Espanyol vs Real Sociedad 2021-22 LaLiga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 43': Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Espanyol 0, Real Sociedad 0.
- 47': Aleix Vidal (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Adrián Embarba.
- 58': Substitution, Espanyol. Manu Morlanes replaces Keidi Bare.
- 60': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Ander Barrenetxea replaces Portu.
- 60': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Alexander Isak replaces Alexander Sørloth.
- 77': Goal! Espanyol 1, Real Sociedad 0. Yangel Herrera (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 78': Substitution, Espanyol. Miguelón replaces Aleix Vidal.
- 78': Substitution, Espanyol. Wu Lei replaces Javier Puado.
- 81': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Robert Navarro replaces Ander Guevara.
- 90': Substitution, Espanyol. Loren Morón replaces Raúl de Tomás.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Espanyol 1, Real Sociedad 0.
Game Information
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 19,935
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Barcelona | 20 | 49 | 3 |
| +26 | Real Madrid | 20 | 48 | 2 |
| +18 | Villarreal | 19 | 41 | 4 |
| +18 | Atlético Madrid | 20 | 41 | 3 |
Statistics
RSO |
ESP![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 60.2 | Possession | 39.8 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 497 | Accurate Passes | 300 |
| 570 | Passes | 377 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 25 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 12 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 7 | Clearances | 29 |
Espanyol (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Diego López (GK) |
| 4 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 24 | Sergi Gómez |
| 3 | Adrià Pedrosa |
| 22 | Aleix Vidal |
| 10 | Sergi Darder |
| 20 | Keidi Bare |
| 25 | Yangel Herrera |
| 11 | Raúl de Tomás |
| 9 | Javier Puado |
| 23 | Adri Embarba |
Real Sociedad (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Álex Remiro (GK) |
| 24 | Robin Le Normand |
| 5 | Igor Zubeldia |
| 15 | Diego Rico |
| 18 | Andoni Gorosabel |
| 16 | Ander Guevara |
| 3 | Martín Zubimendi |
| 11 | Adnan Januzaj |
| 7 | Portu |
| 10 | Mikel Oyarzabal |
| 23 | Alexander Sørloth |
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