Barcelona vs Espanyol, 2022-23 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA

Barcelona

7': Marcos Alonso
78': Jordi Alba

FT
1 - 1

Espanyol

73': Joselu (P)
80': Vinicius Souza

Ten-man Barcelona held to draw against Espanyol in chaotic derby

Joselu scores pen for point v barca [1296x729]

Barcelona and Espanyol played out a fierce 1-1 draw in a Catalan derby in which both teams finished with 10 men.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Espanyol).
3': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Foul by Fernando Calero (Espanyol).
5': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Attempt saved. Gavi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a through ball.
7': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Álvaro Fernández.
7': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a corner.
7': Goal! Barcelona 1, Espanyol 0. Marcos Alonso (Barcelona) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Christensen with a headed pass following a corner.
11': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pedri.
13': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
13': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Brian Oliván.
14': Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
14': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
15': Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol).
17': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Foul by Óscar Gil (Espanyol).
18': Attempt blocked. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
18': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
18': Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross following a corner.
21': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Óscar Gil.
21': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross following a corner.
24': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gavi.
24': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Brian Oliván.
25': Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
25': Óscar Gil (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Brian Oliván (Espanyol).
30': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sergi Gómez.
30': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
30': Brian Oliván (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
31': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
31': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joselu.
34': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
37': Foul by Óscar Gil (Espanyol).
37': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gavi.
40': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
43': Foul by Fernando Calero (Espanyol).
43': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Attempt missed. Gavi (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a set piece situation.
45': First Half ends, Barcelona 1, Espanyol 0.
45': Second Half begins Barcelona 1, Espanyol 0.
48': Foul by Sergi Gómez (Espanyol).
48': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
52': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets replaces Gavi.
52': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
52': Joselu (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Fernando Calero (Espanyol).
54': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Fernando Calero (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross following a set piece situation.
56': Delay in match because of an injury Joselu (Espanyol).
56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57': Substitution, Espanyol. Edu Expósito replaces Fernando Calero.
57': Substitution, Espanyol. Javier Puado replaces Nicolás Melamed.
59': Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
59': Óscar Gil (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Offside, Espanyol. Brian Oliván tries a through ball, but Javier Puado is caught offside.
61': Attempt blocked. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
61': Delay in match (Barcelona).
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Raphinha.
62': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Ansu Fati.
65': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Javier Puado.
65': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a cross following a corner.
68': Foul by Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
68': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
69': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Penalty Espanyol. Joselu draws a foul in the penalty area.
71': Penalty conceded by Marcos Alonso (Barcelona) after a foul in the penalty area.
73': Goal! Barcelona 1, Espanyol 1. Joselu (Espanyol) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
73': Vinicius Souza (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
74': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
74': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
75': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
75': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Espanyol).
75': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Pedri (Barcelona).
76': Pedri (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
77': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
77': Joselu (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Second yellow card to Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
80': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Espanyol).
80': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Second yellow card to Vinicius Souza (Espanyol) for a bad foul.
81': Joselu (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
82': Substitution, Barcelona. Alejandro Balde replaces Sergi Roberto.
82': Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Frenkie de Jong.
84': VAR Decision: No Red Card Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Substitution, Espanyol. Simo replaces Martin Braithwaite.
86': Foul by Brian Oliván (Espanyol).
86': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Edu Expósito.
87': Attempt saved. Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
87': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Álvaro Fernández.
88': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
89': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
90': Substitution, Espanyol. Rubén Sánchez replaces Óscar Gil.
90': Substitution, Espanyol. Aleix Vidal replaces Brian Oliván.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Joselu (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
90'+2': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pedri.
90'+5': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
90'+5': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Arnau Tenas (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Foul by Javier Puado (Espanyol).
90'+6': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Javier Puado (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Foul by Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
90'+7': Joselu (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+10': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets with a cross.
90'+10': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
90'+11': Second Half ends, Barcelona 1, Espanyol 1.
0': Match ends, Barcelona 1, Espanyol 1.

Statistics

ESP		BAR
15	Fouls	11
6	Yellow Cards	5
1	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	10
5	Saves	0
22.5	Possession	77.5
4	SHOTS	21
1	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
126	Accurate Passes	583
186	Passes	640
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	14
8	Crosses	29
0.0	Cross %	0.5
54	Long Balls	43
31	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.6	Long Balls %	0.8
3	Blocked Shots	5
7	Effective Tackles	8
17	Tackles	11
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
6	Interceptions	3
12	Effective Clearances	15
12	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 88,095

LALIGA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Real Madrid	32	+48	81
2	Barcelona	32	+27	70
3	Girona	32	+27	68
4	Atlético Madrid	32	+21	61

Full Table

Line-Ups

Barcelona (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
17	Marcos Alonso
15	Andreas Christensen
18	Jordi Alba
20	Sergi Roberto
21	Frenkie de Jong
8	Pedri
30	Gavi
9	Robert Lewandowski
10	Ansu Fati
22	Raphinha

Barcelona Substitutes:

Héctor Bellerín, Alejandro Balde, Iñaki Peña, Jules Koundé, Arnau Tenas, Ronald Araújo, Ferran Torres, Ousmane Dembélé, Memphis Depay, Sergio Busquets, Eric García, Franck Kessié.

Espanyol (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Álvaro Fernández (GK)
4	Leandro Cabrera
24	Sergi Gómez
14	Brian Oliván
2	Óscar Gil
10	Sergi Darder
5	Fernando Calero
12	Vinicius Souza
9	Joselu
17	Martin Braithwaite
21	Nicolás Melamed

Espanyol Substitutes:

Omar El Hilali, Daniel Villahermosa, Javier Puado, Edu Expósito, Rubén Sánchez, Benjamin Lecomte, Joan Garcia, Aleix Vidal, Lazo, Simo, Roger Martínez.

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