francés 6.Spain
7.3
D
Santiago Mouriño 15.Uruguay
7.3
M
Germán Valera 7.Spain
6.7
M
Marc Aguado 8.Spain
7.1
87' 85'
M
Francho Serrano 14.Spain
7.0
M
Fran Gámez 18.Spain
7.1
M
Toni Moya 21.Spain
7.7
90'
F
Maikel Mesa 11.Spain
6.3
69'
F
Víctor Mollejo 20.Spain
6.8
72'
Substitutes
G
Gaëtan Poussin 13.France
G
G. Labrador 36.Spain
D
Lluís López 24.Spain
D
J. Serrano 31.Spain
D
Andrés Borge 38.Spain
M
Jaume Grau 5.Spain
6.8
87'
M
Sergio Bermejo 10.Spain
7.0
69'
M
A. Vaquero 26.Spain
F
Manu Vallejo 19.Spain
7.1
72' Goals73'
F
Sergi Enrich 23.Spain
7.0
69'
F
Pau Sans Lopez 29.Spain
F
M. Cuenca 34.Spain

Real Zaragoza started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Julio Velázquez Santiago played with: Daniel Rebollo (6.4), Santiago Mouriño (7.3), Jair Amador (6.8), Alejandro Francés (7.3), Fran Gámez (7.1), Toni Moya (7.7), Marc Aguado (7.1), Francho Serrano (7.0), Germán Valera (6.7), Maikel Mesa (6.3) and Víctor Mollejo (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Jaume Grau (6.8), Sergio Bermejo (7.0), Gaetan Poussin, Manu Vallejo (7.1), Sergi Enrich (7.0), Lluís López, Alberto Vaquero, Pau Sans Lopez, Juan Serrano, Marcos Cuenca, Guillermo Acín Labrador and Andrés Borge.

Substitutions

Real Zaragoza made 4 changes: Maikel Mesa for Sergio Bermejo (69′), Jair Amador for Sergi Enrich (69′), Víctor Mollejo for Manu Vallejo (72′) and Marc Aguado for Jaume Grau (87′).

Player of the match: Toni Moya​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Zaragoza was Toni Moya.

His rating is 7.7 with 42 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 11 crosses.

Results of the day

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