La Liga: Espanyol defeats Levante 4-3
CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol had a narrow win over Levante.
CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol had a narrow win over Levante.
Son received a red card (78′). This red card was one of the reason why Levante lost the match.
The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In the presence of 15,193 spectators. The referee was Adrián Cordero Vega who was helped by Aitor Villate Martínez and Antonio Luis Cerezo Parfenof. The 4th official was Manuel Pozueta Rodríguez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 13.4 degrees Celsius or 56.08 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 71%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Espanyol was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Levante that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Espanyol was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 9 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Espanyol won the match.
Espanyol shot 16 times, 9 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Levante shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Espanyol received 4 yellow cards (Y. Herrera, A. Embarba, A. Vidal and K. Bare). On the opposite side, Levante received 4 yellow cards (J. Campana, S. Mustafi, M. Malsa and R. Soldado).
Also, Levante didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after Son (Levante) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (78′).
After this match, Espanyol will have 20 points like Mallorca to stay in the 11th place. On the other side, Levante will stay with 8 points to stay in the 20th place.
Match Events
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6'6'
S. Darder
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9'9'
Y. Herrera
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12'12'
J. de Frutos
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26'26'
Son
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36'36'
A. Embarba
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49'49'
R. de Tomas
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57'57'
J. L. Morales
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57'57'
A. Vidal
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60'60'
J. Puado
S. Gomez
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62'62'
O. Melendo
A. Embarba
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62'62'
N. Melamed
M. Morlanes
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66'66'
J. Campana
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70'70'
S. Mustafi
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69'69'
R. Soldado
R. Marti
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70'70'
A. Cantero
J. L. Morales
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75'75'
G. Melero
J. Campana
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76'76'
J. Puado
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78'78'
Son
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80'80'
K. Bare
Y. Herrera
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80'80'
M. Malsa
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81'81'
K. Bare
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84'84'
Coke
M. Malsa
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84'84'
Pepelu
E. Bardhi
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86'86'
R. Soldado
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89'89'
L. Moron
R. de Tomas
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Espanyol will play away against Celta de Vigo on the 17th of December with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Espanyol (10 draws).
Levante will host Valencia on the 20th of December with a 13-6 head to head record in favor of Valencia (7 draws).
Espanyol: Formation and Lineups
Espanyol started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Vicente Moreno Peris chose to play with the following team: Diego López , Aleix Vidal , Sergi Gómez , Leandro Cabrera , Adrià Pedrosa , Sergi Darder , Yangel Herrera , Manuel Morlanes , Javi Puado , Raúl de Tomás and Adrián Embarba .
Substitutes
Espanyol made 4 changes: A. Embarba for O. Melendo (62′), M. Morlanes for N. Melamed (62′), Y. Herrera for K. Bare (80′) and R. de Tomas for L. Moron (89′).
Top player: Javi Puado
Probably the most impressive player in Espanyol was Javi Puado.
His rating is with 2 goals, 22 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Levante: Formation and Lineups
Levante started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Alessio Lisci played with: Dani Cárdenas , Son , Rúben Vezo , Shkodran Mustafi , Carlos Clerc , Mickaël Malsa , José Campaña , Jorge de Frutos , Enis Bardhi , Roger Martí and José Luis Morales .
Substitutes
Levante made 5 changes: R. Marti for R. Soldado (69′), J. L. Morales for A. Cantero (70′), J. Campana for G. Melero (75′), M. Malsa for Coke (84′) and E. Bardhi for Pepelu (84′).
Top player: Jorge de Frutos
Probably the most impressive player in Levante was Jorge de Frutos.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga
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