Real Betis vs Espanyol Real Betis vs Espanyol

Leandro Cabrera from Espanyol intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Aitor Ruibal relieves the pressure with a clearance

Real Betis are trying to create something here.

Carlos Romero relieves the pressure with a clearance

Goal kick for Espanyol

Ball possession: Real Betis: 69%, Espanyol: 31%.

Real Betis take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Jofre Carreras from Espanyol is ruled offside

Edu Exposito is leaving the field to be replaced by Ramon Terrats in a tactical substitution.

Diego Llorente from Real Betis intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Clemens Riedel from Espanyol is ruled offside

Pablo Fornals from Real Betis sends an effort wide of target

Pablo Fornals goes for goal, but the shot lacks precision and sails wide

Space opens up for Pablo Fornals but his finish goes wide of the target. Could have done better there.

Chance! Pablo Fornals finds some room for a shot but fails to work the keeper. It's a goal kick

Goal kick for Espanyol

Ruben Sanchez fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box

A shot by Jofre Carreras is blocked

Marc Bartra relieves the pressure with a clearance

Edu Exposito swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.

A shot by Ezequiel Avila is blocked

Pablo Fornals from Real Betis takes a short corner kick from the left.

POST! So nearly a goal by Pablo Garcia but his finish hits the post!

Ball possession: Real Betis: 69%, Espanyol: 31%.

Goal kick for Espanyol

The referee signals a free kick as Omar El Hilali from Espanyol trips Abdessamad Ezzalzouli

Abdessamad Ezzalzouli is penalised for pushing Cyril Ngonge

Tyrhys Dolan is leaving the field to be replaced by Jofre Carreras in a tactical substitution.

Cyril Ngonge is leaving the field to be replaced by Ruben Sanchez in a tactical substitution.

Real Betis are trying to create something here.

Reckless challenge there. Aitor Ruibal commits a rough foul on Cyril Ngonge

Aitor Ruibal commits a rough foul on an opponent and goes into the referee's book

Sergi Altimira is leaving the field to be replaced by Pablo Garcia in a tactical substitution.

Ball possession: Real Betis: 68%, Espanyol: 32%.

Real Betis are trying to create something here.

Leandro Cabrera makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Valentin Gomez makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Pol Lozano from Espanyol goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Juan Hernandez

Hector Bellerin is leaving the field to be replaced by Ezequiel Avila in a tactical substitution.

Edu Exposito relieves the pressure with a clearance

Marc Bartra from Real Betis intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Espanyol are trying to create something here.

Real Betis take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Real Betis are trying to create something here.

Tyrhys Dolan from Espanyol intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Leandro Cabrera from Espanyol intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Marc Bartra is penalised for pushing Edu Exposito

Goal kick for Espanyol

Ball possession: Real Betis: 70%, Espanyol: 30%.

Diego Llorente wins an air challenge against Cyril Ngonge

Marc Bartra fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box

Reckless challenge there. Clemens Riedel commits a rough foul on Abdessamad Ezzalzouli

Clemens Riedel commits a rough foul on an opponent and goes into the referee's book

Pol Lozano is penalised for pushing Sergi Altimira

Marko Dmitrovic from Espanyol intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Espanyol take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Hector Bellerin relieves the pressure with a clearance

Urko Gonzalez de Zarate fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box

Clemens Riedel is penalised for pushing Abdessamad Ezzalzouli

The referee is not having the complaints from Omar El Hilali who is given a yellow card for dissent

Antony is leaving the field to be replaced by Abdessamad Ezzalzouli in a tactical substitution.

Espanyol are trying to create something here.

Espanyol are trying to create something here.

Edu Exposito fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box

Ball possession: Real Betis: 71%, Espanyol: 29%.

Edu Exposito swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.

Diego Llorente from Real Betis intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Real Betis are trying to create something here.

The cross by Pablo Fornals from Real Betis successfully finds a teammate in the box.

The referee signals a free kick as Omar El Hilali from Espanyol trips Valentin Gomez

Diego Llorente from Real Betis intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Real Betis start a counter attack

The referee signals a free kick as Carlos Romero from Espanyol trips Aitor Ruibal

Carlos Romero commits a rough foul on an opponent and goes into the referee's book

Real Betis with a potentially dangerous attack.

Omar El Hilali relieves the pressure with a clearance

The referee signals a free kick as Juan Hernandez from Real Betis trips Omar El Hilali

Ball possession: Real Betis: 71%, Espanyol: 29%.

Diego Llorente from Real Betis intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Tyrhys Dolan relieves the pressure with a clearance

Real Betis are trying to create something here.

Clemens Riedel relieves the pressure with a clearance

Roberto Fernandez is leaving the field to be replaced by Kike Garcia in a tactical substitution.

Aitor Ruibal shoots from outside the box, but Marko Dmitrovic has it under control

Aitor Ruibal tries his luck from distance but his effort ends up safely in the hands of Marko Dmitrovic

Tyrhys Dolan from Espanyol goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Hector Bellerin

Real Betis are trying to create something here.

Sofyan Amrabat makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Real Betis are trying to create something here.

Leandro Cabrera relieves the pressure with a clearance

Real Betis take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Ball possession: Real Betis: 71%, Espanyol: 29%.

Espanyol are trying to create something here.

Cyril Ngonge from Espanyol is ruled offside

The referee signals a free kick as Leandro Cabrera from Espanyol trips Juan Hernandez

Goal kick for Espanyol

Carlos Romero hand-balls

Carlos Romero controls the ball with his hand

Espanyol are trying to create something here.

Roberto Fernandez is penalised for pushing Diego Llorente

Ball possession: Real Betis: 73%, Espanyol: 27%.

The referee signals a free kick as Valentin Gomez from Real Betis trips Cyril Ngonge

Roberto Fernandez from Espanyol is ruled offside

Sofyan Amrabat fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box

Goal kick for Espanyol

Diego Llorente wins an air challenge against Roberto Fernandez

Real Betis are in control of the ball.

Espanyol are trying to create something here.

Valentin Gomez relieves the pressure with a clearance

Clemens Riedel makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

The second half is underway

Omar El Hilali relieves the pressure with a clearance

Real Betis take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Real Betis take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

The fourth official shows there are 1 minute(s) of time to be added

Aitor Ruibal makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Real Betis are trying to create something here.

Ball possession: Real Betis: 72%, Espanyol: 28%.

It's over! The referee blows for half time

Urko Gonzalez de Zarate makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Real Betis take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Ball possession: Real Betis: 72%, Espanyol: 28%.

Real Betis are trying to create something here.

Real Betis are trying to create something here.

Hector Bellerin makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Real Betis take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Reckless challenge there. Leandro Cabrera commits a rough foul on Pablo Fornals

The referee signals a free kick as Valentin Gomez from Real Betis trips Cyril Ngonge

Ball possession: Real Betis: 70%, Espanyol: 30%.

The referee signals a free kick as Omar El Hilali from Espanyol trips Aitor Ruibal

Carlos Romero relieves the pressure with a clearance

Diego Llorente makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Carlos Romero makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

The referee signals a free kick as Cyril Ngonge from Espanyol trips Valentin Gomez

The cross by Aitor Ruibal from Real Betis successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Juan Hernandez from Real Betis sends an effort wide of target

Juan Hernandez goes for goal, but the shot lacks precision and sails wide

Space opens up for Juan Hernandez but his finish goes wide of the target. Could have done better there.

Chance! Juan Hernandez finds some room for a shot but fails to work the keeper. It's a goal kick

Goal kick for Espanyol

The referee signals a free kick as Cyril Ngonge from Espanyol trips Valentin Gomez

The referee signals a free kick as Urko Gonzalez de Zarate from Espanyol trips Pablo Fornals

Real Betis are trying to create something here.

Real Betis are trying to create something here.

Goal kick for Espanyol

Antony fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box

Goal kick for Espanyol

Ball possession: Real Betis: 68%, Espanyol: 32%.

The cross by Tyrhys Dolan from Espanyol successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Roberto Fernandez sends a header towards goal, but Alvaro Valles is there to comfortably save it

The cross by Pablo Fornals from Real Betis successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Sergi Altimira sends a header towards goal, but Marko Dmitrovic is there to comfortably save it

Pablo Fornals from Real Betis takes a short corner kick from the left.

Clemens Riedel from Espanyol intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Real Betis are in control of the ball.

Aitor Ruibal hand-balls

Aitor Ruibal controls the ball with his hand

Real Betis take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Espanyol take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Ball possession: Real Betis: 67%, Espanyol: 33%.

Good effort by Antony as he directs a shot on target, but Marko Dmitrovic saves it

Pablo Fornals from Real Betis is ruled offside

Real Betis are trying to create something here.

Real Betis with a potentially dangerous attack.

The cross by Hector Bellerin from Real Betis successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Good effort by Aitor Ruibal as he directs a shot on target, but Marko Dmitrovic saves it

Oooh... that was a sitter! Aitor Ruibal should have scored from that position

Aitor Ruibal from Real Betis sends an effort wide of target

Aitor Ruibal goes for goal, but the shot lacks precision and sails wide

Space opens up for Aitor Ruibal but his finish goes wide of the target. Could have done better there.

Chance! Aitor Ruibal finds some room for a shot but fails to work the keeper. It's a goal kick

Juan Hernandez from Real Betis sends an effort wide of target

Juan Hernandez goes for goal, but the shot lacks precision and sails wide

Space opens up for Juan Hernandez but his finish goes wide of the target. Could have done better there.

Chance! Juan Hernandez finds some room for a shot but fails to work the keeper. It's a goal kick

Goal kick for Espanyol

Real Betis take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Diego Llorente from Real Betis intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Real Betis are trying to create something here.

A shot by Juan Hernandez is blocked

Leandro Cabrera successfully blocks the shot

Ball possession: Real Betis: 72%, Espanyol: 28%.

Edu Exposito swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.

Valentin Gomez from Real Betis intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Marc Bartra from Real Betis intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Urko Gonzalez de Zarate fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box

Goal kick for Real Betis

The referee signals a free kick as Sergi Altimira from Real Betis trips Urko Gonzalez de Zarate

Valentin Gomez relieves the pressure with a clearance

Diego Llorente from Real Betis intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Cyril Ngonge fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box

Goal kick for Real Betis

Carlos Romero makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Espanyol take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Sergi Altimira relieves the pressure with a clearance

Sofyan Amrabat relieves the pressure with a clearance

Espanyol take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Pablo Fornals is penalised for pushing Clemens Riedel

Diego Llorente relieves the pressure with a clearance

Ball possession: Real Betis: 75%, Espanyol: 25%.

Roberto Fernandez hand-balls

Roberto Fernandez controls the ball with his hand

Real Betis take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Carlos Romero relieves the pressure with a clearance

Goal kick for Espanyol

Cyril Ngonge wins an air challenge against Valentin Gomez

The game is restarted

Real Betis are trying to create something here.

Omar El Hilali relieves the pressure with a clearance

Real Betis take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.

Omar El Hilali is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field.

Clemens Riedel from Espanyol intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Ball possession: Real Betis: 69%, Espanyol: 31%.

Real Betis are trying to create something here.

Clemens Riedel makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

The referee signals a free kick as Urko Gonzalez de Zarate from Espanyol trips Sergi Altimira

Aitor Ruibal from Real Betis sends an effort wide of target

Aitor Ruibal goes for goal, but the shot lacks precision and sails wide

Space opens up for Aitor Ruibal but his finish goes wide of the target. Could have done better there.

Chance! Aitor Ruibal finds some room for a shot but fails to work the keeper. It's a goal kick

Real Betis are trying to create something here.

Cyril Ngonge relieves the pressure with a clearance

Espanyol are trying to create something here.

Sergi Altimira relieves the pressure with a clearance

A shot by Antony is blocked

Clemens Riedel successfully blocks the shot

Valentin Gomez from Real Betis intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Edu Exposito fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box

Goal kick for Real Betis

Espanyol take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Valentin Gomez makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Ball possession: Real Betis: 75%, Espanyol: 25%.

The referee signals a free kick as Marc Bartra from Real Betis trips Tyrhys Dolan

The referee signals a free kick as Aitor Ruibal from Real Betis trips Omar El Hilali

Goal kick for Real Betis

Sofyan Amrabat relieves the pressure with a clearance

Real Betis are trying to create something here.

Marko Dmitrovic from Espanyol intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Omar El Hilali from Espanyol intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Pablo Fornals from Real Betis swings in the corner from the left.

Diego Llorente sends a header towards goal, but Marko Dmitrovic is there to comfortably save it

Ball possession: Real Betis: 45%, Espanyol: 55%.

Real Betis are trying to create something here.

Hector Bellerin wins an air challenge against Tyrhys Dolan

Espanyol are trying to create something here.

Marc Bartra relieves the pressure with a clearance

Real Betis take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Espanyol take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Tyrhys Dolan relieves the pressure with a clearance

Espanyol take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Real Betis are in control of the ball.

Diego Llorente relieves the pressure with a clearance

Real Betis take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Urko Gonzalez de Zarate relieves the pressure with a clearance

Antony relieves the pressure with a clearance

The referee starts the match

Espanyol kick-off, and the game is underway.

A perfect day for football with glorious sunshine.

The pitch is in good condition today allowing for more technical play

Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.

The match resumes with a drop ball

Welcome to Estadio de La Cartuja, the match will start in about 5 minutes.

Welcome to Estadio de La Cartuja where the two teams take the field for the start of this match.

Welcome to Estadio de La Cartuja where we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the two teams

Welcome to Estadio de La Cartuja, where we await the arrival of today's teams.

Welcome to Estadio de La Cartuja, now all we need are the two teams.

Welcome to today's crucial game from Estadio de La Cartuja. We are awaiting the arrival of both teams, in anticipation of a great match!