2018–19 RCD Espanyol season
Appearance
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2018–19 season | ||||
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President | Chen Yansheng | |||
Head coach | Rubi | |||
Stadium | Cornellà-El Prat | |||
La Liga | 7th | |||
Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Borja Iglesias (17) All: Borja Iglesias (20) | |||
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The 2018–19 season was the 84th season in La Liga played by RCD Espanyol, a Spanish football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
First team squad
- As of 10 February 2018 [1]
No. | Name | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Joined | Signed From | Transfer Fee | Ends |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
1 | Roberto | Madrid | 10 February 1986 | 2016 | Olympiacos | €3,000,000 | 2019 | |
13 | Diego López | Paradela | 3 November 1981 | 2016 | Milan | Free | 2020 | |
Defenders | ||||||||
5 | Naldo | Santo André | 10 January 1988 | 2017 | Querétaro | €2,500,000 | 2020 | |
6 | Óscar Duarte | Catarina | 3 June 1989 | 2016 | Club Brugge | €1,150,000 | 2019 | |
8 | Roberto Rosales | Caracas | 20 November 1988 | 2018 | Málaga | Loan | 2019 | |
12 | Dídac Vilà | Mataró | 9 June 1989 | 2017 | AEK Athens | €250,000 | 2020 | |
16 | Javi López | Osuna | 21 January 1986 | 2006 | Espanyol B | Free | 2019 | |
22 | Mario Hermoso | Madrid | 18 June 1995 | 2017 | Real Madrid Castilla | €400,000 | 2020 | |
Midfielders | ||||||||
4 | Víctor Sánchez | Terrassa | 8 September 1987 | 2012 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Free | 2021 | |
10 | Sergi Darder | Artà | 22 December 1993 | 2017 | Lyon | €8,000,000 | 2023 | |
14 | Óscar Melendo | Barcelona | 23 August 1997 | 2003 | Espanyol B | Free | 2022 | |
15 | David López | Barcelona | 9 October 1989 | 2016 | Napoli | €4,000,000 | 2023 | |
18 | Álex Lopez | Terrassa | 2 June 1997 | Espanyol B | Free | 2022 | ||
21 | Marc Roca | Vilafranca del Penedès | 26 November 1996 | 2008 | Espanyol B | Free | 2022 | |
23 | Esteban Granero | Madrid | 2 July 1987 | 2017 | Real Sociedad | Free | 2020 | |
Forwards | ||||||||
7 | Borja Iglesias | Compostela | 17 January 1993 | 2018 | Celta | €10,000,000 | 2022 | |
9 | Sergio García | Barcelona | 9 June 1983 | 2017 | Al-Rayyan | Free | 2019 | |
11 | Facundo Ferreyra | Lomas de Zamora | 14 March 1991 | 2019 | Benfica | loan | 2019 | |
17 | Hernán Pérez | Fernando de la Mora | 25 February 1989 | 2015 | Villarreal | Undisclosed | 2020 | |
19 | Pablo Piatti | Ucacha | 31 March 1989 | 2016 | Valencia | €1,300,000 | 2020 | |
20 | Javi Puado | Barcelona | 25 May 1998 | 2014 | Espanyol B | Free | 2022 | |
24 | Wu Lei | Nanjing | 19 November 1991 | 2019 | Shanghai SIPG | €2,000,000 | 2022 |
Transfers
In
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
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17 | FW | Hernán Pérez | 29 | EU | Alavés | Loan Return | Summer | 2020 | |||
1 | GK | Roberto | 32 | EU | Málaga | Loan Return | Summer | 2019 | |||
8 | FW | Álvaro Vázquez | 27 | EU | Gimnàstic | Loan Return | Summer | 2020 | |||
24 | DF | Sergio Sánchez | 32 | EU | Rubin Kazan | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free | Marca | |
10 | MF | Sergi Darder | 24 | EU | Lyon | Transfer | Summer | 2023 | €8,000,000 | Marca | |
18 | MF | Álex López | 21 | EU | Espanyol B | Promoted | Summer | 2022 | Youth system | Marca | |
2 | DF | Pipa | 20 | EU | Espanyol B | Promoted | Summer | 2022 | Youth system | Marca | |
20 | FW | Javi Puado | 20 | EU | Espanyol B | Promoted | Summer | 2022 | Youth system | Marca | |
7 | FW | Borja Iglesias | 25 | EU | Celta Vigo | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | €10,000,000 | RCDEspanyol.com | |
8 | DF | Roberto Rosales | 29 | Non-EU | Málaga | Loan | Summer | 2019 | Free | RCDEspanyol.com | |
24 | FW | Wu Lei | 27 | Non-EU | Shanghai SIPG | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | €2 million | RCDEspanyol.com |
Total Spending: €18,000,000
Out
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | MF | Sergi Darder | 24 | EU | Lyon | Loan Return | Summer | |||
8 | MF | Carlos Sánchez | 32 | Non-EU | Fiorentina | Loan return | Summer | |||
24 | DF | Sergio Sánchez | 32 | EU | Rubin Kazan | Loan Return | Summer | |||
7 | FW | Gerard | 26 | EU | Villarreal | Transfer | Summer | €20,000,000 | VillarrealCF.es | |
2 | DF | Marc Navarro | 22 | EU | Watford | Transfer | Summer | €2,000,000 | WatfordFC.com | |
10 | MF | José Manuel Jurado | 32 | EU | Al-Ahli | Transfer | Summer | Free | Al-Ahli FC Twitter | |
1 | GK | Pau López | 23 | EU | Real Betis | Transfer | Summer | Free | RealBetisBalompie.es | |
FW | Jairo Morillas | 25 | EU | V-Varen Nagasaki | Transfer | Summer | Free | V-Varen.com | ||
3 | DF | Aarón Martín | 21 | EU | Mainz 05 | Loan | Summer | €3,000,000 | Mainz05.de | |
8 | FW | Álvaro Vázquez | 27 | EU | Real Zaragoza | Loan | Summer | Free | RealZaragoza.com | |
24 | DF | Sergio Sánchez | 32 | EU | Unattached | Contract Termination | Summer | RCDEspanyol.com |
Total Income: €25,000,000
Net Income: €7,000,000
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
19 July 2018 Friendly | Olot | 1–2 | Espanyol | Olot |
19:30 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 2,171 Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández |
25 July 2018 Friendly | Richmond Kickers | 2–4 | Espanyol | Richmond, United States |
19:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 7,356 Referee: JC Griggs |
28 July 2018 Friendly | FC Cincinnati | 2–3 | Espanyol | Cincinnati, United States |
19:30 EDT | Report | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 16,135 Referee: Brandon Artis |
5 August 2018 Friendly | Burnley | 0–2 | Espanyol | Burnley, England |
13:30 WEST | Report | Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Lee Mason |
8 August 2018 Friendly | Gimnàstic | 0–2 | Espanyol | Tarragona |
20:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Nou Estadi Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera |
11 August 2018 Friendly | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–3 | Espanyol | Wegberg |
15:30 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 2,315 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
Competitions
La Liga
Template:2018–19 La Liga table
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −8 |
Last updated: 18 May 2019.
Source: LaLiga.es
Result round by round
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2019. Source: LaLiga.es
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
18 August 2018 1 | Celta Vigo | 1–1 | Espanyol | Vigo |
18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Abanca-Balaídos Attendance: 16,362 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre |
26 August 2018 2 | Espanyol | 2–0 | Valencia | Cornellà de Llobregat |
18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |
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Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 18,391 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
2 September 2018 3 | Alavés | 2–1 | Espanyol | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 13,102 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva |
16 September 2018 4 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Levante | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 18,172 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
22 September 2018 5 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Espanyol | Madrid |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 68,034 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
25 September 2018 6 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Eibar | Cornellà de Llobregat |
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 13,547 Referee: José Munuera Montero |
28 September 2018 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 2–2 | Espanyol | Madrid |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 12,102 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
7 October 2018 8 | Espanyol | 3–1 | Villarreal | Cornellà de Llobregat |
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |
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Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 20,032 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
21 October 2018 9 | Huesca | 0–2 | Espanyol | Huesca |
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: El Alcoraz Attendance: 6,964 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
28 October 2018 10 | Valladolid | 1–1 | Espanyol | Valladolid |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 18,262 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega |
5 November 2018 11 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Cornellà |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 14,328 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
11 November 2018 12 | Sevilla | 2–1 | Espanyol | Seville |
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 38,809 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre |
25 November 2018 13 | Espanyol | 1–3 | Girona | Cornellà de Llobregat |
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 22,816 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
2 December 2018 14 | Getafe | 3–0 | Espanyol | Getafe |
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 9,287 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
8 December 2018 15 | Espanyol | 0–4 | Barcelona | Cornellà de Llobregat |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 24,037 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
16 December 2018 16 | Espanyol | 1–3 | Betis | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 20,275 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
22 December 2018 17 | Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | Espanyol | Madrid |
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 58,069 Referee: Mario Melero López |
4 January 2019 18 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Leganés | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 15,085 Referee: José Luis González González |
14 January 2019 19 | Real Sociedad | 3–2 | Espanyol | San Sebastián |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 17,301 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
21 January 2019 20 | Eibar | 3–0 | Espanyol | Eibar |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 3,592 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
27 January 2019 21 | Espanyol | 2–4 | Real Madrid | Cornellà de Llobregat |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 21,215 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
3 February 2019 22 | Villarreal | 2–2 | Espanyol | Villarreal |
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 15,476 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
9 February 2019 23 | Espanyol | 2–1 | Rayo Vallecano | Cornellà de Llobregat |
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 22,104 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
17 February 2019 24 | Valencia | 0–0 | Espanyol | Valencia |
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 39,564 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
22 February 2019 25 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Huesca | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 20,078 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
2 March 2019 26 | Espanyol | 3–1 | Valladolid | Cornellà de Llobregat |
13:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 20,467 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega |
8 March 2019 27 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Espanyol | Bilbao |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 38,453 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
17 March 2019 28 | Espanyol | 0–1 | Sevilla | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 20,219 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
30 March 2019 29 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Espanyol | Barcelona |
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 92,795 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
2 April 2019 30 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Getafe | Cornellà de Llobregat |
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |
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Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 16,322 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
6 April 2019 31 | Girona | 1–2 | Espanyol | Girona |
13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 11,393 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
13 April 2019 32 | Espanyol | 2–1 | Alavés | Cornellà de Llobregat |
13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 17,522 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva |
21 April 2019 33 | Levante | 2–2 | Espanyol | Valencia |
12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 16,876 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
24 April 2019 34 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Celta Vigo | Cornellà de Llobregat |
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 15,680 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
29 April 2019 35 | Betis | 1–1 | Espanyol | Seville |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 30,561 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
4 May 2019 36 | Espanyol | 3–0 | Atlético Madrid | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 20,207 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
12 May 2019 37 | Leganés | 0–2 | Espanyol | Leganés |
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 10,597 Referee: Mario Melero López |
18 May 2019 38 | Espanyol | 2–0 | Real Sociedad | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 26,586 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre |
Copa del Rey
Round of 32
1 November 2018 First leg | Cádiz | 2–1 | Espanyol | Cádiz |
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Ramón de Carranza Attendance: 11,830 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
4 December 2018 Second leg | Espanyol | 1–0 (2–2 (a) agg.) | Cádiz | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 12,560 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
Round of 16
9 January 2019 First leg | Villarreal | 2–2 | Espanyol | Villarreal |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 12,207 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
17 January 2019 Second leg | Espanyol | 3–1 (5–3 agg.) | Villarreal | Barcelona |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 11,171 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
Quarter-finals
24 January 2019 First leg | Espanyol | 1–1 | Real Betis | Barcelona |
19:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 13,381 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
30 January 2019 Second leg | Real Betis | 3–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 agg.) | Espanyol | Seville |
19:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 40,028 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- Last updated on 18 May 2019.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ESP | Roberto | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
13 | GK | ESP | Diego López | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
5 | DF | BRA | Naldo | 18 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
6 | DF | CRC | Óscar Duarte | 13 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
8 | DF | VEN | Roberto Rosales | 26 | 3 | 20+1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||
12 | DF | ESP | Dídac Vilà | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
16 | DF | ESP | Javi López | 25 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
22 | DF | ESP | Mario Hermoso | 35 | 3 | 31+1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
27 | DF | ESP | Lluís López | 10 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | ||||
28 | DF | ESP | Adrià Pedrosa | 16 | 1 | 8+4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
2 | MF | GNB | Alfa Semedo | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
4 | MF | ESP | Víctor Sánchez | 28 | 0 | 13+11 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | ||||
10 | MF | ESP | Sergi Darder | 40 | 5 | 32+2 | 4 | 4+2 | 1 | ||||
14 | MF | ESP | Óscar Melendo | 37 | 0 | 22+10 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | ||||
15 | MF | ESP | David López | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
18 | MF | ESP | Álex Lopez | 8 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | ||||
21 | MF | ESP | Marc Roca | 40 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | ||||
23 | MF | ESP | Esteban Granero | 21 | 3 | 9+10 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
7 | FW | ESP | Borja Iglesias | 43 | 20 | 35+2 | 17 | 4+2 | 3 | ||||
9 | FW | ESP | Sergio García | 31 | 2 | 17+12 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
11 | FW | ARG | Facundo Ferreyra | 9 | 1 | 1+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
17 | FW | PAR | Hernán Pérez | 21 | 2 | 10+9 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | ||||
19 | FW | ARG | Pablo Piatti | 26 | 2 | 6+14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
20 | FW | ESP | Javi Puado | 20 | 1 | 2+13 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | ||||
24 | FW | CHN | Wu Lei | 16 | 3 | 12+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ESP | Pipa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
11 | FW | BRA | Léo Baptistão | 24 | 3 | 14+6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
References
- ^ Plantilla 2018-2019 RCD Espanyol official website (in Spanish)