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Espanyol

15th · 2-1-4 · 7 pts · 0
Ugh, no.
Espanyol lost to Rayo Vallecano
Espanyol2-1-3 1 – 2 Rayo Vallecano2-1-3
FT · Tue, Sep 15

Match Details

Estadio Municipal de Butarque (Leganés, Madrid) · ESPN Deportes, ESPN+

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Rayo Vallecano 2, Espanyol 1.
  • 90'+9'Second Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 2, Espanyol 1.
  • 90'+9'Attempt missed. Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+8'Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+8'Handball by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).
  • 90'+7'Attempt blocked. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edu Expósito with a cross.
  • 90'+6'Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
  • 90'+5'Alemão (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5'Foul by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).
  • 90'+4'Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Clemens Riedel.
  • 90'+3'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2'Delay in match because of an injury Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano).

Line Score

12T
ESP 01 1
RAY 20 2

Match Leaders

Espanyol
Rayo Vallecano

League Table · 2026-27 Spanish LALIGA
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Barcelona 7 7 0 0 +24 21
2 Atlético 7 5 1 1 +9 16
3 Betis 7 5 1 1 +2 16
4 Real Madrid 7 5 0 2 +10 15
5 Sevilla 7 4 1 2 +1 13
6 Alavés 7 3 2 2 +5 11
7 Deportivo 7 2 4 1 +2 10
8 Real Sociedad 7 3 1 3 -4 10
9 Villarreal 7 2 2 3 +1 8
10 Athletic 6 2 2 2 +1 8
11 Getafe 7 2 2 3 -3 8
12 Rayo 7 2 2 3 -5 8
13 Osasuna 7 2 2 3 -7 8
14 Celta Vigo 7 1 4 2 +2 7
15 Espanyol 7 2 1 4 0 7
16 Racing 7 2 1 4 -10 7
17 Levante 6 1 2 3 -4 5
18 Elche 7 1 2 4 -6 5
19 Valencia 7 1 1 5 -9 4
20 Málaga 7 0 3 4 -9 3
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Key Events

90'+8'Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) is shown the red card.
90'+1'Alemão (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Iván Balliu replaces Álvaro García.
84'Substitution, Espanyol. Pol Lozano replaces Urko González de Zárate.
80'Gnangoro (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Alemão replaces Sergio Camello.
76'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Fran Pérez replaces Giorgi Tsitaishvili.
74'Substitution, Espanyol. Cala replaces Javi Hernández.
70'Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
67'Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63'Marcos Fernández (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Gnangoro replaces Unai López.
61'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Óscar Valentín replaces Mujaid Sadick.
54'Goal! Rayo Vallecano 2, Espanyol 1. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Javi Hernández with a through ball following a fast break.
45'Substitution, Espanyol. Edu Expósito replaces Gabriel Moscardo.
45'Substitution, Espanyol. Bryan Zaragoza replaces Rafel Bauzà.
45'Substitution, Espanyol. Marcos Fernández replaces Roger Hinojo.
45'+2'Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26'Goal! Rayo Vallecano 2, Espanyol 0. Adrià Pedrosa (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro García.
3'Goal! Rayo Vallecano 1, Espanyol 0. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.

Team Stats

EspanyolRayo Vallecano
General
45.5 Possession % 54.5
19 Shots 16
5 On Target 2
2 Offsides 0
5 Corners 3
15 Fouls 10
Passing & Defense
285 Passes Completed 370
7 Crosses Won 3
5 Tackles Won 9
7 Interceptions 15
22 Clearances 32
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 0
0 Saves 3

Recent Form

Rayo Vallecano L D L W L
Espanyol W L L D W

Starting Lineups

Rayo Vallecano4-2-3-1
25 Audero
2 Ratiu 24 Lejeune 15 Sadick 17 Pedrosa 26'
8 López 6 Ciss
14 Tsitaishvili 4 Díaz 18 García 3'A
10 Camello
9 Fernández 54'
3 Hartman 26 Bauza 28 Hernandez A
20 Moscardo De Salles 4 Gonzalez
21 Hinojo 6 Cabrera 5 Riedel 23 El Hilali
13 Dmitrovic
Espanyol4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Rayo Vallecano

  1. EA #25 Emil AuderoG
  2. MS #15 Mujaid SadickCD-L
  3. FL #24 Florian LejeuneCD-R
  4. AP #17 Adrià PedrosaLB26'
  5. #2 Andrei RatiuRB
  6. PD #4 Pedro DíazAM
  7. PC #6 Pathé CissLM
  8. UL #8 Unai LópezRM
  9. SC #10 Sergio CamelloF
  10. ÁG #18 Álvaro GarcíaAM-L3'
  11. GT #14 Giorgi TsitaishviliAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Espanyol

  1. MD #13 Marko DmitrovicG
  2. LC #6 Leandro CabreraCD-L
  3. CR #5 Clemens RiedelCD-R
  4. RH #21 Roger HinojoLB
  5. OE #23 Omar El HilaliRB
  6. RB #26 Rafael BauzaAM
  7. GM #20 Gabriel MoscardoLM
  8. UG #4 Urko GonzalezRM
  9. RF #9 Roberto FernándezF54'
  10. #3 Quilindschy HartmanAM-L
  11. JH #28 Javi HernandezAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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