| Barca was caught by the referee Mangalam

Madrid: In the Spanish football league, the former champion Barcelona is tied. Espanyol tied Barca 1-1 in the match held at their home ground at Camp Nou. Barca took the lead through Marco Alonso in the seventh minute of the game. Espanyol pulled a goal back through Joselu in the 73rd minute of the game. The fight between Barca and Real Madrid, who won 38 points each from 15 games, was tight. Currently, Barca is first and Real Madrid is second. Espanyol is in 16th place with 13 points. Barca players had the ball in 77 percent of the game. Suspended Roberto

Lewandowski was included in the Barca squad thanks to a court-ordered stay. The second half was eventful. The referee had to take out the card eight times. A total of 14 yellow cards were issued in the game. Three red cards. A red card followed. Mateo Lahoz, who issued 15 yellow cards in the match between Argentina and Holland in Qatar World Cup, was the referee here.

Marcos Alonso was awarded a penalty for a foul inside the box and Joselu found the net with ease following taking the kick. Jordi Alba yelled at the referee and left following seeing the red card. Vinicius Sosa was also red-carded for a foul on Lewandowski before Espanyol might capitalize on man numbers.

Barca attacked in extra time but missed the target. Espanyol’s Cabria, Fernando Calero and Xavi Poudo and Barca’s Ferran Torres, Arnau Tenas, Rafinha, Anzu Fati, Gavi and Pedri were all booked.