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Commentary
2¹GOAL!! A block from the 'keeper enabled DI MARÍA to force the ball into the empty net. (1-0 FC Basel)
7¹GOAL!! Uncertainty between ÁLVARO and the 'keeper allowed DI MARÍA to tap the ball into the empty net. (2-0 FC Basel)
10¹DI MARÍA's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
18¹A shot from IAGO seemed a certain goal but the FC Basel 'keeper managed to parry the ball away.
20¹The stunned SOMMER could only watch as a backpass from BENZEMA dropped just over.
31¹BENZEMA headed just wide.
36¹EL HILALI ran onto a wonderful ball from MELENDO but blasted his shot wide.
39¹A tame strike from DI MARÍA bounced agonisingly wide.
44¹A twenty-five yard shot from MORATA caused the Espanyol 'keeper no problem.
14²An outswinging corner was headed into the arms of the Espanyol 'keeper by DI MARÍA.
14²GOAL!! A deep cross from ÁLVARO on the right was nodded home by IAGO on the edge of the box. (2-1 FC Basel)
16²GOAL!! Unlucky WEIPER hit the woodwork before MORATA stabbed the ball into the back of the net as ÁLVARO failed to clear. (3-1 FC Basel)
32²Uncertainty in the Espanyol defence enabled MORATA to crack an effort wide.
33²An exceptional effort from AITOR PAREDES scraped the outside of the righthand post.
34²IAGO booked.
36²The referee books JAVI PUADO for an off-the-ball incident against MORATA.
38²A penalty box scramble resulted in IAGO driving a low shot over.
40²ADRIÀ PEDROSA stroked a simple chance past the near post.
47²GOAL!! TAGLIAFICO drove a fierce shot against the crossbar with DI MARÍA knocking in the rebound. (4-1 FC Basel)

 
Espanyol
 
League position: 6
Home league form: WLXL
Overall league form: XWLLXLWX
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Freddie WOODMAN6 15½Yann SOMMER(c)
Omar EL HILALI6½28 EMERSON Aparecido
ADRIÀ Giner PEDROSA7½37 Daley BLIND
VINICIUS de SOUZA Costa6½48 RÚBEN Diogo NEVES
AITOR PAREDES Casamichana6½57 Stefan DE VRIJ
ÁLVARO González7 66½Mats HUMMELS
Óscar MELENDO6 78 Morgan GIBBS-WHITE
Sheraldo BECKER6½88 Ángel DI MARÍA
(p)JAVI PUADO6½97 Álvaro MORATA(p)
(f)Luca KOLEOSHO5½106½Karim BENZEMA(f)
(c)IAGO Aspas6 116 Nelson WEIPER
Manager
ÓSCAR GIL Regaño  12  Thilo KEHRER
ÁLVARO Fernández  13  Tommaso MARTINELLI
Keidi BARE  148½Marcos ACUÑA
Hernán PÉREZ  157 Nicolás TAGLIAFICO
BURGUI  16  Joey VEERMAN
 
FC Basel
 
League position: 16
Away league form: XXLL
Overall league form: LXXWXLLL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Espanyol 1 FC Basel 4
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 34,671, Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat, Referee: Dusan Colic 6)

Iago 14²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
di María 2¹, di María 7¹, Morata 16², di María 47²
 BlindóAcuña 3², de VrijóTagliafico 5²
  
Iago 34², Javi Puado 36² 
13
124
04
27
53
710
13
38%62%
Man of the match: Marcos Acuña