Espanyol vs Valencia 2021-22 LaLiga

Espanyol

45'+2': Raúl de Tomás

FT
1 - 1

Valencia

37': Maxi Gómez

Espanyol held by Valencia to 1-1 day after firing coach

— Espanyol was held by Valencia to 1-1 at home on Saturday, a day after the club fired its coach and sports director with two games remaining in the Spanish league.

Match Commentary

3': Fran Mérida (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Goal! Espanyol 0, Valencia 1. Maximiliano Gómez (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thierry Correia.
45': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
45'+2': Goal! Espanyol 1, Valencia 1. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rubén Sánchez with a through ball.
45'+4': First Half ends, Espanyol 1, Valencia 1.
45': Second Half begins Espanyol 1, Valencia 1.
58': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Óscar Melendo.
66': Substitution, Valencia. Yunus Musah replaces Eray Cömert because of an injury.
68': Substitution, Espanyol. Adrián Embarba replaces Javier Puado.
68': Substitution, Espanyol. Daniel Villahermosa replaces Fran Mérida.
70': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Substitution, Valencia. Bryan Gil replaces Carlos Soler.
74': Substitution, Valencia. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Uros Racic.
74': Substitution, Valencia. Denis Cheryshev replaces Marcos André.
87': Substitution, Espanyol. Dídac Vilá replaces Tonny Vilhena.
87': Substitution, Espanyol. Jofre Carreras replaces David López.
89': Substitution, Valencia. Mario Dominguez replaces Maximiliano Gómez.
90'+1': Omar Alderete (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Dídac Vilá (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Espanyol 1, Valencia 1.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Stage Front Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 14,990

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+47	Real Madrid	31	78	1
+28	Barcelona	31	70	3
+24	Girona	31	65	6
+23	Atlético Madrid	31	61	8

Full Table

Statistics

VAL		ESP
15	Fouls	18
1	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	4
51.9	Possession	48.1
18	SHOTS	5
5	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
328	Accurate Passes	315
408	Passes	384
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	1
21	Crosses	10
0.3	Cross %	0.1
55	Long Balls	53
20	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	0
6	Effective Tackles	6
10	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
14	Interceptions	7
10	Effective Clearances	20
10	Clearances	20

Line-Ups

Espanyol (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Diego López (GK)
15	David López
24	Sergi Gómez
4	Leandro Cabrera
39	Rubén Sánchez
8	Fran Mérida
10	Sergi Darder
19	Tonny Vilhena
14	Óscar Melendo
11	Raúl de Tomás
9	Javier Puado

Substitutes:

Joan Garcia, Wu Lei, Oier Olazábal, Nicolás Melamed, Adri Embarba, Dídac Vilà, Jofre Carreras, Daniel Villahermosa, Fernando Calero, Lorenzo Morón, Miguelón, Landry Dimata.

Valencia (5-3-2)

No.	Name
13	Jasper Cillessen (GK)
24	Eray Cömert
15	Omar Alderete
20	Dimitri Foulquier
14	José Gayà
2	Thierry Correia
8	Uros Racic
23	Ilaix Moriba
10	Carlos Soler
22	Marcos André
9	Maxi Gómez

Substitutes:

Giorgi Mamardashvili, Jaume Doménech, Mario Dominguez, Yunus Musah, Bryan Gil, Denis Cheryshev, Jesús Vázquez, Koba Koindredi, Jesús Santiago, Cristhian Mosquera, Goncalo Guedes, Mouctar Diakhaby.