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 VAR corrected a direct red he showed to Espanyol defender Leandro Cabrara, reports Xinhua news agency.
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.
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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. Valencia
Juan Foyth`s 88th minute header gave Villarreal a 2-1 win in a tight derby against.
Edinson Cavani put Valencia ahead in the 21st minute of an entertaining match, but Samuel Chukwueze scored after an excellent counter-attack on the stroke of halftime.
Both sides had chances after the break, but Foyth`s header after an error from Valencia keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili decided the game.
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