CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol comes back against FC Barcelona with a goal on the P. 2′ and a goal on the L. de 90′. FC Barcelona was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%)​

The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 25,049 spectators.​ The referee was Alejandro José Hernández Hernández with the assistance of José Enrique Naranjo Pérez and Diego Sánchez Rojo. The 4th official was Gorka Etayo Herrera. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.1 degrees Celsius or 55.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Espanyol

2 - 2

FC Barcelona

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 9 Total 14
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 9
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 67 Attack 127
  • 27 Dangerous attack 74
  • 81 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 14 Total 13
  • 5 Yellow Cards 4
  • 1 Double Yellow 1
  • 2 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Barcelona had a strong ball possession 64% while Espanyol was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough FC Barcelona to win the encounter​.

Espanyol shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, FC Barcelona shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Espanyol received 4 yellow cards (K. Bare, T. Vilhena, J. Puado and N. Melamed). Talking about the opposition, FC Barcelona received 3 yellow cards (G. Pique, E. Garcia and Nico).

N. Melamed (Espanyol) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Also, FC Barcelona didn’t finish the match with 11 players after G. Pique (FC Barcelona) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Match Timeline

2'
Pedri(goal)J. Alba
Keidi Bare- Yellow
23'
40'
46'
56'
Gavi(var)
60'
Nico Melamed- sub ->T. Vilhena
61'
62'
62'
64'
71'
72'
72'
74'
Javi Puado- Yellow
76'
78'
83'
89'
Fernando Calero- sub ->A. Vidal
89'
Nico Melamed- Yellow
90'
90'
Nico Melamed(yellowred)
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
86
38
FC Barcelona
73
38
Atlético Madrid
71
38
Sevilla
70
38
Real Betis
65
38
Real Sociedad
62
38
Villarreal
59
38
Athletic Club
55
38
Valencia
48
38
Osasuna
47
38
Celta de Vigo
46
38
Rayo Vallecano
42
38
Elche
42
38
Espanyol
42
38
Getafe
39
38
Cádiz
39
38
Mallorca
39
38
Granada
38
38
Levante
35
38
Deportivo Alavés
31
38

After playing this contest, Espanyol will have 28 points to remain in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Barcelona will have 39 points like Atlético Madrid to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Espanyol will host Sevilla on the 20th of February with a 20-8 head to head record in favor of Sevilla (8 draws).

FC Barcelona will play away agasint Valencia on the 20th of February with a 21-7 head to head in favor of FC Barcelona (14 draws).

Espanyol – Formation

Espanyol
G
Diego López 13.Spain
6.8
D
Leandro Cabrera 4.Uruguay
6.7
D
Sergi Gómez 24.Spain
6.8
D
Adrià Pedrosa 3.Spain
6.1
D
Aleix Vidal 22.Spain
6.9
89'
M
Tonny Vilhena 19.Netherlands
6.2
61' 60'
M
Sergi Darder 10.Spain
8.3
40'
M
Keidi Bare 20.Albania
6.1
62' 23'
M
Yangel Herrera 25.Venezuela
7.0
M
Javi Puado 9.Spain
5.8
76'
F
Raúl de Tomás 11.Spain
8.6
64'
Substitutes
G
Joan García 34.Spain
D
Miguel Llambrich 2.Spain
D
Fernando Calero 5.Spain
6.2
89'
D
D. Vilá 17.Spain
M
Nico Melamed 21.Spain
6.4
61' 90'
M
Fran Mérida 8.Spain
6.4
71'
M
Óscar Melendo 14.Spain
M
Manu Morlanes 6.Spain
6.4
62' 90'
F
Lei Wu 7.China
F
Loren Morón 16.Spain
F
L. Dimata 18.Belgium
F
Adrián Embarba 23.Spain

Espanyol started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Vicente Moreno Peris decided to play with the following team: Diego López (6.8), Aleix Vidal (6.9), Sergi Gómez (6.8), Leandro Cabrera (6.7), Adrià Pedrosa (6.1), Keidi Bare (6.1), Javi Puado (5.8), Yangel Herrera (7.0), Sergi Darder (8.3), Tonny Vilhena (6.2) and Raúl de Tomás (8.6).

The home team had on the bench: Wu Lei, Miguelón, Loren Morón, L. Dimata, Nicolás Melamed (6.4), Fernando Calero (6.2), Fran Mérida (6.4), Melendo, Adri Embarba, Joan García, Dídac Vilá and Manuel Morlanes (6.4).

Espanyol could not rely on the presence of F. Merida (injured).

Substitutions

Espanyol made 4 changes: T. Vilhena for N. Melamed (61′), K. Bare for M. Morlanes (62′), M. Morlanes for F. Merida (71′) and A. Vidal for F. Calero (89′).

Best player: Raúl de Tomás​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Espanyol was Raúl de Tomás.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 18 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12.

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona
G
Marc-André ter Stegen 1.Germany
6.2
D
G. Pique 3.Spain
6.8
90'
D
Jordi Alba 18.Spain
7.8
72'
D
Ronald Araujo 4.Uruguay
7.0
46'
D
Sergiño Dest 2.United States
6.6
M
Sergio Busquets 5.Spain
7.1
M
Frenkie de Jong 21.Netherlands
7.1
62'
M
Pedri 16.Spain
7.3
89' 2'
F
Gavi 30.Spain
6.5
72'
F
Adama Traoré 11.Spain
7.9
F
Ferran Torres 19.Spain
6.6
Substitutes
G
Neto 13.Brazil
G
Arnau Tenas 36.Spain
D
Óscar Mingueza 22.Spain
D
Eric García 24.Spain
6.1
46' 78'
M
Abde Ezzalzouli 33.Morocco
M
Riqui Puig 6.Spain
M
Nico González 14.Spain
7.0
72' 83'
F
Martin Braithwaite 12.Denmark
F
Luuk de Jong 17.Netherlands
7.9
89' 90'
F
Ferran Jutglà 29.Spain
F
Ousmane Dembélé 7.France
7.0
72'
F
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 25.Gabon
6.8
62'

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

Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Marc-André ter Stegen (6.2), Sergiño Dest (6.6), Ronald Araújo (7.0), Gerard Piqué (6.8), Jordi Alba (7.8), Frenkie de Jong (7.1), Sergio Busquets (7.1), Pedri (7.4), Adama Traoré (7.9), Ferran Torres (6.6) and Gavi (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: A. Ezzalzouli, M. Braithwaite, Luuk de Jong (7.8), Óscar Mingueza, Riqui Puig, Ferran Jutglà, Nicolás González (7.0), Ousmane Dembélé (7.0), Neto, Eric García (6.1), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (6.8) and Arnau Tenas.

FC Barcelona could not rely on the presence of E. Garcia (injured).

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 5 changes: R. Araujo for E. Garcia (46′), F. de Jong for P. Aubameyang (62′), Gavi for Nico (72′), J. Alba for O. Dembele (72′) and Pedri for L. de Jong (89′).

Best player: Adama Traoré​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Adama Traoré.

His rating is (7.9) with 34 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 10 crosses.

Results of the day

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