Espanyol

Barca host local rivals Espanyol looking to extend lead at the top

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 - 11:01 GMT

La Liga leaders Barcelona, coming off the back of a 4-0 win against Real Madrid in the Clasico at the Bernabeu at the weekend, host local rivals Espanyol on Sunday aiming to extend their lead at the top of the standings.

Ancelotti happy with Real's poise in comeback win over Espanyol

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 - 09:39 GMT

Ancelotti praised his players poise under pressure as they dominated proceedings, earning a win thanks to goals by Dani Carvajal, Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe that canceled Courtois' own-goal early in the second-half.

Griezmann set for Atletico second coming

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 - 02:03 GMT

Griezmann is set for his second debut with Atletico Madrid when they travel to Espanyol this weekend.

Admired by Guardiola, Rubi leads Espanyol revival

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 - 01:05 GMT

Espanyol coach Rubi has transformed the fortunes of the often under-achieving Catalan club and galvanised hopes ahead of Saturday's city derby at home to La Liga champions Barcelona.

Inside Espanyol: a giant history and bright future

Mon, 03 Dec 2018 - 10:39 GMT

The club, based in Barcelona, has been living in the shadow of the city giants, Barcelona that has had much more success.

Espanyol beat Bilbao to keep pressure on Barcelona

Tue, 06 Nov 2018 - 04:09 GMT

Rubi, appointed as coach in June, has overseen a sensational start to the season by the Catalan club.

Atletico surrender unbeaten home league record with Espanyol loss

Mon, 07 May 2018 - 02:00 GMT

Atletico Madrid suffered a hangover from reaching the Europa League final in midweek as they slumped to a surprise 2-0 defeat at home

Levante sack coach Muniz after long winless streak

Mon, 05 Mar 2018 - 07:00 GMT

La Liga strugglers Levante sacked their coach Juan Ramon Lopez Muniz on Sunday.

Barcelona's Pique in the clear for derby celebration

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 - 01:23 GMT

The Spanish football federation (RFEF) said on Thursday it had ended its investigation into the defender.

Pique could face punishment for Espanyol celebration - Tebas

Tue, 06 Feb 2018 - 12:30 GMT

If the Spanish football federation's competition committee deems Pique's actions punishable, the Spanish international could face a suspension of up to three games.

Garcia denies racially abusing Barca's Umtiti

Mon, 05 Feb 2018 - 01:02 GMT

Garcia became embroiled in a heated argument with the French centre back on the pitch in the 1-1 draw at the RCDE Stadium in Cornella.

Pique silences Espanyol critics to keep Barca unbeaten

Sun, 04 Feb 2018 - 06:40 GMT

Gerard Pique headed home a late equaliser for Barcelona against Catalan rivals Espanyol to earn his side a 1-1 draw

I would rather be a farmer than manage Arsenal or Barcelona: Pochettino

Fri, 26 Jan 2018 - 01:30 GMT

It seems that Pochettino cares about club rivalries as much as the fans.

Montella off the mark as Sevilla win at Espanyol

Sat, 20 Jan 2018 - 04:30 GMT

Sevilla coach Vincenzo Montella earned his first win in La Liga at the third attempt as his side secured an impressive 3-0 victory at Espanyol

Melendo, Espanyol product who stopped Barca’s unbeaten run

Thu, 18 Jan 2018 - 11:30 GMT

The 88th minute goal led to Espanyol Barcelona and dashed the team’s hopes of keeping an unbeaten season.

Flores rejects offer to manage Stoke

Sat, 13 Jan 2018 - 07:00 GMT

Flores was successful in the Premier League with Watford in 2016 and he managed to secure a mid-table position for the newly promoted club.

Catalan La Liga clubs to join region-wide strike

Tue, 03 Oct 2017 - 01:00 GMT

La Liga sides Barcelona, Espanyol and Girona have decided to join the general strike in Catalonia on Tuesday, Oct. 3.

Barcelona is my home, Iniesta

Mon, 11 Sep 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Andres Iniesta’s contract with Barcelona ends this season, and the club still has not reached an agreement with the player.

Suarez praises Messi after scoring hatrick in the derby

Sun, 10 Sep 2017 - 03:00 GMT

Lionel Messi scores three goals in Barcelona 5-0 victory over Espanyol.

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