Barcelona, Espanyol draw in La Liga

Agency :
FC Barcelona and Espanyol drew a tense game 1-1, with Marcos Alonso scoring for Barca in the 6th minute, before Joselu’s second half penalty saved a point for Espanyol.
Barca paid the price for not taking their first half chances in a game that will also be remembered for a chaotic performance from referee Mateu Lahoz, who lost control of the game in the closing minutes, showing seven yellow and three red cards in a late 10-minute spell, although the Video Assistant Review (VAR) corrected a direct red he showed to Espanyol defender Leandro Cabrara.
Barcelona are now level on points with Real Madrid, who won 2-0 away to Valladolid on Friday with two goals from Karim Benzema – the first of which came from the penalty spot.
Real Sociedad strengthened their position in third with a 2-0 win at home to Osasuna thanks to an opening goal from Brais Mendez in the 22nd minute. Mendez then set up Alexander Sorloth for La Real’s second in the 64th minute.