Espanyol ratings in the 1987/88 UEFA Cup

 

*) The official name was still Español.

6,89 Thomas N'Kono
6,83 Miquel Soler
6,61 Miguel Ángel
6,60 Golobart
6,52 Gallart
6,51 Francis
6,46 "Pichi" Alonso
6,44 Valverde
6,31 Iñaki
6,28 Urkiaga
6,24 Orejuela
6,16 Job
6,14 Zúñiga
6,07 Zubillaga
6,06 John Lauridsen

Player ratings Espanyol 0-2 Barcelona.

0-1 17' Neymar r. (Jordi Alba), 0-2 25' Lionel Messi l. (Luis Suárez). Sent off: 55' Jordi Alba, 90' Héctor Moreno. Att: 30.253.

Espanyol: Kiko Casilla 6,70 - Víctor Álvarez 4,80 (74' Paco Montañés 5,10), Héctor Moreno 5,10, Álvaro González 5,00, Arbilla 5,40, Duarte 5,20, Abraham 4,90 (60' Salva Sevilla 5,30), Cañas 4,80, Lucas Vázquez 5,10, Sergio García 5,00, Felipe Caicedo 5,30 (70' Christian Stuani 4,80). - coach: Sergio. = average: 5,18 [decrepit]

Barcelona: Claudio Bravo 6,20 - Piqué 6,60, Jordi Alba 5,60, Dani Alves 6,50, Busquets 6,30, Iniesta 7,00 (88' Xavi), Rafinha 6,10 (64' Jérémy Mathieu 5,70), Javier Mascherano 6,80, Luis Suárez 7,30 (80' Ivan Rakitić), Lionel Messi 7,50, Neymar 6,80. - coach: Luis Enrique. = average: 6,53 [very good]

Player ratings Real Madrid 3-0 Espanyol.

1-0 12' James Rodríguez l. (Cristiano Ronaldo), 2-0 28' Gareth Bale freekick, 3-0 76' Nacho l. (Arbeloa). Sent off: 53' Fábio Coentrão  Att: 69.600.

Real Madrid: Iker Casillas 5,80 - Raphaël Varane 7,10, Pepe 6,60, Fábio Coentrão 5,40, Arbeloa 6,50, Toni Kroos 6,30 (81' Sami Khedira), James Rodríguez 6,30 (54' Nacho 6,50), Gareth Bale 6,50, Isco 7,50, Cristiano Ronaldo 5,90, Karim Benzema 6,60 (63' Illarra 6,20). - coach: Carlo Ancelotti. = average: 6,40 [very good]

Espanyol: Kiko Casilla 5,60 - Fuentes 5,20, Diego Colotto 5,30, Álvaro González 5,50, Arbilla 5,40, Víctor Sánchez 5,00 (62' Luque 5,50), Cañas 5,60, Joan Jordán 5,30 (68' Christian Stuani 4,80), Sergio García 5,30 (82' Abraham), Felipe Caicedo 4,90, Paco Montañés 5,80. - coach: Sergio. = average: 5,32 [lame]

Player ratings Barcelona 5-1 Espanyol.

0-1 14' Sergio García l., 1-1 44' Lionel Messi l. (Xavi), 2-1 50' Lionel Messi r. (Luis Suárez), 3-1 53' Piqué h. (Ivan Rakitić), 4-1 77' Pedro r. (Jordi Alba), 5-1 81' Lionel Messi r. Att: 76.057.

Barcelona: Claudio Bravo 6,00 - Piqué 6,20, Jordi Alba 6,70, Dani Alves 6,00, Ivan Rakitić 6,30 (66' Iniesta 6,30), Busquets 6,30 (83' Jérémy Mathieu), Xavi 6,00, Javier Mascherano 6,30, Luis Suárez 6,00 (70' Pedro 6,60), Lionel Messi 8,70, Neymar 6,20. - coach: Luis Enrique. = average: 6,43 [strong]

Espanyol: Kiko Casilla 5,70 - Fuentes 4,70, Álvaro González 5,40, Arbilla 5,20, Eric Bailly 5,70 (84' Abraham), Víctor Sánchez 5,40, Salva Sevilla 5,80, Cañas 5,00 (60' Héctor Moreno 5,00), Lucas Vázquez 5,00, Sergio García 6,20, Felipe Caicedo 5,40 (72' Christian Stuani 5,30). - coach: Sergio. = average: 5,37 [feeble]

Player ratings Espanyol 0, Barcelona 1.

0-1 76' Lionel Messi penalty. Sent off: 82' Kiko Casilla. Att: 31.666.
Espanyol: Kiko Casilla 5,10 - Héctor Moreno 6,20 (48' Sidnei 6,10), Fuentes 6,00, Diego Colotto 5,90, Víctor Sánchez 6,60, David López 6,40, Javi López 6,20, Simão 5,40 (77' Jhon Córdoba), Christian Stuani 5,50, Sergio García  6,50, Pizzi 5,90 (64' Álex). - coach: Javier Aguirre. = average: 5,98 [acceptable]
Barcelona: Pinto 5,90 - Piqué 7,00, Jordi Alba 6,40, Dani Alves 6,00, Cesc Fàbregas 6,00 (88' Sergi Roberto), Xavi 6,10, Javier Mascherano 6,40, Busquets 6,00, Pedro 5,70 (77' Iniesta), Lionel Messi 6,50, Neymar 5,50 (80' Alexis Sánchez). - coach: Gerardo Martino. = average: 6,14 [satisfactory]

Player ratings Barcelona 1, Espanyol 0.

1-0 68' Alexis Sánchez (Neymar). Att: 79.977.
Barcelona: Victor Valdés 6,60 - Martín Montoya 6,30, Piqué 6,00, Dani Alves 5,20, Xavi 5,70, Iniesta 5,70 (86' Cesc Fàbregas), Javier Mascherano 6,20 (89' Bartra), Busquets 5,80, Alexis Sánchez 6,80 (83' Pedro), Lionel Messi 5,30, Neymar 7,10. - coach: Gerardo Martino. = average: 6,06 [satisfactory]
Espanyol: Kiko Casilla 6,80 - Raúl Rodríguez 6,00, Sidnei 5,40, Héctor Moreno 5,90, Fuentes 5,70, Víctor Sánchez 6,60, David López 6,00, Abraham 5,80 (83' Manuel Lanza), Gabriel Torje 5,80, Thievy Bifouma 5,40 (62' Jhon Córdoba 5,70), Sergio García 6,10. - coach: Javier Aguirre. = average: 5,93 [vulnerable]

Player ratings Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 1.

1-0 22' Stuani, 1-1 58' Higuaín. Sent off: 91' Víctor Sánchez. Att: 30.023.
Epanyol: Casilla 5,90 - J. López 6,40, Colotto 6,40, H. Moreno 6,30, Capdevila 5,80 - V. Sánchez 6,10, Forlín 5,70 - Stuani 6,40, Verdú 6,20 (92' Simão), Wakaso 6,30 (93' Baena) - Sergio García 6,40. - coach: Aguirre 6,70. = average: 6,17 [solid]
Real Madrid: Diego López 6,40 - Varane (19' Xabi Alonso 6,30), Albiol 6,50, Ricardo Carvalho 6,70, Nacho 6,50 - Essien 5,70, Modric 6,80 - Di María 5,20, Kaká 4,70 (57' Cristiano Ronaldo 6,30) - Morata 4,70 (46' Benzema 6,00) - Higuaín 6,20. - coach: Mourinho 5,70. = average: 6,00 [acceptable]

Player ratings Barcelona 4, Espanyol 0.

1-0 10' Xavi, 2-0 15' Pedro, 3-0 27' Pedro, 4-0 28' Messi penalty. Att: 73.760.
Barcelona: Valdés 6,40 - Dani Alves 6,20, Piqué 6,40, Puyol 6,60, Jordi Alba 6,80 - Xavi 7,40 (63' Thiago 6,20), Busquets 7,20, Cesc 7,00 (65' Villa 6,20) - Pedro 7,60 (75' Alexis), Messi 6,60, Iniesta 7,00. = average: 6,74 [superiour]
Espanyol: Casilla 6,00 - Javi López 5,80, Colotto 5,90, Héctor Moreno 5,00, Capdevila 5,60 - Forlín 5,80, Baena 5,70 (60' Cristian Alfonso 5,60), Víctor Sánchez 5,60, Verdú 5,40 (64' Stuani 5,70), Simão 5,50 (77' Albín) - Sergio García 5,70. = average: 5,64 [disappointing]

Memory Lane: Espanyol* in the 1987/88 UEFA Cup.

*) The official name was still Español.

At least five rated appearances.

6,89 N'Kono
6,83 Soler
6,61 Miguel Ángel
6,60 Golobart
6,52 Gallart
6,51 Francis
6,46 "Pichi" Alonso
6,44 Valverde
6,31 Iñaki
6,28 Urkiaga
6,24 Orejuela
6,16 Job
6,14 Zúñiga
6,07 Zubillaga
6,06 Lauridsen