Barcelona vs Espanyol, 2021-22 LaLiga

Xavi wins Barcelona coaching debut over Espanyol

Barcelona beat Espanyol on Memphis Depay's penalty as Xavi Hernandez won his debut as Blaugrana boss.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Foul by Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol).
• 1': Ilias Akhomach (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 3': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Espanyol).
• 3': Memphis Depay (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 3': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a headed pass.
• 5': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
• 5': Javier Puado (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 6': Offside, Espanyol. Yangel Herrera tries a through ball, but Adrián Embarba is caught offside.
• 7': Attempt blocked. Ilias Akhomach (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
• 8': Attempt missed. Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
• 10': Attempt missed. Nicolás González Iglesias (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
• 12': Attempt missed. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Adrià Pedrosa with a cross.
• 13': Offside, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong tries a through ball, but Gavi is caught offside.
• 15': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
• 15': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 18': Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
• 20': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
• 20': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 21': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
• 21': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 21': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Óscar Mingueza.
• 23': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
• 25': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
• 25': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
• 26': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
• 26': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 27': Attempt saved. Gavi (Barcelona) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilias Akhomach with a cross.
• 28': Attempt blocked. Nicolás González Iglesias (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
• 29': Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
• 30': Attempt saved. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
• 30': Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
• 32': Attempt blocked. Ilias Akhomach (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás González Iglesias.
• 32': Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolás González Iglesias with a cross.
• 32': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
• 32': Yangel Herrera (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 38': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aleix Vidal.
• 40': Attempt missed. Gavi (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
• 41': Foul by Aleix Vidal (Espanyol).
• 41': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 44': Attempt missed. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
• 44': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
• 45': Foul by David López (Espanyol).
• 45': Memphis Depay (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45': Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Nicolás González Iglesias is caught offside.
• 45'+1': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Espanyol 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Espanyol 0.
• 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli replaces Ilias Akhomach.
• 46': Penalty Barcelona. Memphis Depay draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 46': Penalty conceded by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 48': Goal! Barcelona 1, Espanyol 0. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
• 49': Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
• 50': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
• 50': Javier Puado (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 51': Attempt saved. Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Javier Puado with a through ball.
• 51': Attempt blocked. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 51': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by David López.
• 56': Substitution, Espanyol. Manu Morlanes replaces David López.
• 56': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Javier Puado.
• 56': Attempt blocked. Nicolás González Iglesias (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 56': Dangerous play by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
• 56': Manu Morlanes (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 57': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Eric García.
• 59': Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 59': Foul by Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol).
• 59': Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
• 59': Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
• 61': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Adrià Pedrosa.
• 62': Aleix Vidal (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 62': Foul by Nicolás González Iglesias (Barcelona).
• 63': Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 63': Foul by Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona).
• 64': Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 64': Offside, Barcelona. Nicolás González Iglesias tries a through ball, but Frenkie de Jong is caught offside.
• 67': Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 67': Foul by Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Barcelona).
• 68': Attempt saved. Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner.
• 68': Attempt missed. Manu Morlanes (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adrià Pedrosa following a set piece situation.
• 69': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
• 69': Yangel Herrera (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 69': Attempt missed. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
• 70': Foul by Adrián Embarba (Espanyol).
• 70': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 70': Substitution, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho replaces Gavi.
• 73': Attempt missed. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
• 74': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
• 74': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 77': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
• 77': Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 77': Substitution, Espanyol. Landry Dimata replaces Yangel Herrera.
• 78': Substitution, Espanyol. Wu Lei replaces Adrián Embarba.
• 78': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Sergio Busquets because of an injury.
• 80': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
• 80': Landry Dimata (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 81': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
• 82': Foul by Landry Dimata (Espanyol).
• 82': Nicolás González Iglesias (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 83': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
• 83': Wu Lei (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 83': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 83': Attempt missed. Landry Dimata (Espanyol) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wu Lei with a cross following a set piece situation.
• 86': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Manu Morlanes with a cross.
• 88': Substitution, Barcelona. Yusuf Demir replaces Nicolás González Iglesias because of an injury.
• 88': Substitution, Barcelona. Ronald Araújo replaces Óscar Mingueza because of an injury.
• 88': Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
• 90'+1': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ronald Araújo.
• 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrià Pedrosa.
• 90'+3': Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+3': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
• 90'+3': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 90'+5': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
• 90'+5': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+5': Substitution, Espanyol. Loren Morón replaces Sergi Darder.
• 90'+6': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
• 90'+6': Attempt missed. Sergi Gómez (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Melamed with a cross following a corner.
• 90'+7': Second Half ends, Barcelona 1, Espanyol 0.
• 0': Match ends, Barcelona 1, Espanyol 0.