Espanyol vs Valencia 2021-22 LaLiga
Espanyol held by Valencia to 1-1 day after firing coach
— Espanyol was held by Valencia to 1-1 at home on Saturday, a day after the club fired its coach and sports director with two games remaining in the Spanish league.
Match Commentary
- 3': Fran Mérida (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Goal! Espanyol 0, Valencia 1. Maximiliano Gómez (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thierry Correia.
- 45': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': Goal! Espanyol 1, Valencia 1. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rubén Sánchez with a through ball.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Espanyol 1, Valencia 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 1, Valencia 1.
- 58': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Óscar Melendo.
- 66': Substitution, Valencia. Yunus Musah replaces Eray Cömert because of an injury.
- 68': Substitution, Espanyol. Adrián Embarba replaces Javier Puado.
- 68': Substitution, Espanyol. Daniel Villahermosa replaces Fran Mérida.
- 70': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Valencia. Bryan Gil replaces Carlos Soler.
- 74': Substitution, Valencia. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Uros Racic.
- 74': Substitution, Valencia. Denis Cheryshev replaces Marcos André.
- 87': Substitution, Espanyol. Dídac Vilá replaces Tonny Vilhena.
- 87': Substitution, Espanyol. Jofre Carreras replaces David López.
- 89': Substitution, Valencia. Mario Dominguez replaces Maximiliano Gómez.
- 90'+1': Omar Alderete (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Dídac Vilá (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Espanyol 1, Valencia 1.
Game Information
Venue: Stage Front Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 14,990
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
VAL | ESP | |
---|---|---|
15 | Fouls | 18 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 3 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
2 | Saves | 4 |
51.9 | Possession | 48.1 |
18 | SHOTS | 5 |
5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
328 | Accurate Passes | 315 |
408 | Passes | 384 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
21 | Crosses | 10 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
55 | Long Balls | 53 |
20 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
10 | Tackles | 12 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
14 | Interceptions | 7 |
10 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
10 | Clearances | 20 |
Espanyol (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Diego López (GK) |
15 | David López |
24 | Sergi Gómez |
4 | Leandro Cabrera |
39 | Rubén Sánchez |
8 | Fran Mérida |
10 | Sergi Darder |
19 | Tonny Vilhena |
14 | Óscar Melendo |
11 | Raúl de Tomás |
9 | Javier Puado |
Valencia (5-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Jasper Cillessen (GK) |
24 | Eray Cömert |
15 | Omar Alderete |
20 | Dimitri Foulquier |
14 | José Gayà |
2 | Thierry Correia |
8 | Uros Racic |
23 | Moriba Kourouma |
10 | Carlos Soler |
22 | Marcos André |
9 | Maxi Gómez |
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