Espanyol missed the chance to move level on points with Barcelona and Real Madrid at the top of LaLiga following a 2-2 draw with struggling Rayo Vallecano. The visitors went behind early on as Raul De Tomas netted, but they responded courtesy of goals from Borja Iglesias and Esteban Granero.However, Rayo secured a point that moved them out of the relegation zone with a Gael Kakuta penalty.De Tom...Full Story »

Real Madrid boss Julen Lopetegui admitted his players had looked tired during a 1-0 win over Espanyol which sent them top of LaLiga.Marco Asensio scored the only goal four minutes before half-time, but Los Blancos’ performance levels dropped after their midweek Champions League win against Roma.“They are three important points from a complex and difficult match,” Lopetegui was ...Full Story »

Marco Asensio’s goal was enough to seal Real Madrid a 1-0 victory over Espanyol that lifted them to the top of LaLiga.Asensio’s low angled finish shortly before the break sealed Real a third straight home win, but they were far from convincing against dogged opponents.Julen Lopetegui’s side dismantled Champions League rivals Roma at the Bernabeu in midweek, but lacked the same ...Full Story »

Julen Lopetegui intends to make full use of his squad to keep Real Madrid competitive in both LaLiga and Europe.Los Blancos opened the defence of their Champions League crown with a 3-0 win over Roma on Wednesday night.There is, though, little time to regroup as Espanyol head to the Bernabeu for the start of a hectic run of fixtures which also includes the Madrid derby at the end of Septemb...Full Story »

Gerard Moreno struck deep in stoppage-time to give Espanyol a dramatic 1-0 win over Real Madrid at RCDE Stadium.A much-changed Real Madrid, with Cristiano Ronaldo left out of the squad, looked to have done enough to labour to a share of the points.However, with more than two minutes of added time played, Espanyol broke clear and Moreno crashed the ball past Keylor Navas to give the Barcelona clu...Full Story »

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is not letting Espanyol’s lowly league placing fool him into thinking Tuesday’s clash will be a stroll in the park for his rejuvenated side.Madrid head to the RCDE Stadium looking to build on a seven-match unbeaten run in LaLiga which has seen them pick up six victories and score 30 goals.That improved form – Madrid also beat Paris St Germa...Full Story »

Gerard Pique was unapologetic after celebrating his equaliser in Barcelona’s 1-1 draw against city rivals Espanyol by hushing the opposition’s fans.Pique’s gesture came after Espanyol reported the defender to the Royal Spanish Football Federation for referring to them as “Espanyol from Cornella” following the teams’ Copa del Rey tie last month.Cornella is a su...Full Story »

Gerard Pique netted a late equaliser as Barcelona salvaged a 1-1 derby draw at Espanyol which extended their unbeaten start to the LaLiga season to a club-record 22 games.Espanyol had looked set to follow up last month’s shock Copa del Rey triumph over their neighbours with another upset when Gerard Moreno put them ahead in the 66th minute at a rain-drenched RCDE Stadium.But Barca, whose c...Full Story »

Barcelona have the chance to break a club record on Sunday when they take on city rivals Espanyol for the third time in just over a fortnight. If the runaway LaLiga leaders avoid defeat at the RCDE Stadium it would stretch their unbeaten start to the league season to 22 games. That would be the best run in the club’s history, and move them to within 10 games of equalling the national r...Full Story »

Following the Copa del Rey tie between the rival clubs at the Camp Nou, Espanyol have called on the anti-violence committee to investigate Gerard Pique's comments. There have been additional complaints made about remarks Sergio Busquets made as well as chants heard from the Camp Nou crowd. Espanyol want these three incidents analysed as they believe they are statements which incite violence,...Full Story »

Lionel Messi missed a penalty as Barcelona were beaten in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final against Espanyol Lionel Messi missed a penalty as Barcelona's 29-match unbeaten record came to a shuddering halt at rivals Espanyol. Messi saw his spot-kick saved by Diego Lopez before Espanyol substitute Oscar Melendo scored a memorable winner two minutes from time in the first leg of t...Full Story »

Ernesto Valverde has managed something that few coaches of Barcelona or Espanyol have been capable of, which is being loved by the opposition team's fans. That's because he used to play for and coach Los Pericos and they will applaud him when he visits the RCDE Stadium on Wednesday evening, even if he now comes with their arch rivals. He insisted in Tuesday's press conference that he is fo...Full Story »

Sergi Darder scored against his former club to help Espanyol claim a 1-0 victory at Malaga which increases the pressure on manager Michel.Malaga are second from bottom of LaLiga having won just once in six matches and this latest defeat at Estadio La Rosaleda leaves them five points adrift of safety.The visitors took the lead after six minutes through Darder, who collected Sergio Garcia's knock...Full Story »

Antoine Griezmann was helpless as Atletico Madrid slipped to their first league defeat of the season Atletico Madrid's unbeaten start to La Liga came to an end with a shock 1-0 defeat at Espanyol. Sergio Garcia's late goal saw the hosts join Chelsea as the only side to have beaten Diego Simeone's men in all competitions this season. Garcia's first league goal of the campaign came with two min...Full Story »

David Timor scored the only goal as Girona edged out LaLiga opponents Espanyol. Timor struck from close range during first-half stoppage time to give Girona maximum points. The victory means that they climb five places in LaLiga to ninth, but defeat left Espanyol stuck in 16th spot, one place above Deportivo La Coruna. Girona, despite having three players booked during the second-half, neve...Full Story »

Espanyol claimed their first win for three games as Gerard Moreno's close-range finish gave them a 1-0 win over Getafe in LaLiga.The home side started brightly and almost opened the scoring after six minutes when left-back Aaron Martin was allowed to surge forward and unleash a stinging drive which goalkeeper Vicente Guaita acrobatically tipped over the crossbar.Four minutes later Mario Hermoso...Full Story »

Isco struck twice as champions Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2-0 to claim their first home win of the season in LaLiga on Sunday. The Spaniard found the net in each half as Zinedine Zidane's men stayed within seven points of early leaders Barcelona. Real dominated the game but Espanyol occasionally threatened and almost got back into the game when Gerard Moreno hit a post late in the first half....Full Story »

Zinedine Zidane will decide on the day whether Gareth Bale is fit enough to try to help Real Madrid improve their stuttering home form against Espanyol on Sunday evening. Bale capped a fine performance with a brilliant goal in Tuesday's 3-1 Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund but did not finish the game and has not taken a full part in training since due to a muscle problem. Zidane say...Full Story »

Espanyol moved out of LaLiga's bottom three after Gerard Moreno and Pablo Piatti struck to see off visiting Celta Vigo 2-1. Quique Sanchez Flores' side had taken just one point from their first three matches and were hammered 5-0 at Barcelona in their last outing. But - despite conceding the lion's share of possession throughout at the RCDE Stadium - they fashioned a pair of fine goals on th...Full Story »

Lionel Messi plundered a hat-trick and substitute Ousmane Dembele came off the bench to set up a late goal for Luis Suarez as Barcelona romped to a 5-0 win in the Catalan derby against Espanyol at the Nou Camp. With both title rivals Real Madrid and Atletico having dropped points with draws earlier in the day, Barcelona were looking to strike an early blow at the top of the table. Messi set ...Full Story »