BARCELONA, Jan 5 — La Liga leaders Barcelona were held to a 2-2 draw at struggling Espanyol yesterday as China striker Wu Lei came off the bench to grab a late equaliser in a pulsating city derby. Barca’s Frenkie de Jong was sent off and Espanyol’s Wu struck two minutes from time after the...
Espanyol’s Wu Lei celebrates scoring their second goal as Barcelona’s Jordi Alba looks dejected during their La Liga match at RCDE Stadium in Barcelona January 4, 2020. — Reuters pic
Luis Suarez scored early in the second period to cancel out David Lopez’s first-half header for Espanyol. “We did the hardest thing which is to come from behind away from home and take the lead so it feels like two points dropped,” Suarez said. Valverde’s side went into their first match of the new year top of the table while Espanyol were bottom but hoping for a new lease of life in their first game under Abelardo Fernandez, their third coach of the season.
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