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ESP
Espanyol
3 – 0
LEV
Levante
Espanyol won — xG 1.55 vs 0.28
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Roberto Fernández Brace Fires Espanyol to 3-0 Opening-Day Win

Espanyol opened their La Liga campaign with a dominant 3-0 victory over Levante UD, and their €119M squad made it count against the €87M visitors from the first whistle.

Roberto Fernández gave Espanyol the lead in just the 5th minute and struck again in the 40th to put the game to bed before the break, with Tyrhys Dolan adding the third in the 80th to complete the rout.

Fernández was the undisputed standout, earning a match rating of 8.46 — a performance underscored by Espanyol's 1.56 npxG against Levante UD's meagre 0.28.

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Timeline

ESP LEV
Goal — Roberto Fernández⚽ 5'
Yellow card — Urko González🟨 37'
Goal — Roberto Fernández⚽ 40'
46' 🔁 Sub — Enzo Bardeli
46' 🔁 Sub — Etta Eyong
Yellow card — Álex Calatrava🟨 63'
64' 🔁 Sub — Marc Santos
Yellow card — Javier Hernández🟨 68'
Sub — Rafael Bauzà🔁 72'
Sub — Pol Lozano🔁 72'
76' 🔁 Sub — Jeremy Toljan
77' 🔁 Sub — Kareem Tunde
Goal — Tyrhys Dolan⚽ 80'
Sub — Pere Milla🔁 82'
Sub — Jofre Carreras🔁 82'
Sub — Marcos Fernández🔁 86'

First Half vs Second Half

Metric 1H 2H xG (ESP) 0.99 0.57 Possession (ESP) 50% 58% Shots (ESP) 10 6

Shot Map

LEV shots → ← ESP shots
Goal On target Off target

Lineups

Levante · 4-3-3Espanyol · 4-4-2
13
Ryan
2
Mandi
4
Fuente
23
Sánchez
29
Pérez
8
Olasagasti
10
Álvarez
20
Rey
9
Romero
17
García
27
Cortés
13
Dmitrović
5
Riedel
14
Núñez
23
Hilali
29
Hinojo
4
González
8
Expósito
28
Hernández
9
Fernández
22
Calatrava
24
Dolan
Match Rating Leader
FE
Roberto Fernández
8.46

Player Performance

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Value Analysis

Espanyol's chance creation shifted after the break — , with possession moving from 50% to 58%.

The chance-quality ledger — — is the evidence base for the scoreline verdict.

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