Espanyol
VillarrealEspanyol: 13. Lecomte - 2. Gil Ó., 5. Calero F., 14. Oliván (Lazo, 90), 24. Sergi Gomez - 8. Bare (Melamed N., 81), 9. Joselu, 10. Darder, 12. Vinícius Souza (Edu Expósito, 60) - 7. Javi Puado (Dani Gómez, 81), 17. Braithwaite (Vidal Al., 60)
Substitution: Edu Expósito (from 60); Vidal Al. (from 60); Melamed N. (from 81); Dani Gómez (from 81); Lazo (from 90)
Bench: 1. García Jo., 25. Fernández Ál. - 26. El Hilali, 28. Simo - 6. Lozano P., 31. Villahermosa
Yellow Cards: Melamed N. 89
Villarreal: 13. Rulli - 3. Albiol Raúl, 5. Cuenca J., 18. Moreno A. - 2. Femenia (Foyth, 77), 6. Capoue E. (Coquelin, 70), 10. Dani Parejo (Manu Morlanes, 85), 14. Trigueros (Álex Baena, 70), 21. Pino Y. - 11. Chukwueze - 9. Danjuma (Gerard Moreno, 77)
Substitution: Coquelin (from 70); Álex Baena (from 70); Foyth (from 77); Gerard Moreno (from 77); Manu Morlanes (from 85)
Bench: 1. Reina, 31. Álvarez I. - 12. Mojica, 23. Mandi - 15. Jackson N. - 22. Morales J.
Yellow Cards: Capoue E. 38; Pino Y. 79; Albiol Raúl 92
Everything was decided by the end of the first half - within 8 minutes the Catalans delivered 3 goals
"Betis" achieved a minimal victory over Villarreal in a difficult match, which hosts could have lost.
Real Madrid won their third game at the start of the Spanish season
Diego Martínez has been appointed as RCD Espanyol coach for the next two seasons, through to June 30th, 2024.
