| 1¹ | The Espanyol 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing shot from DI MARÍA. |
| 1¹ | GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed DIEGO COSTA to knock the ball to AGÜERO who drilled a looping shot into the net. (1-0 Espanyol) |
| 3¹ | A corner found MARCELO who touched an effort just wide. |
| 8¹ | A free-kick from AGÜERO went just wide. |
| 11¹ | HIGUAÍN clipped the ball through a ruck of players but DE GEA was a match for it as he dived to his left. |
| 15¹ | A pin-point pass fell to SILVA and his left foot effort flew narrowly wide. |
| 17¹ | A twenty-five yard drive from SILVA caused the Corinthians 'keeper little difficulty. |
| 18¹ | ÖZIL scuffed an easy chance. |
| 21¹ | GOAL!! A mishit PEREIRA shot was collected by ÖZIL who made no mistake from just outside the area. (1-1) |
| 25¹ | PEDRO ran onto a delightful ball from SILVA but fired his shot wide. |
| 35¹ | DI MARÍA beat a number of Espanyol players and blasted a great chance wide. |
| 37¹ | PEDRO brought the ball round VIDAL and stabbed a weak shot well wide. |
| 41¹ | GOAL!! A deep cross by VIDAL was met by HIGUAÍN who stormed in to score. (2-1 Corinthians) |
| 43¹ | An outswinging corner was flicked into the arms of the Corinthians 'keeper by FERNANDO NAVARRO. |
| 45¹ | A mix up in the Corinthians defence enabled LEWANDOWSKI to volley an effort over. |
| 3² | LEWANDOWSKI knocked the ball to PEDRO who turned it wide. |
| 7² | GOAL!! A great thirty yard shot from DIEGO COSTA rebounded off the the upright and in the ensuing meleé the ball was booted into the net by LEWANDOWSKI. (2-2) |
| 11² | HIGUAÍN headed just beyond the far post. |
| 16² | ÖZIL was put clear by IGNASHEVICH and he nutmegged DE GEA but struck his shot wide. |
| 22² | A poor strike from HIGUAÍN trickled agonisingly wide. |
| 24² | KHEDIRA nutmegged BIRO BIRO but flicked the ball into the arms of CECH. |
| 28² | A penalty box meleé resulted in HIGUAÍN knocking a low shot over. |
| 31² | A cross from DI MARÍA left ÖZIL in lots of space but he fluffed his shot. |
| 37² | The 'keeper saved a beautiful effort from BIRO BIRO. |
| 39² | DIEGO COSTA stabbed a simple chance past the near post. |