Espanyol vs Barcelona 2022-23 LaLiga

Espanyol

73': Javier Puado
90'+2': Joselu

FT
2 - 4

Barcelona

11': Robert Lewandowski
20': Alejandro Balde
40': Robert Lewandowski
53': Jules Koundé

Introduction

Espanyol are hosting Barcelona at Stage Front Stadium, Barcelona, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.

Match Commentary

2': Jules Koundé (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Goal! Espanyol 0, Barcelona 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Balde.
20': Goal! Espanyol 0, Barcelona 2. Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedri.
39': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
39': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
40': Goal! Espanyol 0, Barcelona 3. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha.
45': Substitution, Espanyol. Javier Puado replaces Sergi Gómez.
45': Substitution, Espanyol. Fernando Calero replaces Denis Suárez.
53': Goal! Espanyol 0, Barcelona 4. Jules Koundé (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a through ball.
55': Substitution, Espanyol. Adrià Pedrosa replaces Martin Braithwaite because of an injury.
62': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Raphinha.
62': Substitution, Barcelona. Jordi Alba replaces Ronald Araújo.
73': Goal! Espanyol 1, Barcelona 4. Javier Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fernando Calero.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
74': Substitution, Barcelona. Marcos Alonso replaces Andreas Christensen.
74': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Gavi.
82': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Substitution, Espanyol. Luka Koleosho replaces Brian Oliván.
87': Substitution, Espanyol. Edu Expósito replaces Nicolás Melamed.
89': Substitution, Barcelona. Franck Kessié replaces Pedri.
90'+2': Goal! Espanyol 2, Barcelona 4. Joselu (Espanyol) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Stage Front Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 27,360

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+61	Real Madrid	37	94	1
+34	Barcelona	37	82	5
+32	Girona	37	78	7
+25	Atlético Madrid	37	73	10

Full Table

Statistics

BAR		ESP
9	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	1
70.1	Possession	29.9
15	SHOTS	15
5	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
666	Accurate Passes	235
727	Passes	301
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	6
8	Crosses	13
0.1	Cross %	0.5
52	Long Balls	36
34	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.7	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	2
7	Effective Tackles	10
10	Tackles	20
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	5
5	Effective Clearances	14
5	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

Espanyol (5-3-2)

No.	Name
13	Fernando Pacheco (GK)
24	Sergi Gómez
4	Leandro Cabrera
23	César Montes
14	Brian Oliván
2	Óscar Gil
10	Sergi Darder
6	Denis Suárez
21	Nicolás Melamed
9	Joselu
17	Martin Braithwaite

Substitutes:

Adrià Pedrosa, Vinicius Souza, Ronael Pierre-Gabriel, Fernando Calero, Javier Puado, Aleix Vidal, Edu Expósito, Álvaro Fernández, Ángel Fortuño, Luca Koleosho, Keidi Bare, Lazo.

Barcelona (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
15	Andreas Christensen
4	Ronald Araújo
28	Alejandro Balde
23	Jules Koundé
5	Sergio Busquets
21	Frenkie de Jong
8	Pedri
9	Robert Lewandowski
30	Gavi
22	Raphinha

Substitutes:

Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati, Eric García, Jordi Alba, Pablo Torre, Ferran Torres, Marcos Alonso, Franck Kessié, Arnau Tenas, Iñaki Peña, Ousmane Dembélé.