Barcelona vs Espanyol 2022-23 LaLiga
Ten-man Barcelona held to draw against Espanyol in chaotic derby
Barcelona and Espanyol played out a fierce 1-1 draw in a Catalan derby in which both teams finished with 10 men.
Match Commentary
- 7': Goal! Barcelona 1, Espanyol 0. Marcos Alonso (Barcelona) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Christensen with a headed pass following a corner.
- 25': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 30': Brian Oliván (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 31': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': First Half ends, Barcelona 1, Espanyol 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 1, Espanyol 0.
- 52': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets replaces Gavi.
- 55': Fernando Calero (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Espanyol. Edu Expósito replaces Fernando Calero.
- 57': Substitution, Espanyol. Javier Puado replaces Nicolás Melamed.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Raphinha.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Ansu Fati.
- 73': Goal! Barcelona 1, Espanyol 1. Joselu (Espanyol) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 73': Vinicius Souza (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Pedri (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Second yellow card to Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 80': Second yellow card to Vinicius Souza (Espanyol) for a bad foul.
- 81': Joselu (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Substitution, Barcelona. Alejandro Balde replaces Sergi Roberto.
- 82': Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Frenkie de Jong.
- 86': Substitution, Espanyol. Simo replaces Martin Braithwaite.
- 90': Substitution, Espanyol. Rubén Sánchez replaces Óscar Gil.
- 90': Substitution, Espanyol. Aleix Vidal replaces Brian Oliván.
- 90'+5': Arnau Tenas (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Javier Puado (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Barcelona 1, Espanyol 1.
Game Information
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 88,095
Spanish LALIGA Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+44 | Real Madrid | 29 | 72 | 1 |
+26 | Barcelona | 29 | 64 | 3 |
+25 | Girona | 29 | 62 | 5 |
+24 | Athletic Club | 29 | 56 | 5 |
Statistics
ESP | BAR | |
---|---|---|
15 | Fouls | 11 |
6 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
1 | Red Cards | 1 |
1 | Offsides | 0 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
5 | Saves | 0 |
22.5 | Possession | 77.5 |
4 | SHOTS | 21 |
1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
126 | Accurate Passes | 583 |
186 | Passes | 640 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 14 |
8 | Crosses | 29 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.5 |
54 | Long Balls | 43 |
31 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
17 | Tackles | 11 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
6 | Interceptions | 3 |
12 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
12 | Clearances | 15 |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
17 | Marcos Alonso |
15 | Andreas Christensen |
18 | Jordi Alba |
20 | Sergi Roberto |
21 | Frenkie de Jong |
8 | Pedri |
30 | Gavi |
9 | Robert Lewandowski |
10 | Ansu Fati |
22 | Raphinha |
Espanyol (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
25 | Álvaro Fernández (GK) |
4 | Leandro Cabrera |
24 | Sergi Gómez |
14 | Brian Oliván |
2 | Óscar Gil |
10 | Sergi Darder |
5 | Fernando Calero |
12 | Vinicius Souza |
9 | Joselu |
17 | Martin Braithwaite |
21 | Nicolás Melamed |
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