Barcelona vs Espanyol 2021-22 LaLiga
Xavi wins Barcelona coaching debut over Espanyol
Barcelona beat Espanyol on Memphis Depay's penalty as Xavi Hernandez won his debut as Blaugrana boss.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli replaces Ilias Akhomach.
- 48': Goal! Barcelona 1, Espanyol 0. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 56': Substitution, Espanyol. Manu Morlanes replaces David López.
- 56': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Javier Puado.
- 59': Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho replaces Gavi.
- 77': Substitution, Espanyol. Landry Dimata replaces Yangel Herrera.
- 78': Substitution, Espanyol. Wu Lei replaces Adrián Embarba.
- 78': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Sergio Busquets because of an injury.
- 83': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Barcelona. Yusuf Demir replaces Nicolás González Iglesias because of an injury.
- 88': Substitution, Barcelona. Ronald Araújo replaces Óscar Mingueza because of an injury.
- 88': Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Espanyol. Loren Morón replaces Sergi Darder.
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 74,418
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 74,418
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +46 | Barcelona | 27 | 67 | 4 |
| +33 | Real Madrid | 27 | 63 | 4 |
| +21 | Atlético Madrid | 27 | 54 | 5 |
| +17 | Villarreal | 26 | 51 | 7 |
Statistics
 ESP |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 7 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 34.7 | Possession | 65.3 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 273 | Accurate Passes | 592 |
| 343 | Passes | 663 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 15 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 18 | Clearances | 8 |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)  |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 22 | Óscar Mingueza |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 28 | Nico González |
| 9 | Memphis Depay |
| 30 | Gavi |
| 37 | Ilias Akhomach |
Espanyol (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Diego López (GK) |
| 4 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 24 | Sergi Gómez |
| 15 | David López |
| 3 | Adrià Pedrosa |
| 22 | Aleix Vidal |
| 10 | Sergi Darder |
| 25 | Yangel Herrera |
| 9 | Javier Puado |
| 23 | Adri Embarba |
| 11 | Raúl de Tomás |
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