ESP 2-2 BAR: 3 Red Cards Within 2 Minutes, Adama Troare’s Assist & Other Talking Points In The Game

Yesterday, Xavi Hernandez’s Barcelona was up against league rivals Espanol for their Spanish Laliga fixture. The dramatic game ended in a 2-2 draw following Luuk De Jong’s late equalizer.

The game between Xavi Hernandez’s Barcelona and Espanol was an interesting one to watch as both team players battled it out until the last minute.

The game was filled with fascinating drama from the first half until the last minute. This article states different talking points in the game between Barcelona and Espanol.

1. Three red cards within two minutes.

Gerard Pique was also a recipient of a red card in the dramatic 2-2 draw that played out in the ‘Derbi Barceloní’ between Espanyol and Xavi Hernandez’s Barcelona. The veteran Spanish defender received two bookings in the space of 16 minutes and the referee had every right to give him his marching orders.

The Barcelona and Spanish defenders were involved in an unnecessary clash of heads with Espanyol’s Nico Melamed which saw both players collect their second yellow cards.

Manu Morlanes got a straight red card after interfering with Gerrard Pique and Nico Melamed’s issues. Xavi Hernandez’s squad was trailing at that point. Pedri gave them an early lead but the home team turned things around in the second half.

2. Adama Traore’s Assist

The Wolverhampton’s star player was involved in yet another goal for Xavi Hernandez’s Barcelona this season. However, Luuk De Jong came off the bench to score a late equalizer for Xavi’s team through Adama Traore’s assist. The draw was enough to take them to the top four but still trail Real Betis with 4 points.

3. Gerard Piqué moves into fifth in all-time appearances for Barcelona: 

Following Gerrard Pique’s appearance in Barcelona starting XI yesterday the Spaniard became the fifth player with the most number of appearances for the Camp Nou club.

Here are other present and ex- players’ numbers of matches they featured in.

Lionel Messi—778

Xavi—767

Andrés Iniesta—674 

Sergio Busquets—660

Piqué—594

Carles Puyol—593

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