FC Barcelona 1-1 Espanyol: Draw on Saturday

Jake Osgathorpe|Dec 31, 2022 15:03 GMT

BARCELONA. FC Barcelona and Espanyol draw 1-1. M. Alonso scored the first goal (7') for FC Barcelona. Joselu settled the score 1-1 (73') with a penalty kick.

BARCELONA. FC Barcelona and Espanyol draw 1-1. M. Alonso scored the first goal (7′) for FC Barcelona. Joselu settled the score 1-1 (73′) with a penalty. FC Barcelona was far superior when it came to possession ball (77%)

The match was played at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In the presence of 88,095 spectators. The referee was Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz who was helped by Pau Cebrián Devis and Rubén Porras Rico. The 4th official was Francisco José Ortega Herrera. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 20.4 degrees Celsius or 68.65 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 52%.

FC Barcelona

1

Espanyol

1

31 Dec 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 77% while Espanyol was struggling with a 23% ball possession.

FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. However, this did not suffice for FC Barcelona to win the match.

FC Barcelona shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Espanyol shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

FC Barcelona received 7 yellow cards (Ansu Fati, Gavi, Jordi Alba, Ferran Torres, Pedri, Xavi and Raphinha). On the other side, Espanyol received 6 yellow cards (Brian Oliván, Leandro Cabrera, Fernando Calero, Vinicius Costa, Edu Expósito and Javi Puado).

Jordi Alba (FC Barcelona) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (78′).

Also, Espanyol didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after Vinicius Costa (Espanyol) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (80′).

After playing this match, FC Barcelona will have 37 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Espanyol will have 12 points like Sevilla and Cádiz to stay in the 17th place.

Match Events

7'

7'

Marcos Alonso

Andreas Christensen
26'

26'

Ansu Fati
30'

30'

Gavi
30'

30'

Brian Oliván
31'

31'

Leandro Cabrera
52'

52'

Sergio Busquets

Gavi
55'

55'

Fernando Calero
57'

57'

Edu Expósito

Fernando Calero
57'

57'

Javi Puado

Nico Melamed
62'

62'

Ousmane Dembélé

Raphinha
62'

62'

Ferran Torres

Ansu Fati
73'

73'

Joselu (Penalty)
74'

74'

Vinicius Costa
74'

74'

Edu Expósito
74'

74'

Jordi Alba
75'

75'

Ferran Torres
76'

76'

Pedri
78'

78'

Jordi Alba
80'

80'

Vinicius Costa
81'

81'

Joselu
82'

82'

Alejandro Balde

Sergi Roberto
82'

82'

Jules Koundé

Frenkie de Jong
84'

84'

Leandro Cabrera (Red card cancelled)
86'

86'

Wassim Keddari Boulif

Martin Braithwaite
90'

90'

Aleix Vidal

Brian Oliván
90'

90'

R. Sánchez Sáez

Óscar Gil
90'

90'

Xavi
90'

90'

Raphinha
90'

90'

Arnau Tenas
90'

90'

Javi Puado

Next match

In the upcoming La Liga match, FC Barcelona will play away against Atlético Madrid on the 8th of January with a 25-9 head to head statistic in favor of FC Barcelona (10 draws).

Atlético Madrid

0

FC Barcelona

1

8 Jan 2023 Full time

Espanyol will host Girona on the 7th of January with a 2-2 head to head record.

Espanyol

2

Girona

2

7 Jan 2023 Full time

FC Barcelona: Formation and Lineups

FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Xavier Hernández Creus chose to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen (6.3), Sergi Roberto (6.9), Andreas Christensen (7.6), Marcos Alonso (7.4), Jordi Alba (7.1), Gavi (6.6), Frenkie de Jong (7.4), Pedri (7.1), Raphinha (7.4), Robert Lewandowski (6.5) and Ansu Fati (6.6).

Substitutes

FC Barcelona made 5 changes: Gavi for Sergio Busquets (52′), Raphinha for Ousmane Dembélé (62′), Ansu Fati for Ferran Torres (62′), Frenkie de Jong for Alejandro Balde (82′) and Sergi Roberto for Jules Koundé (82′).

Top player: Andreas Christensen

Probably the most impressive player in FC Barcelona was Andreas Christensen.

His rating is (7.6) with 80 passes (96% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 11.

Espanyol: Formation and Lineups

Espanyol started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the other side, Diego Martínez Penas played with: Álvaro Fernández (7.6), Óscar Gil (7.3), Sergi Gómez (6.8), Leandro Cabrera (6.5), Brian Oliván (6.5), Vinícius Souza (6.4), Fernando Calero (6.8), Nicolás Melamed (6.1), Sergi Darder (6.8), Martin Braithwaite (6.7) and Joselu (7.5).

Substitutes

Espanyol made 5 changes: Fernando Calero for Edu Expósito (57′), Nico Melamed for Javi Puado (57′), Martin Braithwaite for Wassim Keddari Boulif (86′), Brian Oliván for Aleix Vidal (90′) and Óscar Gil for R. Sánchez Sáez (90′).

Best player: Álvaro Fernández

The player that probably impressed the most for Espanyol was the goalkeeper: Álvaro Fernández. His rating is 7.61. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jake Osgathorpe

In the 1990s, I grew up watching the Premier League and idolised Eric Cantona and David Beckham. Later, I expanded my football horizons to include European and South American teams. Covered Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for several years in Spain; currently covering Marcus Rashford and Erling Haaland in Manchester. worked for Reuters, UEFA, FIFA, The Telegraph, and The Daily Mail until joining LOOTRS in 2022. usually spotted sporting a waterproof jacket at The Etihad or Old Trafford.