Víctor Sánchez cleared the ball in the very last moment when Óscar would have been through alone in the 1-on-1 with Casilla inside the Espanyol area!

Only two minutes are added to this match. Not very much for a Spanish football game. The referees there usually give a lot of additional time but nothing big happend here in the second half.

Capdevila intercepted a ball just in front of the own area but when he could have initiated a fast counter attack he played a misdirected pass that gave the ball back to Valladolid in the midfield.

Wakaso with a shot from about 20 metres, goes over the crossbar.

Dani Hernández leaves his net and cleares against Wakaso with both fists at the border of the 18-yard box!

The free kick went straight into the wall...

Little push from behind against Sergio García by Rueda. Gives Espanyol an excellent free kick position at the right wing.

On the other side of the pitch Simao found Javi López at the right side of the guest area but López' cross was blocked by a defender.

Rubio with a long cross towards the second post where Rukavina wasn't able to reach it.

The guests are preparing their second change.

Great idea by Wakaso who looked for Sergio García with a long through ball but in the end it was too long for his team colleague.

Again Cristian Gómez with a try for Espanyol. His shot from the distance went several metres past the right post.

Cristian Gómez with a shot that was deflected for a corner which then stayed harmless.

Free kick by Óscar, not precise enough so that Manucho couldn't reach it.

20 minutes plus additional time are left in this match. Maybe a lucky punch can give one of the teams the win.

The following corner was directed towards the far post from where Capdevila's header went wide.

Pass by Sergio García to Capdevila whose cross was blocked at cost of a corner by Rukavina.

On the other side of the pitch Manucho tried it with a shot that was very slow and harmless.

An Espanyol corner from the right side was cleared with a header by Manucho.

Clear foul by Sereno against Simao who received a pass by Sergio García deep in the guest half but the referee lets the play continue.

Corner for the guests from the left side. Manucho went for the header but the ball rather hit him thean vice versa. Still the Espanyol defense needed several tries to finally clear the situation.

Javi López avoids a cross from the left wing by Valladolid.

After Wakaso's entry into this match almost every Espanyol attack goes over the right wing. Without success though by now.

Verdú with a foul against Bueno. He is lucky that he doesn't get booked.

Corner for the hosts from the right side, cleared at the near post by Balenziaga.

Espanyol are increasing the pressure again.

Sereno pulls the jersey of Sergio García. Dangerous free kick position at the left wing but Simao's free kick cross was cleared by Rukavina with a header.

A terrible cross by the new man Wakaso ends up with a goal kick.

Distance shot by Manucho, goes over the crossbar significantly...

Rukavina with a cross from the right wing, cleared with a diving header by Héctor Moreno.

Two minutes are added to the first half due to the Colotto injuiry and the change.

The ball stays in the midfield. Both teams look for a hole in the opponents' defense.

Verdú with a shot from the second row, deflected for an Espanyol corner from the left side. Capdevila brought the corner towards the near post where Rukavina cleared the situation.

Heavy check by Balenziaga in the midfield against Sergio García. Looked like in an American Football game. Free kick for Espanyol.

Again the hosts played it very well. They attacked their opponents deep in their half, forced them to play the ball back to goalkeeper Dani Hernández who then found no one he could give the ball to and the ball landed outside of the pitch. Ball possession goes back to Espanyol.

Sergio García with early pressing against guest goalie Dani Hernández who was forced to play a fast ball that ended outside of the pitch for an Espanyol throw-in.

Longo goes again down in the penalty area, again the referee signals there was nothing. Though it was no penalty there was a hard entry against Longo just in front of the area and it's understandable that Longo is not so happy with this decision.

Sergio García with the pass to Longo who waited at the border of the 18-yard box but he lost the ball immidiately.

A long ball by the guests was too high for Manucho so that the match continues with a throw in by Espanyol.

Hard entry by Manucho against Víctor Sánchez at Espanyol's right outside lane in the midfield, no card shown though.

Another great ball into the Valladolid box, the guest defense paid attention once more when Sergio García almost would have been through.

Lob into the guest area but Dani Hernández left his net and caught the ball.

The following corner from the right side led to the next good opportunity for Espanyol. A header from the near post by Héctor Moreno went just past the far corner!

The fans are applauding in memory of their former team captain Dani Jarque who passed away in 2009. It's the 21st minute - his jersey number was the 21 - and it's tradition by the home fans to applaud every game during this minute.

Second corner for Valladolid this afternoon, Víctor Sánchez clears it via header.

Sergio García wins another corner for Espanyol, again the execution is harmless.

In the fight for a long pass Sergio García backheeled it at the endline so that Rueda touched the ball as last man. Corner for Espanyol but cleared easily.

In an aerial duell Manucho hit Colotto with his elbow in the face. Clarly not intentional but still that hurts and it looks like Colotto's lips were bleeding.

Omar with a run over the left outside lane, an Espanyol defender intercepts the ball.

The following Espanyol attack ended with a ball that was too long for Longo - goal kick Valladolid.

The corner was directed towards the near post, easy clearance by the Espanyol defense.

On the other side of the pitch Manucho received a ball on the right wing, kept it in play, gave a pass back to his team colleagues and after a cross from the left side Valladolid earned their first corner kick of the match.

Long ball for Espanyol's Longo, he goes down inside the guest area after a little push from behind but the referees signals this was not enough for a penalty shot.

Valladolid with their first attempts to come closer to the Espanyol area but so far without success.

The sun shines, the pitch is in good conditions. Everything is served for a nice football game.

The home side is playing with early pressing in the midfield.

Sergio García with the first dangerous situation of the match. He ran away from his guard Rueda but his shot then went wide.

Starting lineups:

Espanyol Barcelona: Casilla - J. López, Colotto, H. Moreno, Capdevila - R. Rodríguez, V. Sánchez - Longo, Verdú, Simao - S. García

Real Valladolid: D. Hernández - Balenziaga, Rueda, Sereno, Rukavina - Sastre, Rubio - Omar, Bueno, Larsson - Manucho

Referees: Mateu Lahoz

There is a minute of silence before the match.

Before this matchday Espanyol Barcelona were 13th in Primera División with 31 points in 25 games. There is a huge gap between them and the European spots but also between Espanyol and the relegation zone. Today's guests Real Valladolid were in a similar situation as 11th with 33 points.

After an impressing 5-1-0 record in the last six matches and 16 of 18 possible points, Espanyol lost for the first time in their last away match when they were beaten 0-1 by second placed Atlético Madrid. On the other side Valladolid earned only two points in four matches before they beat Rayo Vallecano (2-1) on the road last week.

The head-to-head record shows a clear advantage for Espanyol,especially in home matches against Valladolid. In the last six years though all matches between the two teams ended with not more than one goal difference as a maximum, including four consecutive draws between the two sides.

If one of the two teams can improve their situation in the midfield of the table, we'll see in a few minutes.

Welcome. Game starts at 16:00 GMT / 17:00 CET.