2020–21 RCD Espanyol season

RCD Espanyol
2020–21 season
Owner	Rastar Group
President	Chen Yansheng
Head coach	Vicente Moreno
Stadium	RCDE Stadium
Segunda División	2nd
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; Raúl de Tomás (13); All: ; Raúl de Tomás (13)
	All statistics correct as of 31 January 2021.

The 2020–21 Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol season is the club's 86th season in existence and the club's first season back in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Espanyol participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 October 2020[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Oier
2	DF	ESP	Miguelón (on loan from Villarreal)
3	DF	ESP	Adrià Pedrosa
4	DF	URU	Leandro Cabrera
5	DF	ESP	Fernando Calero
6	DF	ESP	Lluís López
7	FW	CHN	Wu Lei
8	MF	ESP	Fran Mérida
9	FW	ESP	Javi Puado
10	MF	ESP	Sergi Darder
11	FW	ESP	Raúl de Tomás
13	GK	ESP	Diego López


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	ESP	Óscar Melendo
15	MF	ESP	David López (Captain)
17	DF	ESP	Dídac Vilà (Vice-captain)
18	MF	ESP	Álex López
19	MF	ESP	Álvaro Vadillo (on loan from Celta)
20	MF	ALB	Keidi Bare
22	FW	ARG	Matías Vargas
23	MF	ESP	Adri Embarba
24	FW	ESP	Víctor Campuzano
26	MF	ESP	Pol Lozano
27	DF	ESP	Óscar Gil
33	MF	ESP	Nico Melamed

Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	FW	ESP	Jofre Carreras
30	GK	ESP	Ángel Fortuño


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
31	DF	ESP	Ricard Pujol

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ESP	Adrián López (at Hércules until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	ESP	Víctor Gómez (at Mirandés until 30 June 2021)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	MAR	Moha (at Mirandés until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

22 August 2020 Friendly	Espanyol	1–1	Huesca	Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Melendo 21'	Report	Pulido 37'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque Attendance: 0

30 August 2020 Friendly	Cádiz	1–0	Espanyol	San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Mauro 53'	Report		Stadium: Marbella Football Center Attendance: 0

2 September 2020 Friendly	Espanyol	3–0	Málaga	San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Embarba 20' Puado 30' Wu Lei 52'			Stadium: Marbella Football Center Attendance: 0

5 September 2020 Friendly	Espanyol	4–0	Almería	San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)	De Tomás 43' Wu Lei 54' Darder 61' Campuzano 66'			Stadium: Marbella Football Center Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Segunda División	12 September 2020	23 May 2021	Matchday 1		23	14	3	6	34	14	+20	060.87
Copa del Rey	16 December 2020	17 January 2021	First round	Round of 32	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	066.67
Total					26	16	3	7	37	16	+21	061.54

Last updated: 31 January 2021

Source: Soccerway

Segunda División

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Mallorca	24	15	6	3	33	11	+22	51	Promotion to La Liga
2	Almería	23	14	4	5	34	19	+15	46	Promotion to La Liga
3	Espanyol	23	14	3	6	34	14	+20	45	Qualification to promotion play-offs
4	Sporting Gijón	24	11	7	6	25	17	+8	40
5	Rayo Vallecano	24	12	4	8	28	21	+7	40

Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: LaLiga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[2]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
23	14	3	6	34	14	+20	45	9	1	2	21	7	+14	5	2	4	13	7	+6

Last updated: 31 January 2021.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Ground	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	L
Position	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2

Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2021. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.[3][4]

12 September 2020 1	Espanyol	3–0	Albacete	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Melendo 14' Wu Lei 25' Embarba 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Á. Arroyo 24' Israfilov 37'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: = 0[note 1] Referee: Saúl Ais Reig

20 September 2020 2	Espanyol	0–0	Mallorca	Cornellà de Llobregat
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Valjent 41' Baba 63'	Report	Mérida 26' Roca 79' 84'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

27 September 2020 3	Oviedo	0–2	Espanyol	Oviedo
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Tejera 32' Edgar 62'	Report	De Tomás 65' (pen.), 69'	Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz

4 October 2020 4	Sabadell	0–1	Espanyol	Sabadell
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Querol 71'	Report	Melamed 84' Darder 87' Da. López 90+4'	Stadium: Nova Creu Alta Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

10 October 2020 5	Espanyol	1–0	Alcorcón	Cornellà de Llobregat
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	De Tomás 75'	Report	Laure 54' Bravo 65'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

18 October 2020 6	Rayo Vallecano	1–0	Espanyol	Madrid
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Á. García 34' Catena 48' Valentín 81' Saveljich 82' Palazón 88', 89' Montiel 90+4'	Report	Calero 6' Gil 78' Cabrera 82' Embarba 90+2'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: José Antonio López Toca

21 October 2020 7	Espanyol	2–0	Mirandés	Cornellà de Llobregat
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mérida 3' Puado 43', 45'	Report		Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón

25 October 2020 8	Tenerife	0–0	Espanyol	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Wilson 13' Sanz 90+3'	Report	L. López 8'	Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Jon González Esteban

28 October 2020 9	Espanyol	2–0	Ponferradina	Cornellà de Llobregat
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	De Tomás 24' Vargas 28' Cabrera 38' Embarda 48' Pedrosa 88'	Report	Doncel 14' Rodríguez 25' Elitim 73' Amo 76' Yuri 83'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Luis Milla Alvendiz

2 November 2020 10	Málaga	0–3	Espanyol	Málaga
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Calero 26' Chavarría 64'	Report	Embarba 7', 56', 42' Miguelón 30' De Tomás 51'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Saúl Ais Reig

7 November 2020 11	Espanyol	2–1	Lugo	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Embarba 30' Calero 35' De Tomás 58'	Report	Carrillo 33' El Hacen 39' Juanpe 41' Campabadal 75'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: David Gálvez Rascón

14 November 2020 12	Fuenlabrada	1–1	Espanyol	Fuenlabrada
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mula 17' Cristóbal 43' Juanma 75' Ciss 82' Gassama 87' (pen.)	Report	Darder 11' De Tomás 25' Miguelón 71'	Stadium: Estadio Fernando Torres Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

20 November 2020 13	Espanyol	1–2	Girona	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	De Tomás 40' Da. López 56' Mérida 70' Embarba 75' Puado 85'	Report	Cristóforo 66' Sáiz 69' 88' (pen.) Bárcenas 83'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: José López Toca

26 November 2020 14	Leganés	2–0	Espanyol	Leganés
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bastón 41' Arnaiz 47' Pérez 52'	Report	Miguelón 28' 44' Darder 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

29 November 2020 15	Espanyol	2–0	Zaragoza	Cornellà de Llobregat
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	L. López 45+1' Da. López 46' Gil 69' Embarba 78' Darder 83'	Report	Serrano 51'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Juan Pulido Santana

2 December 2020 16	Cartagena	1–3	Espanyol	Cartagena
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Simón 18' Carrasquilla 42' Zorrilla 47'	Report	Bare 27' Pedrosa 41' Melamed 75' De Tomás 80' (pen.) Puado 85'	Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

6 December 2020 17	Espanyol	2–0	Sporting Gijón	Cornellà de Llobregat
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Da. López 68' Embarba 76' Wu Lei 88' Darder 90+7'	Report	Campos 10' S. García 39' Rosas 90+1' Pérez 90+5' A. García 90+8'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz

13 December 2020 18	UD Logroñés	0–3	Espanyol	Logroño
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	López 10' Clemente 73'	Report	De Tomás 17' Darder 42' Puado 50' Wu Lei 67'	Stadium: Estadio Las Gaunas Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Jon González Esteban

20 December 2020 19	Espanyol	2–1	Almería	Cornellà de Llobregat
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	De Tomás 9', 84' (pen.) Darder 25'	Report	Balliu 44' Corpas 51' (pen.), 83'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Miguel Ortíz Arias

3 January 2021 20	Las Palmas	1–0	Espanyol	Las Palmas
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rober 26' Lemos 35' Ruiz 66' Castellano 76' Espiau 90+2' Mendes 90+4' Domínguez 90+5'	Report	L. López 49' Di. López 67' Cabrera 80'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Daniel Ocón Arráiz

10 January 2021 21	Espanyol	2–0	Castellón	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Melamed 7', 31' Puado 36' Embarba 80'	Report		Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Óliver de la Fuente Ramos

23 January 2021 22	Girona	1–0	Espanyol	Girona
18:15 CET (UTC+1)	Moreno 41' Franquesa 45' Bueno 71'	Report	Embarba 74' Da. López 75'	Stadium: Estadi Municipal de Montilivi Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

31 January 2021 23	Espanyol	2–3	Rayo Vallecano	Cornellà de Llobregat
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Puado 8' De Tomás 39' Bare 66' Darder 76' Embarba 78' Pedrosa 79'	Report	Isi 48', 49' Valentín 66' Trejo 68' Montiel 79' Qasmi 80' García 83'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban

8 February 2021 24	Lugo	v	Espanyol	Lugo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Anxo Carro

14 February 2021 25	Mallorca	v	Espanyol	Palma
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium

Copa del Rey

16 December 2020 First round	Llagostera	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Espanyol	Llagostera
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Martínez 11' Monreal 65'	Report	Vilà 17' Puado 93'	Stadium: Estadi Municipal de Llagostera Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Trujillo Suárez

6 January 2021 Second round	Burgos	0–2	Espanyol	Burgos
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Navarro 86'	Report	Wu Lei 57' Svensson 90+3'	Stadium: El Plantío Referee: José Antonio López Toca

17 January 2021 Round of 32	Espanyol	0–2	Osasuna	Cornellà de Llobregat
12:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gil 50' De Tomás 84'	Report	Martínez 9', 51' Barja 29' Gallego 34' Budimir 45+1'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Referee: Mario Melero López

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated 6 December 2020.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Segunda División		Copa del Rey
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Oier	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK		Diego López	17	0	17	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Miguelón	14	0	12+2	0	0	0
3	DF		Adrià Pedrosa	11	0	10+1	0	0	0
4	DF		Leandro Cabrera	16	0	16	0	0	0
5	DF		Fernando Calero	14	0	13+1	0	0	0
6	DF		Lluís López	6	0	4+2	0	0	0
17	DF		Dídac Vilà	11	0	7+4	0	0	0
27	DF		Óscar Gil	13	1	5+8	1	0	0
Midfielders
8	MF		Fran Mérida	17	1	11+6	1	0	0
10	MF		Sergi Darder	17	2	12+5	2	0	0
14	MF		Óscar Melendo	11	1	11	1	0	0
15	MF		David López	17	0	16+1	0	0	0
18	MF		Álex Lopez	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Álvaro Vadillo	4	0	0+4	0	0	0
20	MF		Keidi Bare	6	0	2+4	0	0	0
22	MF		Matías Vargas	10	0	6+4	0	0	0
26	MF		Pol Lozano	10	0	0+10	0	0	0
33	MF		Nico Melamed	8	2	1+7	2	0	0
Forwards
7	FW		Wu Lei	13	2	7+6	2	0	0
9	FW		Javi Puado	15	2	8+7	2	0	0
11	FW		Raúl de Tomás	17	9	15+2	9	0	0
23	FW		Adri Embarba	15	5	14+1	5	0	0
24	FW		Víctor Campuzano	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
29	FW		Jofre Carreras	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
21	MF		Marc Roca	2	0	0+2	0	0	0

Goalscorers

As of

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Segunda División	Copa del Rey	Total
		FW		[[]]
Totals

Notes

The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[5]

References

www.rcdespanyol.com, RCD Espanyol -. "First Team - RCD Espanyol". www.rcdespanyol.com.
"Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. p. 104. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
"Este será el calendario de Segunda División para la temporada 2020/21". rfef.es (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
"Calendario de LaLiga Smartbank 2020/21". laliga.com (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
"Bundesliga is welcoming back fans; when will Premier League, La Liga and Serie A follow suit?". ESPN. 15 September 2020.

External links

Official website

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[Covid-6] The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[5]

[1] www.rcdespanyol.com, RCD Espanyol -. "First Team - RCD Espanyol". www.rcdespanyol.com.

[2] "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. p. 104. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

[3] "Este será el calendario de Segunda División para la temporada 2020/21". rfef.es (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.

[4] "Calendario de LaLiga Smartbank 2020/21". laliga.com (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.

[5] "Bundesliga is welcoming back fans; when will Premier League, La Liga and Serie A follow suit?". ESPN. 15 September 2020.

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