De Jong saves Barcelona from defeat against Espanyol

February 13, 2022

Barcelona scored a fatal draw with its host Espanyol (2-2), on Sunday evening, in the 24th round of La Liga.

Pedri scored for Barca in the 2nd minute, Luke de Jong (90 + 6), Serge Darder scored for Espanyol in the 40th minute, and Raul de Tomas scored in the 64th minute.

With this tie, the Blaugrana raised its score to 39 points, in fourth place, and Espanyol raised its score to 28 points, in thirteenth place.

The match began with Barcelona scoring an early goal, in the 2nd minute, when Jordi Alba sent a cross from the left side to Pedri, who shot directly into the net.

Barcelona striker Adama Traore hit a powerful ball from inside the penalty area, which passed the left post of Espanyol’s goal, in the 14th minute.

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Jordi Alba sent a cross into the penalty area, which reached Ferran Torres, who hit a powerful header, which passed over the crossbar in the 39th minute.

Serge Darder scored the equalizer for Espanyol, in the 40th minute, when he received a pass from his colleague Raul de Thomas, and aimed from the edge of the penalty area to the far left of Ter Stegen, Barcelona goalkeeper.

At the start of the second half, Barcelona midfielder Javi succeeded in adding the second goal for his team, but the match referee canceled it after referring to the video technology, which proved the presence of an offside case against Ferran Torres.

Watch the goals of the match Barcelona – Espanyol 2-2

Raul de Tomas, the Espanyol striker, scored the second goal for the hosts in the 64th minute, after receiving a long pass from his colleague Serge Darder, and received it well on his chest before shooting it strongly into the net.

Barcelona tried to get back in the score, but Ferran Torres hit the ball very awkwardly, in the 72nd minute.

On the other hand, Raul de Thomas fired a powerful shot, which passed the left post of Ter Stegen’s goal, in the 78th minute.

A clash occurred between Barcelona defender Pique and Espanyol’s Melamed, so the match referee decided to expel the two, during the added time.

Luke de Jong scored the equalizer for Barcelona, in the 96th minute, when he received a cross from Adama Traore, to hit it with a header down the left of goalkeeper Diego Lopez, and gifted a valuable point to the Blaugrana.