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Espanyol hold Barca to draw in chaotic Derbi Barceloní

December 31, 2022 admin 0 Comments Antonio Mateu Lahoz, Barcelona, Barcelona 1-1 Espanyol, Barcelona Derby, Catalan derby, Derbi Barceloní, Diego Martínez, Espanyol, FC Barcelona, FC Barcelona 1-1 Espanyol, Jordi Alba, La Liga, La Liga 2022, La Liga 2022/23, La Liga 2023, La Liga news, La Liga title race, Leandro Cabrera, Marcos Alonso, Mateu Lahoz, Soccer, Soccer news, Vinicius Souza, Xavi, Xavi Hernandez

FC Barcelona’s end to 2022 was soured by referee Mateu Lahoz who awarded a quite bizarre penalty to Espanyol late on which handed them an equaliser. The 1-1 draw means Real Madrid end the year top of the table. The Blaugrana went into the match under pressure following Real Madrid’s 2-0 win over Real Valladolid the night before, and knew they needed a victory to reclaim top spot.