Espanyol vs Alavés 2021-22 LaLiga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Espanyol 0, Alaves 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 0, Alaves 0.
- 53': Rubén Duarte (Alaves) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 54': Goal! Espanyol 1, Alaves 0. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 60': Substitution, Alaves. Mamadou Sylla replaces John Guidetti.
- 66': Substitution, Espanyol. Wu Lei replaces Nicolás Melamed.
- 66': Substitution, Espanyol. Fran Mérida replaces Manu Morlanes.
- 72': Substitution, Alaves. Facundo Pellistri replaces Tomás Pina.
- 74': Substitution, Espanyol. David López replaces Keidi Bare because of an injury.
- 75': Substitution, Espanyol. Landry Dimata replaces Raúl de Tomás.
- 86': Substitution, Alaves. Matt Miazga replaces Martín Aguirregabiria.
- 86': Substitution, Alaves. Toni Moya replaces Manu García.
- 86': Substitution, Alaves. Miguel De la Fuente replaces Tachi.
- 88': Substitution, Espanyol. Óscar Melendo replaces Sergi Darder.
- 90'+1': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Diego López (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 14,254
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +33 | Barcelona | 19 | 49 | 2 |
| +24 | Real Madrid | 19 | 45 | 2 |
| +18 | Villarreal | 17 | 38 | 3 |
| +17 | Atlético Madrid | 19 | 38 | 3 |
Statistics
ALA |
ESP![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 3 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 46.9 | Possession | 53.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 279 | Accurate Passes | 345 |
| 367 | Passes | 425 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 28 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 81 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 43 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 15 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 15 | Clearances | 27 |
Espanyol (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Diego López (GK) |
| 4 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 24 | Sergi Gómez |
| 3 | Adrià Pedrosa |
| 12 | Óscar Gil |
| 10 | Sergi Darder |
| 20 | Keidi Bare |
| 6 | Manu Morlanes |
| 11 | Raúl de Tomás |
| 21 | Nicolás Melamed |
| 23 | Adri Embarba |
Alavés (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Pacheco (GK) |
| 5 | Víctor Laguardia |
| 2 | Alberto Rodríguez |
| 3 | Rubén Duarte |
| 21 | Martín Aguirregabiria |
| 8 | Tomás Pina |
| 6 | Mamadou Loum |
| 14 | Manu García |
| 11 | Luis Rioja |
| 9 | Joselu |
| 10 | John Guidetti |
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