Espanyol vs Girona 2025-26 LALIGA
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 31': Arnau Martínez (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Goal! Espanyol 0, Girona 1. Vladyslav Vanat (Girona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45': Substitution, Espanyol. Jofre Carreras replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
- 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 0, Girona 1.
- 56': Substitution, Espanyol. Rubén Sánchez replaces Omar El Hilali.
- 56': Substitution, Espanyol. Ramon Terrats replaces Edu Expósito.
- 69': Joel Roca (Girona) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Substitution, Espanyol. Kike García replaces Pere Milla.
- 73': Substitution, Girona. Alejandro Francés replaces Bryan Gil.
- 73': Substitution, Girona. Yáser Asprilla replaces Thomas Lemar.
- 76': Paulo Gazzaniga (Girona) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Jofre Carreras (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Espanyol. Antoniu Roca replaces Pol Lozano.
- 82': Substitution, Girona. Joel Roca replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
- 82': Antoniu Roca (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Álex Moreno (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Carlos Romero (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Vladyslav Vanat (Girona) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Goal! Espanyol 0, Girona 2. Vladyslav Vanat (Girona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Game Information
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 28,451
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +33 | Barcelona | 19 | 49 | 2 |
| +24 | Real Madrid | 19 | 45 | 2 |
| +20 | Villarreal | 18 | 41 | 3 |
| +17 | Atlético Madrid | 19 | 38 | 3 |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 50.8 | Possession | 49.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 344 | Accurate Passes | 322 |
| 419 | Passes | 393 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 12 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 21 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 31 | Clearances | 14 |
Espanyol (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Marko Dmitrovic (GK) |
| 6 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 5 | Fernando Calero |
| 22 | Carlos Romero |
| 23 | Omar El Hilali |
| 8 | Edu Expósito |
| 10 | Pol Lozano |
| 4 | Urko Gonzalez |
| 9 | Roberto Fernández |
| 11 | Pere Milla |
| 24 | Tyrhys Dolan |
Girona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Paulo Gazzaniga (GK) |
| 17 | Daley Blind |
| 12 | Vitor Reis |
| 24 | Álex Moreno |
| 2 | Hugo Rincón |
| 11 | Thomas Lemar |
| 4 | Arnau Martínez |
| 23 | Iván Martín |
| 19 | Vladyslav Vanat |
| 21 | Bryan Gil |
| 15 | Viktor Tsygankov |
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