Espanyol 1-1 Sevilla – the LaLiga game finished level after a late equaliser.

The Catalan hosts Espanyol welcomed Sevilla to the RCDE Stadium for a mid-week LaLiga clash on 6 September 2026. Both sides entered the match looking to secure points, and the atmosphere was charged as the fans filled the venue for the 90-minute showdown.

How it unfolded

The opening stages were tightly contested and quickly turned physical. Just two minutes in, Sevilla’s Giorgi Kochorashvili received a yellow card for a bad foul, setting an early disciplinary tone. Espanyol responded with their own booking at the 14th minute when Cala was shown a yellow for a bad foul, mirroring Sevilla’s early caution.

Sevilla’s midfield continued to feel the heat, and Robbie Ure was summoned to the spot in the 27th minute after another bad foul earned him a yellow card. The pattern persisted as Miguel Sierra added a fourth yellow of the match for Sevilla at the 40th minute, again for a bad foul.

The first half concluded with a flurry of cautions, as Espanyol’s Gabriel Moscardo was booked at the start of the second half (46’) for a bad foul, bringing the total to five yellow cards. The disciplinary pressure escalated when, in the 56th minute, Sevilla’s Arouna Sangante was shown a straight red card and sent off, leaving the visitors to play the remainder of the match with ten men.

With Sevilla reduced to ten, the home side pushed forward but the visitors found a breakthrough late on. In the 85th minute, Lucas Stassin restored hope for Sevilla, firing a right-footed shot from the centre of the box into the bottom right corner to make it 1-0.

The drama intensified in injury time. In the 90+8th minute, Espanyol earned a corner that was met by Marcos Fernández, whose close-range header found the bottom right corner. After a VAR review confirmed the goal, the match finished level at 1-1.

Standout performers

  • Lucas Stassin (Sevilla) – The decisive scorer for the visitors, Stassin’s 85th-minute strike broke the deadlock and demonstrated composure under pressure.
  • Marcos Fernández (Espanyol) – His late header not only salvaged a point for the hosts but also showcased his aerial ability in a crucial moment.

Match facts

  • Final score: Espanyol 1-1 Sevilla
  • Scorers: Lucas Stassin (Sevilla) 85’; Marcos Fernández (Espanyol) 90'+8’ (VAR confirmed)
  • Bookings:
    • Giorgi Kochorashvili (Sevilla) – 2’
    • Cala (Espanyol) – 14’
    • Robbie Ure (Sevilla) – 27’
    • Miguel Sierra (Sevilla) – 40’
    • Gabriel Moscardo (Espanyol) – 46’
  • Sending-off: Arouna Sangante (Sevilla) – straight red, 56’
  • Venue: RCDE Stadium, Barcelona

What it means

The draw means that both Espanyol and Sevilla leave the fixture with one point each, sharing the spoils after a tightly contested encounter that featured a late equaliser and a red card that forced Sevilla to compete with ten men for the final thirty minutes.