CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Sevilla overcome Espanyol. Espanyol lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

Sevilla remained in 9 people redcard E. Lamela (84′ for a double yellow card) and J. Lopetegui (84′ for a red card) were sent off.

The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Guillermo Cuadra Fernández with the help of Iker De Francisco Grijalba and José Antonio Garrido Romero. The 4th official was Francisco José Ortega Herrera. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 28.2 degrees Celsius or 82.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Espanyol

2 - 3

Sevilla

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 20 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 6
  • 16 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 126 Attack 68
  • 72 Dangerous attack 22
  • 77 Ball safe 84
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Espanyol had a superior ball possession 60% while Sevilla was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Espanyol had a more offensive attitude with 72 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Sevilla succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Espanyol shot 20 times, 4 on target, 16 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sevilla shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Espanyol received 4 yellow cards (O. Gil, Joselu, V. Costa and D. Gomez). On the other side, Sevilla received 4 yellow cards (E. Lamela, M. Acuna, J. Lopetegui and Fernando).

Also, Sevilla didn’t finish the match with 11 players after E. Lamela (Sevilla) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (84′).

J. Lopetegui (Sevilla) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (84′).

Match Timeline

1'
Erik Lamela(goal)J. A. Carmona
Óscar Gil- Yellow
13'
26'
29'
Erik Lamela- Yellow
42'
45'
45'
Marcos Acuña- Yellow
45'
46'
58'
59'
Martin Braithwaite(goal)
62'
67'
Tanguy Nianzou- sub ->O. Torres
67'
73'
Jesús Navas- sub ->J. A. Carmona
73'
Rubén Sánchez- sub ->O. Gil
76'
84'
Erik Lamela(yellowred)
O. El Hilali- sub ->R. Sanchez
88'
Nico Melamed- sub ->J. Puado
88'
90'
90'
Youssef En-Nesyri- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After this encounter, Espanyol will stay with 4 points like Almería, Sevilla and Real Valladolid to remain in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Sevilla will have 4 points like Almería, Espanyol and Real Valladolid to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Espanyol will play away with Real Sociedad on the 18th of September with a 11-10 head to head record in favor of Real Sociedad (6 draws).

Sevilla will play away agasint Villarreal on the 18th of September with a 16-9 head to head stats in favor of Sevilla (11 draws).

Espanyol – Formation

Espanyol
G
Álvaro Fernández 25.Spain
6.7
D
Leandro Cabrera 4.Uruguay
6.1
D
Sergi Gómez 24.Spain
7.1
D
Brian Oliván 14.Spain
6.7
D
Óscar Gil 2.Spain
6.8
76' 13'
M
Sergi Darder 10.Spain
7.1
M
Edu Expósito 20.Spain
6.5
59'
M
Vini Souza 12.Brazil
7.1
58'
M
Martin Braithwaite 17.Denmark
7.0
62'
M
Javi Puado 7.Spain
6.4
88'
F
Joselu 9.Spain
8.0
42' 45'
Substitutes
G
Joan García 1.Spain
G
Benjamin Lecomte 13.France
D
Simo Keddari 28.Algeria
D
Fernando Calero 5.Spain
D
O. El Hilali 26.Morocco
6.2
88'
D
Rubén Sánchez 27.Spain
6.7
76'
M
Pol Lozano 6.Spain
M
Daniel Villahermosa 31.Spain
M
Nico Melamed 21.Spain
6.4
88'
M
Keidi Bare 8.Albania
F
Dani Gómez 19.Spain
6.5
59' 90'

Espanyol adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Diego Martínez Penas decided to play with the following team: Álvaro Fernández (6.7), Óscar Gil (6.8), Sergi Gómez (7.1), Leandro Cabrera (6.1), Brian Oliván (6.7), Edu Expósito (6.5), Vinícius Souza (7.1), Javi Puado (6.4), Sergi Darder (7.1), Martin Braithwaite (7.0) and Joselu (8.0).

The home team had on the bench: Simo, Fernando Calero, Joan García, Omar El Hilali (6.2), Pol Lozano, Dani Gómez (6.5), Daniel Villahermosa, Ruben Sanchez Saez (6.7), Nicolás Melamed (6.4), Keidi Bare and Benjamin Lecomte.

Espanyol could not rely on the presence of O. El Hilali (injured).

Substitutions

Espanyol made 4 changes: Exposito for D. Gomez (59′), O. Gil for R. Sanchez (76′), R. Sanchez for O. El Hilali (88′) and J. Puado for N. Melamed (88′).

Best player: Joselu​

The most impressive player for Espanyol was Joselu.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 19 passes (52% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He hit the woodwork once times.

Sevilla – Formation

Sevilla
G
Bono 13.Morocco
6.3
D
Marcos Acuña 19.Argentina
6.4
46' 45'
D
José Ángel Carmona 30.Spain
8.9
73' 26', 45'
D
Kike Salas 29.Spain
6.4
67'
D
Nemanja Gudelj 6.Serbia
6.8
M
Fernando 20.Brazil
6.8
90'
M
Isco 22.Spain
6.7
M
Óliver Torres 21.Spain
6.2
67'
M
Joan Jordán 8.Spain
7.0
73'
M
Youssef En-Nesyri 15.Morocco
6.2
90'
F
Erik Lamela 17.Argentina
7.3
84' 1'
Substitutes
G
Alberto Flores 31.Spain
D
Gonzalo Montiel 2.Argentina
D
Alex Telles 3.Brazil
6.4
46'
D
Jesús Navas 16.Spain
6.1
73'
D
Tanguy Nianzou 14.France
6.6
67'
D
K. Rekik 4.Netherlands
6.4
67'
M
Thomas Delaney 18.Denmark
M
Suso 7.Spain
M
I. Rakitić 10.Croatia
6.7
73'
M
Adnan Januzaj 11.Belgium
F
Rafa Mir 12.Spain
F
Kasper Dolberg 5.Denmark

Also Sevilla adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Julen Lopetegui Argote played with: Bono (6.3), José Ángel Carmona (8.9), Nemanja Gudelj (6.8), Kike Salas (6.4), Marcos Acuña (6.4), Joan Jordán (7.0), Fernando (6.8), Youssef En-Nesyri (6.2), Isco (6.7), Óliver Torres (6.2) and Erik Lamela (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Thomas Delaney, Gonzalo Montiel, Suso, Ivan Rakitić (6.7), Alex Telles (6.4), Jesús Navas (6.1), Tanguy Nianzou (6.6), Adnan Januzaj, Rafa Mir, Kasper Dolberg, Karim Rekik (6.4) and Alberto Flores.

Substitutions

Sevilla made 5 changes: M. Acuna for A. Telles (46′), O. Torres for T. Nianzou (67′), K. Salas for K. Rekik (67′), J. A. Carmona for J. Navas (73′) and J. Jordan for I. Rakitic (73′).

Best player: José Ángel Carmona​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sevilla was José Ángel Carmona.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 12 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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