Barcelona were forced to a draw on Saturday in their first post-world cup game leaving them with a goal difference
Marcos Alonso was the man of the two ends- breaking the deadlock with an early header and later conceding the spot-kick that Joselu converted 17 minutes to the end of the game.
The match will also be remembered for its chaos tendencies and red card bookings from Referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz.
It would be recalled that Lahoz was in charge of Argentina’s feisty World Cup quarter-final clash with the Netherlands earlier this month
Both sides ended the game with 10 men after Jordi Alba and Vinicius Souza were dismissed for second bookings.
Leandro Cabrera’s straight red for appearing to kick Robert Lewandowski was also surprisingly overturned.
While Barcelona still maintains their lead on the log, they rely on goal difference to tilt above Real Madrid- with the same 38 points
Barca and Espanyol will be in action next week in a Copa del Rey clash Barcelona facing Intercity on Wednesday, the day after Espanyol’s take on Celta Vigo. Blaugrana then faced Atletico Madrid in LaLiga four days later