Espanyol vs Alavés, 2019-2020 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAEspinosa, Wu help Espanyol down 10-man Alaves
Espanyol defender Bernardo Espinosa and forward Wu Lei scored either side of the break to hand them a 2-0 La Liga home win over Alaves.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Rodrigo Ely (Alavés).
- 2': Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Foul by Adrián Embarba (Espanyol).
- 4': Víctor Camarasa (Alavés) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Attempt missed. Ximo Navarro (Alavés) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleix Vidal with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 6': Foul by Víctor Camarasa (Alavés).
- 6': Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol).
- 7': Rubén Duarte (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Ljubomir Fejsa (Alavés).
- 7': Óscar Melendo (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Bernardo Espinosa (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Oliver Burke (Alavés).
- 11': Aleix Vidal (Alavés) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Foul by David López (Espanyol).
- 17': Foul by Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol).
- 17': Rodrigo Ely (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Hand ball by Fernando Pacheco (Alavés).
- 19': Fernando Pacheco (Alavés) is shown the red card.
- 21': Substitution, Alavés. Roberto Jiménez replaces Edgar Méndez.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Marc Roca (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 26': Hand ball by Wu Lei (Espanyol).
- 26': Wu Lei (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 28': Foul by Javi López (Espanyol).
- 28': Rubén Duarte (Alavés) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Attempt saved. Wu Lei (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Roca.
- 30': Attempt saved. Wu Lei (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 30': Foul by Adrián Embarba (Espanyol).
- 30': Ximo Navarro (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Óscar Melendo.
- 35': Foul by Wu Lei (Espanyol).
- 35': Rodrigo Ely (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt missed. Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David López.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Wu Lei (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Calleri.
- 40': Attempt saved. Dídac Vilá (Espanyol) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Marc Roca with a headed pass.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Dídac Vilá (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 40': Attempt saved. Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 41': Aleix Vidal (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Marc Roca (Espanyol).
- 43': Foul by Rodrigo Ely (Alavés).
- 43': Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Offside, Espanyol. Marc Roca tries a through ball, but Bernardo Espinosa is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt saved. Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Javi López with a cross.
- 45'+1': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Rubén Duarte.
- 45'+2': Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by Ximo Navarro (Alavés).
- 45'+3': Goal! Espanyol 1, Alavés 0. Bernardo Espinosa (Espanyol) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Adrián Embarba with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Espanyol 1, Alavés 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 1, Alavés 0.
- 45': Substitution, Alavés. Pere Pons replaces Aleix Vidal.
- 47': Attempt missed. Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 47': Goal! Espanyol 2, Alavés 0. Wu Lei (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrián Embarba with a through ball.
- 51': Substitution, Espanyol. Raúl de Tomás replaces Wu Lei.
- 52': Substitution, Espanyol. Sergi Darder replaces Adrián Embarba.
- 52': Foul by Víctor Laguardia (Alavés).
- 52': Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Víctor Laguardia (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt saved. Marc Roca (Espanyol) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 55': Substitution, Alavés. Luis Rioja replaces Ljubomir Fejsa.
- 56': Substitution, Alavés. Tomás Pina replaces Rodrigo Ely.
- 58': Foul by Javi López (Espanyol).
- 58': Pere Pons (Alavés) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Víctor Laguardia (Alavés).
- 58': Marc Roca (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Ximo Navarro (Alavés).
- 59': Óscar Melendo (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Tomás Pina (Alavés).
- 60': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Luis Rioja (Alavés).
- 65': Javi López (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Luis Rioja (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Víctor Laguardia.
- 67': Attempt missed. Bernardo Espinosa (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Roca with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Foul by Víctor Laguardia (Alavés).
- 67': Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol).
- 69': Martín Aguirregabiria (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Dangerous play by Dídac Vilá (Espanyol).
- 69': Víctor Camarasa (Alavés) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Tomás Pina (Alavés).
- 70': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol).
- 73': Pere Pons (Alavés) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Bernardo Espinosa (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Víctor Laguardia (Alavés).
- 75': Foul by Tomás Pina (Alavés).
- 75': Óscar Melendo (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Substitution, Espanyol. Matías Vargas replaces Óscar Melendo.
- 78': Foul by Oliver Burke (Alavés).
- 78': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Oliver Burke (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Corner, Alavés. Conceded by Bernardo Espinosa.
- 81': Attempt saved. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Calleri.
- 82': Attempt missed. David López (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 82': Substitution, Alavés. Borja Sainz replaces Víctor Camarasa.
- 84': Foul by Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol).
- 84': Tomás Pina (Alavés) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Substitution, Espanyol. Ander Iturraspe replaces David López.
- 85': Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Substitution, Espanyol. Facundo Ferreyra replaces Jonathan Calleri.
- 86': Offside, Espanyol. Leandro Cabrera tries a through ball, but Raúl de Tomás is caught offside.
- 86': Foul by Facundo Ferreyra (Espanyol).
- 86': Pere Pons (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Sergi Darder (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Raúl de Tomás.
- 90'+1': Dídac Vilá (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Borja Sainz (Alavés).
- 90'+2': Foul by Rubén Duarte (Alavés).
- 90'+2': Matías Vargas (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Facundo Ferreyra (Espanyol).
- 90'+2': Tomás Pina (Alavés) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Espanyol 2, Alavés 0.
- 0': Match ends, Espanyol 2, Alavés 0.
Statistics
 ALA |
ESP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 7 | Saves | 0 |
| 30.8 | Possession | 69.2 |
| 1 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 160 | Accurate Passes | 451 |
| 245 | Passes | 546 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 9 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 13 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 19 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 12 | +29 | 33 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 11 | +10 | 24 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 12 | +11 | 23 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 11 | +1 | 21 |
Line-Ups
Espanyol (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Oier Olazábal (GK) |
| 18 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 20 | Bernardo Espinosa |
| 17 | Dídac Vilà |
| 16 | Javi López |
| 21 | Marc Roca |
| 15 | David López |
| 23 | Adri Embarba  |
| 14 | Óscar Melendo |
| 12 | Jonathan Calleri |
| 7 | Wu Lei |
Alavés (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Pacheco (GK)  |
| 4 | Rodrigo Ely |
| 5 | Víctor Laguardia |
| 3 | Rubén Duarte |
| 23 | Ximo Navarro |
| 10 | Víctor Camarasa |
| 15 | Ljubomir Fejsa |
| 16 | Édgar Méndez |
| 21 | Martín Aguirregabiria |
| 18 | Aleix Vidal |
| 24 | Oliver Burke |
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