Espanyol vs Sevilla, 2025-26 LALIGA
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Carlos Romero (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ramon Terrats.
- 4': Attempt missed. Kike García (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
- 7': Attempt saved. Pere Milla (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Odysseas Vlachodimos (Sevilla). Assisted by Ramon Terrats.
- 14': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Rubén Vargas.
- 16': Attempt saved. Akor Adams (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol). Assisted by Djibril Sow.
- 16': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Marko Dmitrovic.
- 16': Attempt missed. Rubén Vargas (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adnan Januzaj following a corner.
- 17': Peque Fernández (Sevilla) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Juanlu Sánchez.
- 19': Foul by Kike García (Espanyol).
- 19': Marcão (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Tyrhys Dolan.
- 20': Attempt saved. Peque Fernández (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol). Assisted by Adnan Januzaj with a cross.
- 20': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Marko Dmitrovic.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Marcão (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Peque Fernández with a cross.
- 22': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Carlos Romero.
- 23': Foul by Andrés Castrín (Sevilla).
- 23': Kike García (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Adnan Januzaj (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Carlos Romero (Espanyol).
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Adnan Januzaj (Sevilla).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Foul by Akor Adams (Sevilla).
- 27': Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Marko Dmitrovic.
- 29': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Ramon Terrats.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Peque Fernández (Sevilla) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adnan Januzaj.
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Adnan Januzaj (Sevilla).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Substitution, Sevilla. Chidera Ejuke replaces Adnan Januzaj because of an injury.
- 36': Attempt missed. Chidera Ejuke (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juanlu Sánchez.
- 36': Attempt saved. Gabriel Suazo (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol). Assisted by Chidera Ejuke.
- 36': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Marko Dmitrovic.
- 38': Attempt saved. Akor Adams (Sevilla) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol). Assisted by Gabriel Suazo.
- 38': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Marko Dmitrovic.
- 41': Attempt saved. Kike García (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Odysseas Vlachodimos (Sevilla).
- 41': Batista Mendy (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Pere Milla (Espanyol).
- 42': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol).
- 42': Gabriel Suazo (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Batista Mendy (Sevilla).
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Kike García (Espanyol).
- 45'+1': Peque Fernández (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Carlos Romero.
- 45'+3': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Kike García.
- 45'+3': Foul by Akor Adams (Sevilla).
- 45'+3': Kike García (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Espanyol 0, Sevilla 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 0, Sevilla 0.
- 48': Goal! Espanyol 1, Sevilla 0. Pere Milla (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan with a cross.
- 50': Djibril Sow (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
- 50': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Attempt missed. Juanlu Sánchez (Sevilla) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Akor Adams.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Rubén Vargas (Sevilla).
- 54': Substitution, Sevilla. Alfon González replaces Rubén Vargas because of an injury.
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Akor Adams (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
- 55': Batista Mendy (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Kike García (Espanyol).
- 57': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol).
- 57': Peque Fernández (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt missed. Chidera Ejuke (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alfon González.
- 58': Foul by Carlos Romero (Espanyol).
- 58': Juanlu Sánchez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Pere Milla (Espanyol).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Substitution, Espanyol. Pol Lozano replaces Edu Expósito.
- 62': Substitution, Espanyol. Roberto Fernández replaces Ramon Terrats.
- 62': Foul by Roberto Fernández (Espanyol).
- 62': Marcão (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Chidera Ejuke (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juanlu Sánchez.
- 63': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Omar El Hilali.
- 64': Attempt missed. Chidera Ejuke (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Suazo following a corner.
- 66': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Juanlu Sánchez.
- 67': Alfon González (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol).
- 68': Chidera Ejuke (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Carlos Romero (Espanyol).
- 68': Attempt blocked. Alfon González (Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juanlu Sánchez.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Alfon González (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kike García.
- 70': Handball by Kike García (Espanyol).
- 71': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
- 71': Peque Fernández (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Pere Milla (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Substitution, Sevilla. Lucien Agoumé replaces Djibril Sow.
- 71': Substitution, Sevilla. Alexis Sánchez replaces Peque Fernández.
- 71': Substitution, Sevilla. Nemanja Gudelj replaces Batista Mendy.
- 73': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Sevilla).
- 73': Kike García (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Handball by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).
- 74': Substitution, Espanyol. Charles Pickel replaces Pere Milla.
- 74': Substitution, Espanyol. Jofre Carreras replaces Kike García.
- 76': Attempt saved. Alfon González (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol). Assisted by Gabriel Suazo.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Alfon González (Sevilla) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
- 76': Offside, Sevilla. Akor Adams is caught offside.
- 83': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Gabriel Suazo.
- 83': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Marcão.
- 84': Attempt saved. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Odysseas Vlachodimos (Sevilla). Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan with a cross.
- 84': Goal! Espanyol 2, Sevilla 0. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Urko González de Zárate.
- 85': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 86': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Carlos Romero.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Marcão (Sevilla) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Suazo with a cross.
- 86': Own Goal by Leandro Cabrera, Espanyol. Espanyol 2, Sevilla 1.
- 88': Substitution, Espanyol. Antoniu Roca replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
- 90': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Fernando Calero.
- 90': Attempt missed. Marcão (Sevilla) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Suazo with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Marcão (Sevilla).
- 90'+1': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Akor Adams (Sevilla) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Alfon González with a cross.
- 90'+4': Foul by Andrés Castrín (Sevilla).
- 90'+4': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Andrés Castrín (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Foul by Charles Pickel (Espanyol).
- 90'+5': Juanlu Sánchez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Akor Adams (Sevilla) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
- 90'+7': Alfon González (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).
- 90'+7': Pol Lozano (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Espanyol 2, Sevilla 1.
- 0': Match ends, Espanyol 2, Sevilla 1.
Statistics
SEV |
ESP![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 13 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 67 | Possession | 33 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 415 | Accurate Passes | 169 |
| 493 | Passes | 242 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 23 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 18 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 17 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 25,166
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 17 | +29 | 43 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 17 | +18 | 39 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 15 | +18 | 35 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 17 | +14 | 34 |
Line-Ups
Espanyol (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Marko Dmitrovic (GK) |
| 6 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 5 | Fernando Calero |
| 22 | Carlos Romero |
| 23 | Omar El Hilali |
| 8 | Edu Expósito |
| 4 | Urko Gonzalez |
| 14 | Ramón Terrats |
| 24 | Tyrhys Dolan |
| 19 | Enrique García |
| 11 | Pere Milla |
Sevilla (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 23 | Marcão |
| 32 | Andrés Castrín |
| 12 | Gabriel Suazo |
| 16 | Juanlu Sanchez |
| 14 | Peque |
| 19 | Batista Mendy |
| 20 | Djibril Sow |
| 9 | Akor Adams |
| 11 | Rubén Vargas |
| 24 | Adnan Januzaj |
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