RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FK Zorya Luhansk, Europe 2019-20 PLAY OFF ROUND
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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FK Zorya Luhansk — Europe .
- RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FK Zorya Luhansk 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Christian Gittelmann
- Referee Tobias Stieler
- Referee Harm Osmers
- Referee Mike Pickel
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Aug FK Zorya Luhansk H 3–1 W 18 Aug Sevilla FC H 0–2 L 15 Aug FC Luzern H 3–0 W 08 Aug FC Luzern A 3–0 W 01 Aug UMF Stjarnan A 3–1 W 25 Jul UMF Stjarnan H 4–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Aug RCD Espanyol de Barcelona A 1–3 L 15 Aug PFK CSKA Sofia H 1–0 W 08 Aug PFK CSKA Sofia A 1–1 D 01 Aug FK Buducnost Podgorica H 1–0 W 25 Jul FK Buducnost Podgorica A 3–1 W 30 Aug RB Leipzig A 2–3 L Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and FK Zorya Luhansk.
- 5' It looks surprising FK Zorya Luhansk does not make any changes. Artem Hromov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 20 minute. Iturraspe leaves to be changed by Marc Roca.
- 21' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Facundo Ferreyra.
- 24' FK Zorya Luhansk receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 24.
- 29' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 34' FK Zorya Luhansk started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
- 38' FK Zorya Luhansk is taking the lead after the goal scored by Vladyslav Kocherhin on 38.
- 43' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Artem Hromov.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Victor Sanchez. He replaces Didac Vila on 46 minute.
- 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Oleksandr Tymchyk suffering a number of foals already.
- 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Zorya Luhansk that had 20 games and scored 27 goals.
- 58' What a strike from Facundo Ferreyra! The score is 1-1.
- 63' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 64' Another substitution for FK Zorya Luhansk to replace Maksym Lunov by Vladlen Yurchenko on 64 minute.
- 69' The travelling FK Zorya Luhansk supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 71' Matias Vargas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Javi Puado on 71 minute.
- 76' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 79' What a strike from Javi Lopez! The score is 2-1.
- 79' The supporters are chanting for Maksym Bilyi. He replaces Joel Abu Hanna on 79 minute.
- 81' What a strike from Matias Vargas! The score is 3-1.
- 81' Another change for FK Zorya Luhansk made on 81 minute. Joel Abu Hanna leaves to be changed by Maksym Bilyi.
- 86' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Zorya Luhansk is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 90' Levan Arveladze is replacing Dmytro Ivanisenia for the FK Zorya Luhansk side.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.
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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Starting XI- 13
- 16
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17
Didac ↓ Victor Sanchez 46'
- 23
- 10
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11
Javi Puado ↓ Matias Vargas 71'
- 8
- 24
- 9
- 6
- 7
Bench- 20
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4
Victor Sanchez ↑ 46'
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21
Marc Roca ↑ 20'
- 14
- 1
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22
Matias Vargas ↑ 71'
- 31
Coach David GallegoFK Zorya Luhansk
Starting XI-
20
Joel Abu Hanna ↓ Maksym Bilyi 81'
- 30
- 17
- 18
- 14
- 22
- 7
- 19
- 98
- 21
- 28
Bench- 11
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25
Maksym Bilyi ↑ 81'
- 10
- 1
- 6
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99
Levan Arveladze ↑ 90'
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80
Vladlen Yurchenko ↑ 64'
Coach Viktor Skripnik -
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form
2019-08-22 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–1 FK Zorya Luhansk W 2019-08-18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Sevilla FC L 2019-08-15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–0 FC Luzern W 2019-08-08 FC Luzern 0–3 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2019-08-01 UMF Stjarnan 1–3 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2019-07-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 4–0 UMF Stjarnan WFK Zorya Luhansk Form
2019-08-22 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–1 FK Zorya Luhansk L 2019-08-15 FK Zorya Luhansk 1–0 PFK CSKA Sofia W 2019-08-08 PFK CSKA Sofia 1–1 FK Zorya Luhansk D 2019-08-01 FK Zorya Luhansk 1–0 FK Buducnost Podgorica W 2019-07-25 FK Buducnost Podgorica 1–3 FK Zorya Luhansk W 2018-08-30 RB Leipzig 3–2 FK Zorya Luhansk L