Barcelona vs Espanyol, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAXavi wins Barcelona coaching debut over Espanyol
Barcelona beat Espanyol on Memphis Depay's penalty as Xavi Hernandez won his debut as Blaugrana boss.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol).
- 1': Ilias Akhomach (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Espanyol).
- 3': Memphis Depay (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a headed pass.
- 5': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 5': Javier Puado (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Offside, Espanyol. Yangel Herrera tries a through ball, but Adrián Embarba is caught offside.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Ilias Akhomach (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 8': Attempt missed. Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 10': Attempt missed. Nicolás González Iglesias (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 12': Attempt missed. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Adrià Pedrosa with a cross.
- 13': Offside, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong tries a through ball, but Gavi is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 15': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 20': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 21': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Óscar Mingueza.
- 23': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 25': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 26': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 26': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Gavi (Barcelona) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilias Akhomach with a cross.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Nicolás González Iglesias (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 29': Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt saved. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 30': Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Ilias Akhomach (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás González Iglesias.
- 32': Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolás González Iglesias with a cross.
- 32': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 32': Yangel Herrera (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aleix Vidal.
- 40': Attempt missed. Gavi (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 41': Foul by Aleix Vidal (Espanyol).
- 41': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
- 44': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
- 45': Foul by David López (Espanyol).
- 45': Memphis Depay (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Nicolás González Iglesias is caught offside.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Espanyol 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Espanyol 0.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli replaces Ilias Akhomach.
- 46': Penalty Barcelona. Memphis Depay draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 46': Penalty conceded by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 48': Goal! Barcelona 1, Espanyol 0. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 49': Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 50': Javier Puado (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Attempt saved. Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Javier Puado with a through ball.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by David López.
- 56': Substitution, Espanyol. Manu Morlanes replaces David López.
- 56': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Javier Puado.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Nicolás González Iglesias (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 56': Dangerous play by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 56': Manu Morlanes (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Eric García.
- 59': Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol).
- 59': Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Adrià Pedrosa.
- 62': Aleix Vidal (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Nicolás González Iglesias (Barcelona).
- 63': Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona).
- 64': Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Offside, Barcelona. Nicolás González Iglesias tries a through ball, but Frenkie de Jong is caught offside.
- 67': Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Barcelona).
- 68': Attempt saved. Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner.
- 68': Attempt missed. Manu Morlanes (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adrià Pedrosa following a set piece situation.
- 69': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 69': Yangel Herrera (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt missed. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 70': Foul by Adrián Embarba (Espanyol).
- 70': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Substitution, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho replaces Gavi.
- 73': Attempt missed. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 74': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 74': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 77': Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Espanyol. Landry Dimata replaces Yangel Herrera.
- 78': Substitution, Espanyol. Wu Lei replaces Adrián Embarba.
- 78': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Sergio Busquets because of an injury.
- 80': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 80': Landry Dimata (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 82': Foul by Landry Dimata (Espanyol).
- 82': Nicolás González Iglesias (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 83': Wu Lei (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt missed. Landry Dimata (Espanyol) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wu Lei with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 86': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Manu Morlanes with a cross.
- 88': Substitution, Barcelona. Yusuf Demir replaces Nicolás González Iglesias because of an injury.
- 88': Substitution, Barcelona. Ronald Araújo replaces Óscar Mingueza because of an injury.
- 88': Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ronald Araújo.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrià Pedrosa.
- 90'+3': Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
- 90'+3': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- 90'+5': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Espanyol. Loren Morón replaces Sergi Darder.
- 90'+6': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Sergi Gómez (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Melamed with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Barcelona 1, Espanyol 0.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 1, Espanyol 0.
Statistics
 ESP |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 7 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 34.7 | Possession | 65.3 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 273 | Accurate Passes | 592 |
| 343 | Passes | 663 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 15 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 18 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 74,418
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 74,418
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
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)  |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 22 | Óscar Mingueza |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 28 | Nico González |
| 9 | Memphis Depay |
| 30 | Gavi |
| 37 | Ilias Akhomach |
Espanyol (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Diego López (GK) |
| 4 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 24 | Sergi Gómez |
| 15 | David López |
| 3 | Adrià Pedrosa |
| 22 | Aleix Vidal |
| 10 | Sergi Darder |
| 25 | Yangel Herrera |
| 9 | Javier Puado |
| 23 | Adri Embarba |
| 11 | Raúl de Tomás |
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