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Match Report

Barcelona held 1-1 at home by Espanyol after World Cup break

— Barcelona stumbled in its first game since a seven-week World Cup break when it was held 1-1 by Espanyol at Camp Nou in a heated derby that finished with both teams having a player sent off in the final minutes on Saturday.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

00:45 Marcos Alonso nods in to get Barca off to a flying start Watch on ESPN 01:11 Joselu's penalty brings Espanyol back level with Barca Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BAR leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 17Marcos AlonsoCD-L
  3. 15Andreas ChristensenCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 20Sergi RobertoRB
  6. 21Frenkie de JongCM
  7. 8PedriLM
  8. 30GaviRM
  9. 9Robert LewandowskiF
  10. 10Ansu FatiLF
  11. 22RaphinhaRF

Substitutes

  1. 2Héctor BellerínSUB
  2. 28Alejandro BaldeSUB
  3. 26Iñaki PeñaSUB
  4. 23Jules KoundéSUB
  5. 36Arnau TenasSUB
  6. 4Ronald AraujoSUB
  7. 11Ferran TorresSUB
  8. 7Ousmane DembéléSUB
  9. 14Memphis DepaySUB
  10. 5Sergio BusquetsSUB
  11. 24Eric GarcíaSUB
  12. 19Franck KessiéSUB

ESP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Álvaro FernándezG
  2. 4Leandro CabreraCD-L
  3. 24Sergi GómezCD-R
  4. 14Brian OlivánLB
  5. 2Óscar GilRB
  6. 10Sergi DarderAM
  7. 5Fernando CaleroLM
  8. 12Vinicius SouzaRM
  9. 9JoseluF
  10. 17Martin BraithwaiteAM-L
  11. 21Nicolás MelamedAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Omar El HilaliSUB
  2. 31Daniel VillahermosaSUB
  3. 7Javier PuadoSUB
  4. 20Edu ExpósitoSUB
  5. 27Rubén SánchezSUB
  6. 13Benjamin LecomteSUB
  7. 1Joan GarcíaSUB
  8. 22Aleix VidalSUB
  9. 16LazoSUB
  10. 28SimoSUB
  11. 35Roger MartínezSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 25' Ansu Fati (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 30' Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 30' Brian Oliván (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 31' Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 52' Substitution, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets replaces Gavi.
  7. 55' Fernando Calero (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 57' Substitution, Espanyol. Edu Expósito replaces Fernando Calero.
  9. 57' Substitution, Espanyol. Javier Puado replaces Nicolás Melamed.
  10. 62' Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Raphinha.
  11. 62' Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Ansu Fati.
  12. 73' Goal! Barcelona 1, Espanyol 1. Joselu (Espanyol) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  13. 73' Vinicius Souza (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 74' Edu Expósito (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 74' Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 75' Ferran Torres (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 76' Pedri (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 78' Second yellow card to Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
  19. 80' Second yellow card to Vinicius Souza (Espanyol) for a bad foul.
  20. 81' Joselu (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
  21. 82' Substitution, Barcelona. Alejandro Balde replaces Sergi Roberto.
  22. 82' Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Frenkie de Jong.
  23. 86' Substitution, Espanyol. Simo replaces Martin Braithwaite.
  24. 90' Substitution, Espanyol. Rubén Sánchez replaces Óscar Gil.
  25. 90' Substitution, Espanyol. Aleix Vidal replaces Brian Oliván.
  26. 90'+5' Arnau Tenas (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  27. 90'+6' Javier Puado (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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