
FC Barcelona 1-2 Espanyol - February 21, 2009 / Liga BBVA 2008/2009
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Team line-ups
FC Barcelona
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Víctor Valdés | 27 | 289 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Éric Abidal | 23 | 29 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Rafa Márquez | 30 | 206 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gerard Piqué | 22 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dani Alves | 25 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Yaya Touré | 61 | 25 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Seydou Keita | 37 | 29 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Xavi | 29 | 453 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Thierry Henry | 46 | 31 | 76 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Samuel Eto'o | 64 | 27 | 178 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Lionel Messi | 21 | 142 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
26.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
142
Espanyol
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Idriss Kameni | 25 | 151 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Daniel Jarque | 26 | 197 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sergio Sánchez | 22 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nicolás Pareja | 25 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David García | 28 | 190 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Moisés Hurtado | 28 | 135 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Iván De la Peña | 505571 | 32 | 193 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ángel Martínez | 36 | 23 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Nenê | 88 | 27 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Luis García | 28 | 169 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Iván Alonso | 29 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
26.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
108
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Carles Puyol | 23 | 30 | 426 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Sergio Busquets | 46 | 20 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Eidur Gudjohnsen | 64 | 30 | 102 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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M |
Román Martínez | 36 | 25 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Coro | 71 | 26 | 170 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Raúl Tamudo | 88 | 31 | 369 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Rafa Márquez
IN
Martín Cáceres
OUT
Yaya Touré
IN
Sergio Busquets
OUT
Thierry Henry
IN
Andrés Iniesta
OUT
Lionel Messi
IN
Alexander Hleb
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ángel Martínez
IN
Milan Smiljanic
OUT
Iván De la Peña
IN
Román Martínez
OUT
Daniel Jarque
IN
Marc Torrejón
OUT
Moisés Hurtado
IN
Coro
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
38
39
Success rate in this team:
77 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
77 %
Guardiola vs Espanyol
2 victories
1 draw
1 loss
Guardiola vs Pochettino
1 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
36
7
Success rate in this team:
14 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
14 %
Pochettino vs FC Barcelona
1 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Pochettino vs Guardiola
1 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Referee
Carlos Delgado Ferreiro
11 victories |
2 draws |
3 losses |
FC Barcelona16 matches | General total | Espanyol15 matches | 2 victories |
7 draws |
6 losses |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
FC Barcelona1 match | Season total | Espanyol2 matches | 1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Latest figure on April 12, 2014 | Latest figure on March 25, 2014 |
Videos
Key figures

FC Barcelona keeps its 23 matches with at least one goal scored at home running (since 04/05/2008). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 12/03/2005-14/04/2006 time period (30 matches).

End of streak for Espanyol after 14 consecutive matches without a win away from home (since 24/09/2008). It was the best streak for the club since 22/01/2006-15/10/2006 (16 matches).

Espanyol keeps its 15 matches with at least one goal conceded away from home running (since 24/09/2008). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 27/01/2002-05/01/2003 time period (18 matches).
General ranking
1 | FC Barcelona | 60 pts | 24 rd | |
2 | Real Madrid | 53 pts | 24 rd | |
3 | Sevilla FC | 44 pts | 24 rd | |
+1 | 4 | Villarreal | 41 pts | 24 rd |
-1 | 5 | Valencia CF | 38 pts | 23 rd |
General ranking
16 | Recreativo Huelva | 25 pts | 23 rd | |
17 | Osasuna | 21 pts | 23 rd | |
18 | Mallorca | 21 pts | 23 rd | |
+1 | 19 | Espanyol | 21 pts | 24 rd |
-1 | 20 | Numancia | 20 pts | 23 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VFC Barcelona 2-1 Atlético Madrid14/01/2009 | VFC Barcelona 5-0 Deportivo La Coruña17/01/2009 | VFC Barcelona 4-1 Numancia24/01/2009 | VFC Barcelona 3-2 Espanyol29/01/2009 | VFC Barcelona 2-0 Mallorca05/02/2009 | VFC Barcelona 3-1 Sporting Gijón08/02/2009 |
Overall | VFC Barcelona 4-1 Numancia24/01/2009 | VFC Barcelona 3-2 Espanyol29/01/2009 | VRacing Santander 1-2 FC Barcelona01/02/2009 | VFC Barcelona 2-0 Mallorca05/02/2009 | VFC Barcelona 3-1 Sporting Gijón08/02/2009 | DReal Betis 2-2 FC Barcelona14/02/2009 |
Current form
Away | DAthletic Bilbao 1-1 Espanyol04/01/2009 | LPoli Ejido 3-2 Espanyol07/01/2009 | LMálaga 4-0 Espanyol18/01/2009 | DValladolid 1-1 Espanyol25/01/2009 | LFC Barcelona 3-2 Espanyol29/01/2009 | DGetafe 1-1 Espanyol08/02/2009 |
Overall | DEspanyol 0-0 FC Barcelona21/01/2009 | DValladolid 1-1 Espanyol25/01/2009 | LFC Barcelona 3-2 Espanyol29/01/2009 | DEspanyol 1-1 Recreativo Huelva01/02/2009 | DGetafe 1-1 Espanyol08/02/2009 | LEspanyol 0-2 Sevilla FC15/02/2009 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 8 | 0 |
Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 8 | 14 |
Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 10 | 0 |
Scoring streak | 22 | 6 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
Winless streak | 14 | 7 |
Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
Scoring streak | 3 | 0 |
Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 14 | 5 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
1 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
20 |
1 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
15 |
2 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
236 |
1 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
19 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
23 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
23 |
12 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
12 |
19 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
10 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
3 |
Draws (Competition total) |
9 |
2 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
5 |
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
11 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
6 |
Goals
70 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
20 |
43 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
8 |
18 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
37 |
8 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
21 |
3.04 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.87 |
3.58 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.67 |
0.78 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.61 |
0.67 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.75 |
Betting aid
17 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
9 |
9 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
5 |
8 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
4 |
5 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
8 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
5 |
14 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
12 |
7 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
6 |
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
45 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
70 |
18 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
36 |
3 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
5 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
Key players
![]() | Samuel Eto'o | 23 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Luis García | ![]() |
![]() | Samuel Eto'o | 17 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Luis García | ![]() |
![]() | Samuel Eto'o | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
![]() | Samuel Eto'o | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Xavi | 5 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | - | ||
![]() | Xavi | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Samuel Eto'o | 23 goals during the last 21 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | Iván Alonso | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
206 gf
80 ga
Away
118 gf
115 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
1 ga
Total
327 gf
196 ga
Historical head to head
Home
115 gf
118 ga
Away
80 gf
206 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
3 ga
Total
196 gf
327 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 5 - 0 |
November 29, 1992 |
Home | 5 - 0 |
November 29, 1992 |
Largest victory
Overall | 6 - 0 |
April 15, 1951 |
Away | 4 - 1 |
April 18, 1954 |
Latest head to head
January 29, 2009 - Copa del Rey 2008/2009
January 21, 2009 - Copa del Rey 2008/2009
September 27, 2008 - Liga BBVA 2008/2009
April 19, 2008 - Primera Division 2007/2008
December 01, 2007 - Primera Division 2007/2008
Best historical scorers against Espanyol
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Asensi | 9 goals | 1973 - 1980 |
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Laszlo Kubala | 8 goals | 1953 - 1961 |
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Patrick Kluivert | 8 goals | 1998 - 2003 |
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Sandor Kocsis | 8 goals | 1959 - 1964 |
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Justo Tejada Martinez | 8 goals | 1956 - 1960 |
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Manuel Clares Garcia | 7 goals | 1974 - 1977 |
Best historical scorers against FC Barcelona
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Raúl Tamudo | 8 goals | 2001 - 2007 |
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Coro | 3 goals | 2007 - 2009 |
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Tintín Márquez | 3 goals | 1986 - 1986 |
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Igor Korneev | 2 goals | 1992 - 1992 |
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Jose Paredes | 2 goals | 1963 - 1963 |
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Florin Raducioiu | 2 goals | 1997 - 1997 |
Players with most games played vs Espanyol
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Migueli | 29 matches | 1974 - 1988 |
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Juan Segarra Iracheta | 24 matches | 1950 - 1962 |
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Antonio Ramallets | 23 matches | 1949 - 1961 |
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Xavi | 23 matches | 1998 - 2009 |
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Francisco Carrasco | 21 matches | 1978 - 1988 |
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Sigfrido Gracia Royo | 20 matches | 1955 - 1964 |
Players with most games played vs FC Barcelona
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Raúl Tamudo | 22 matches | 1999 - 2008 |
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Moisés Arteaga | 15 matches | 1994 - 2001 |
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Diego Orejuela | 13 matches | 1983 - 1990 |
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Thomas N'Kono | 13 matches | 1983 - 1989 |
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Mauricio Pochettino | 13 matches | 1994 - 2004 |
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Alberto Lopo | 12 matches | 2001 - 2006 |
They played in both sides
254 matches


35 matches
194 matches


21 matches
179 matches


13 matches
177 matches


1 match
177 matches


73 matches
120 matches


192 matches
They played in both sides
39 matches


254 matches
120 matches


192 matches
87 matches


145 matches
15 matches


142 matches
107 matches


133 matches
107 matches


122 matches
Competition info
The other matches
February 21, 2009
February 22, 2009
Post-match general ranking
pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
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1
| ![]() | FC Barcelona | 60 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 20 | +51 |
2
| ![]() | Real Madrid | 53 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 28 | +27 |
3
| ![]() | Sevilla FC | 44 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 21 | +11 |
+14
| ![]() | Villarreal | 41 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 32 | +6 |
-15
| ![]() | Valencia CF | 38 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 34 | +9 |
6
| ![]() | Atlético Madrid | 36 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 35 | +13 |
7
| ![]() | Málaga | 36 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 34 | +4 |
8
| ![]() | Deportivo La Coruña | 35 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 29 | -2 |
9
| ![]() | Athletic Bilbao | 30 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | -3 |
10
| ![]() | Valladolid | 30 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 36 | -2 |
11
| ![]() | Racing Santander | 29 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 27 | -2 |
12
| ![]() | Getafe | 27 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 35 | -2 |
13
| ![]() | Sporting Gijón | 27 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 53 | -23 |
14
| ![]() | Almería | 27 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 37 | -8 |
15
| ![]() | Real Betis | 26 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 38 | -6 |
16
| ![]() | Recreativo Huelva | 25 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 33 | -13 |
17
| ![]() | Osasuna | 21 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 30 | -7 |
18
| ![]() | Mallorca | 21 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 40 | -17 |
+119
| ![]() | Espanyol | 21 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 38 | -16 |
-120
| ![]() | Numancia | 20 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 46 | -20 |
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