Madrid: In the Spanish football league, the ex-champion Barcelona is tied. Espanyol drew Barça 1-1 in their home match at the Camp Nou. Barça took the lead through Marco Alonso in the seventh minute of play. Espanyol recovered a goal through Joselu in the 73rd minute of the match. The fight between Barca and Real Madrid, who each won 38 points in 15 games, was close. Currently, Barça are first and Real Madrid are second. Espanyol is in 16th place with 13 points. Barça players had the ball in 77% of the match. Roberto suspended
Lewandowski has been placed in the Barça squad thanks to a court-ordered suspension. The second half was eventful. The referee had to take out his card eight times. A total of 14 yellow cards were issued in the game. Three red cards. A red card followed. Mateo Lahoz, who issued 15 yellow cards in the match between Argentina and the Netherlands at the World Cup in Qatar, was the referee here.
Marcos Alonso was awarded a penalty for a foul in the box and Joselu found the net with ease after tapping the kick. Jordi Alba yelled at the referee and walked off after seeing the red card. Vinicius Sosa was also sent off for a foul on Lewandowski before Espanyol could exploit their manpower.
Barça attacked in extra time but missed the mark. Espanyol’s Cabria, Fernando Calero and Xavi Poudo and Barca’s Ferran Torres, Arnau Tenas, Rafinha, Anzu Fati, Gavi and Pedri were all booked.
