La Liga: Espanyol and Valencia draw 2-2 on Sunday
CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol manages to recover against Valencia with a goal on the G. Paulista 54' and a goal on the E. Comert 90'.
CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol manages to recover against Valencia with a goal on the G. Paulista 54′ and a goal on the E. Comert 90′. Valencia was far superior when it came to possession ball (62%)
The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In the presence of 19,766 spectators. The referee was Valentín Pizarro Gómez with the assistance of Iván Masso Granado and Álvaro Granel Peiró. The 4th official was Víctor Pérez Peraza. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 27.4 degrees Celsius or 81.37 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 50%.
Match Statistics
Valencia was in firm control of the ball 62% while Espanyol was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Valencia was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Valencia to win the match.
Espanyol shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Valencia shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Espanyol received 2 yellow cards (S. Darder and B. Olivan). On the opposite side, Valencia received 1 yellow card (M. Diakhaby).
(Espanyol) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Also, Valencia didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after Marcos Andre (Valencia) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (86′).
After this match, Espanyol will have 4 points like Almería and Cádiz to stay in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Valencia will have 9 points to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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46'46'
Aleix Vidal
Javi Puado
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46'46'
J. Kluivert
Samu Castillejo
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54'54'
Gabriel Paulista
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56'56'
Joselu
F. Calero
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60'60'
S. Darder
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62'62'
K. Bare
Exposito
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73'73'
Nico González
André Almeida
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73'73'
Marcos André
E. Cavani
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78'78'
N. Melamed
F. Calero
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74'74'
E. Comert
Gabriel Paulista
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82'82'
B. Olivan
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83'83'
S. Darder
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85'85'
H. Duro
I. Moriba
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86'86'
Marcos Andre
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87'87'
Pol Lozano
Vinicius Souza
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87'87'
Simo
Darder
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90'90'
M. Braithwaite
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90'90'
E. Cömert
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90'90'
M. Diakhaby
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Espanyol will play away with Cádiz on the 9th of October with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Espanyol (1 draw).
Valencia will play away with Osasuna on the 7th of October with a 15-6 head to head statistic in favor of Valencia (7 draws).
Espanyol: Formation and Lineups
Espanyol started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Diego Martínez Penas chose to play with the following team: Álvaro Fernández , Fernando Calero , Sergi Gómez , Leandro Cabrera , Brian Oliván , Sergi Darder , Vinícius Souza , Javi Puado , Edu Expósito , Martin Braithwaite and Joselu .
Espanyol could not rely on the presence of N. Melamed (injured).
Substitutes
Espanyol made 4 changes: J. Puado for A. Vidal (46′), Exposito for K. Bare (62′), F. Calero for N. Melamed (78′) and S. Darder for Simo (87′).
Top player: Sergi Darder
The player who no doubt impressed Espanyol the most was Sergi Darder.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (69% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Valencia: Formation and Lineups
Valencia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Ivan Gennaro Gattuso played with: Giorgi Mamardashvili , Thierry Correia , Gabriel Paulista , Mouctar Diakhaby , José Luis Gayà , André Almeida , Hugo Guillamón , Ilaix Moriba , Samu Castillejo , Edinson Cavani and Samuel Lino .
Substitutes
Valencia made 5 changes: S. Castillejo for J. Kluivert (46′), E. Cavani for Marcos Andre (78′), A. Almeida for Nico (78′), Gabriel Paulista for E. Comert (74′) and I. Moriba for H. Duro (85′).
Top player: Gabriel Paulista
The player who no doubt impressed Valencia the most was Gabriel Paulista.
His rating is with 1 goal, 52 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga
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