Espanyol vs Barcelona, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGA
90'+2': Nicolás MelamedLuuk de Jong rescues point for Barcelona in thrilling derby draw
Luuk de Jong scored a last-gasp goal as Barcelona 2-2 escaped with a draw at Espanyol in a derby thriller.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Espanyol 0, Barcelona 1. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
- 5': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Sergi Gómez (Espanyol) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Darder with a cross.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raúl de Tomás.
- 6': Attempt missed. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tonny Vilhena.
- 7': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 7': Keidi Bare (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Tonny Vilhena (Espanyol).
- 8': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 9': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 11': Keidi Bare (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Keidi Bare (Espanyol).
- 11': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ronald Araújo.
- 17': Foul by Aleix Vidal (Espanyol).
- 17': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Espanyol).
- 18': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Aleix Vidal (Espanyol).
- 19': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- 20': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Hand ball by Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol).
- 22': Offside, Espanyol. Aleix Vidal tries a through ball, but Javier Puado is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Keidi Bare (Espanyol).
- 23': Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Keidi Bare (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordi Alba following a set piece situation.
- 27': Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Adama Traoré (Barcelona).
- 27': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sergi Gómez.
- 28': Offside, Barcelona. Ronald Araújo tries a through ball, but Gavi is caught offside.
- 29': Aleix Vidal (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 30': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 30': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Keidi Bare.
- 35': Offside, Espanyol. Leandro Cabrera tries a through ball, but Javier Puado is caught offside.
- 37': Attempt saved. Adama Traoré (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gavi with a cross.
- 37': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
- 39': Attempt saved. Javier Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yangel Herrera.
- 40': Goal! Espanyol 1, Barcelona 1. Sergi Darder (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raúl de Tomás.
- 41': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
- 44': Attempt missed. Sergi Darder (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yangel Herrera following a fast break.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Espanyol 1, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 1, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Ronald Araújo because of an injury.
- 50': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 50': Yangel Herrera (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Offside, Barcelona. Eric García tries a through ball, but Ferran Torres is caught offside.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Gavi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 54': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Gavi.
- 56': Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedri.
- 56': Offside, Barcelona. Pedri tries a through ball, but Frenkie de Jong is caught offside.
- 56': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Gavi (Barcelona) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 57': VAR Decision: No Goal Espanyol 1-1 Barcelona.
- 60': Foul by Tonny Vilhena (Espanyol).
- 60': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Tonny Vilhena (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Hand ball by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 61': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Tonny Vilhena.
- 62': Substitution, Espanyol. Manu Morlanes replaces Keidi Bare.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Frenkie de Jong.
- 63': Hand ball by Yangel Herrera (Espanyol).
- 63': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 63': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Goal! Espanyol 2, Barcelona 1. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergi Darder with a through ball.
- 67': Attempt saved. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gerard Piqué.
- 68': Attempt saved. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego López.
- 68': Foul by Javier Puado (Espanyol).
- 68': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Substitution, Espanyol. Fran Mérida replaces Manu Morlanes because of an injury.
- 72': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
- 72': Substitution, Barcelona. Nico González replaces Gavi.
- 72': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Jordi Alba.
- 74': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 74': Javier Puado (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Foul by Javier Puado (Espanyol).
- 76': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Javier Puado (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Foul by Adama Traoré (Barcelona).
- 76': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 78': Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Eric García (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Attempt missed. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Melamed.
- 80': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Sergiño Dest.
- 82': Foul by Fran Mérida (Espanyol).
- 82': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Nico González (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Espanyol).
- 83': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Raúl de Tomás.
- 87': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Raúl de Tomás.
- 89': Substitution, Barcelona. Luuk de Jong replaces Pedri.
- 89': Substitution, Espanyol. Fernando Calero replaces Aleix Vidal.
- 90': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Javier Puado.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Luuk de Jong (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
- 90'+2': Foul by Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol).
- 90'+2': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Second yellow card to Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 90'+2': Second yellow card to Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the right.
- 90'+6': Goal! Espanyol 2, Barcelona 2. Luuk de Jong (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
- 90'+7': Manu Morlanes (Espanyol) is shown the red card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Espanyol 2, Barcelona 2.
- 0': Match ends, Espanyol 2, Barcelona 2.
Statistics
 BAR |
ESP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 2 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 64.2 | Possession | 35.8 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 459 | Accurate Passes | 234 |
| 526 | Passes | 302 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 33 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 15 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 7 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 25,049
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 25,049
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 38 | +63 | 88 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | +40 | 84 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | +38 | 76 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 38 | +25 | 70 |
Line-Ups
Espanyol (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Diego López (GK) |
| 4 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 24 | Sergi Gómez |
| 20 | Keidi Bare  |
| 3 | Adrià Pedrosa |
| 22 | Aleix Vidal |
| 10 | Sergi Darder |
| 25 | Yangel Herrera |
| 19 | Tonny Vilhena |
| 9 | Javier Puado |
| 11 | Raúl de Tomás |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 16 | Pedri |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 19 | Ferran Torres |
| 30 | Gavi |
| 11 | Adama Traoré |
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