2019–20 RCD Espanyol season

Espanyol
2019–20 season
PresidentChen Yansheng
Head coachDavid Gallego
(until 7 October)
Pablo Machín
(from 7 October to 23 December)
Abelardo
(from 27 December to 27 June)
StadiumRCDE Stadium
La Liga20th (relegated)[1]
Copa del ReyRound of 32
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Raúl de Tomás
Wu Lei
David López
(4 each)

All:
Facundo Ferreyra
Wu Lei
(8 each)

The 2019–20 RCD Espanyol season was the club's 85th season in existence and the club's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Espanyol participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Europa League. The season originally covered a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 7 January 2020[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Andrés Prieto
2 DF Spain ESP Pipa
3 DF Spain ESP Adrià Pedrosa
4 MF Spain ESP Víctor Sánchez (vice-captain)
5 DF Brazil BRA Naldo
7 FW China CHN Wu Lei
8 MF Spain ESP Ander Iturraspe
9 FW Argentina ARG Facundo Ferreyra (on loan from Benfica)
10 MF Spain ESP Sergi Darder
11 FW Spain ESP Raúl de Tomás
12 FW Argentina ARG Jonathan Calleri (on loan from Deportivo Maldonado)
13 GK Spain ESP Diego López
14 MF Spain ESP Óscar Melendo
15 MF Spain ESP David López (3rd captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Spain ESP Javi López (captain)
17 DF Spain ESP Dídac Vilà
18 DF Uruguay URU Leandro Cabrera
20 DF Colombia COL Bernardo Espinosa (on loan from Girona)
21 MF Spain ESP Marc Roca
22 MF Argentina ARG Matías Vargas
23 FW Spain ESP Adri Embarba
24 DF Spain ESP Fernando Calero
25 GK Spain ESP Oier Olazábal
26 MF Spain ESP Pol Lozano
31 FW Spain ESP Víctor Campuzano
34 DF Spain ESP Víctor Gómez
DF France FRA Sébastien Corchia (on loan from Sevilla)

Reserve team

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Adrián López
2 DF Spain ESP Carles Soria
3 DF Spain ESP Nil Jiménez
4 DF Spain ESP Iago Indias (vice-captain)
5 DF Spain ESP Nacho González
6 MF Spain ESP Marc Manchón (captain)
7 FW Spain ESP Salvans
8 MF Spain ESP Dami
9 FW Spain ESP Alberto Fernández
11 MF Morocco MAR Moha
12 FW Cameroon CMR Kévin Soni (loan from Girona)
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Spain ESP Adri Rojas
14 MF Spain ESP Ferri
15 MF Ecuador ECU Josimar Quintero
16 DF Russia RUS Roman Tugarinov
17 FW Spain ESP Pau Martínez
18 MF Spain ESP Iván Gil
19 DF Spain ESP Ricard Pujol
22 DF Spain ESP Víctor Gómez
23 MF Spain ESP Nico Melamed
25 GK Spain ESP Joan García

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Spain ESP Lluís López (at Tenerife until 30 June 2020)
MF Spain ESP Álex López (at Lugo until 30 June 2020)
FW Spain ESP Javi Puado (at Real Zaragoza until 30 June 2020)
No. Pos. Nation Player
  Reserve team players on loan:
DF Spain ESP Guillem Corominas (at Horta until 30 June 2020)
DF Spain ESP Genar Fornés (at L'Hospitalet until 30 June 2020)
FW Spain ESP Ferran Brugué (at Sant Andreu until 30 June 2020)
FW Spain ESP Óscar Gómez (at Pobla Mafumet until 30 June 2020)
FW Spain ESP Dani Ribelles (at Horta until 30 June 2020)

Transfers

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In

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Date Player From Type Fee Ref
30 June 2019 Spain Pipa Gimnàstic Loan return [3]
30 June 2019 Spain Álvaro Vázquez Zaragoza Loan return [4]
6 July 2019 Colombia Bernardo Espinosa Girona Loan [5]
8 July 2019 Spain Ander Iturraspe Athletic Bilbao Transfer Free [6]
14 July 2019 Argentina Matías Vargas Argentina Vélez Sarsfield Transfer €10.5M [7]
19 July 2019 Spain Andrés Prieto Leganés Transfer Free [8]
9 August 2019 Spain Fernando Calero Valladolid Transfer €8M [9]
9 January 2020 Spain Raúl de Tomás Portugal Benfica Transfer €20M [10]
20 January 2020 Uruguay Leandro Cabrera Getafe Transfer €9M [11]
23 January 2020 Spain Adri Embarba Rayo Vallecano Transfer €10M [12]

Out

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Date Player To Type Fee Ref
30 June 2019 Venezuela Roberto Rosales Málaga Loan return [13]
30 June 2019 Guinea-Bissau Alfa Semedo Portugal Benfica Loan return [14]
1 July 2019 Spain Aarón Martín Germany Mainz 05 Buyout clause €6M [15]
1 July 2019 Spain Roberto England West Ham United Transfer Free [16]
10 July 2019 Spain Álvaro Vázquez Sporting Gijón Transfer Free [17]
18 July 2019 Spain Mario Hermoso Atlético Madrid Transfer €25M [18]
23 July 2019 Paraguay Hernán Pérez Qatar Al Ahli Transfer Undisclosed [19]
1 August 2019 Costa Rica Óscar Duarte Levante Transfer Free [20]
14 August 2019 Spain Borja Iglesias Real Betis Transfer €28M [21]
16 November 2019 Spain Javi Puado Zaragoza Loan [22]
7 January 2020 Argentina Pablo Piatti Canada Toronto FC Transfer Undisclosed [23]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

16 July 2019 Friendly Peralada Spain 0–6 Spain Espanyol Peralada, Spain
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Estadi Municipal De Peralada
20 July 2019 Friendly Lens France 1–3 Spain Espanyol Lens, France
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
28 July 2019 Friendly Sheffield Wednesday England 2–2 Spain Espanyol Owlerton, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 18 August 2019 19 July 2020 Matchday 1 20th 38 5 10 23 27 58 −31 013.16
Copa del Rey 19 December 2019 22 January 2020 First round Round of 32 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 066.67
Europa League 25 July 2019 27 February 2020 Second qualifying round Round of 32 14 9 3 2 32 13 +19 064.29
Total 55 16 13 26 63 73 −10 029.09

Last updated: 19 July 2020
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Alavés 38 10 9 19 34 59 −25 39
17 Celta Vigo 38 7 16 15 37 49 −12 37
18 Leganés (R) 38 8 12 18 30 51 −21 36 Relegation to Segunda División
19 Mallorca (R) 38 9 6 23 40 65 −25 33
20 Espanyol (R) 38 5 10 23 27 58 −31 25
Source: La Liga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[24]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 5 10 23 27 58  −31 25 2 6 11 15 31  −16 3 4 12 12 27  −15

Last updated: 19 July 2020.
Source: LaLiga.es

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLDLWLDLLLWLLLDLLDLDWDLWDLDLWDLLLLLLLLD
Position2018191718181819191919191919192020202020202020202020202019202020202020202020
Updated to match(es) played on 19 July 2020. Source: LaLiga.es
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The La Liga schedule was announced on 4 July 2019.[25]

18 August 2019 1 Espanyol 0–2 Sevilla Cornellà de Llobregat
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 19,832
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
25 August 2019 2 Alavés 0–0 Espanyol Vitoria-Gasteiz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza Stadium
Attendance: 14,567
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
1 September 2019 3 Espanyol 0–3 Granada Cornellà de Llobregat
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 20,870
Referee: César Soto Grado
15 September 2019 4 Eibar 1–2 Espanyol Eibar
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 5,410
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
22 September 2019 5 Espanyol 1–3 Real Sociedad Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 19,173
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
26 September 2019 6 Celta Vigo 1–1 Espanyol Vigo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Abanca-Balaídos
Attendance: 16,361
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
29 September 2019 7 Espanyol 0–2 Valladolid Cornellà de Llobregat
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 20,911
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
6 October 2019 8 Mallorca 2–0 Espanyol Palma
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadi de Son Moix
Attendance: 15,052
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
20 October 2019 9 Espanyol 0–1 Villarreal Cornellà de Llobregat
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 20,653
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
27 October 2019 10 Levante 0–1 Espanyol Valencia
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Attendance: 18,934
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
30 October 2019 11 Athletic Bilbao 3–0 Espanyol Bilbao
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 37,094
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
2 November 2019 12 Espanyol 1–2 Valencia Cornellà de Llobregat
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 18,428
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
10 November 2019 13 Atlético Madrid 3–1 Espanyol Madrid
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 53,069
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
24 November 2019 14 Espanyol 1–1 Getafe Cornellà de Llobregat
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 21,059
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
1 December 2019 15 Espanyol 2–4 Osasuna Cornellà de Llobregat
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 21,238
Referee: Mario Melero López
7 December 2019 16 Real Madrid 2–0 Espanyol Madrid
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 64,125
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
15 December 2019 17 Espanyol 2–2 Real Betis Cornellà de Llobregat
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 22,248
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
22 December 2019 18 Leganés 2–0 Espanyol Leganés
12:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque
Attendance: 10,183
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
4 January 2020 19 Espanyol 2–2 Barcelona Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 33,562
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
19 January 2020 20 Villarreal 1–2 Espanyol Villarreal
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 12,053
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
25 January 2020 21 Espanyol 1–1 Athletic Bilbao Cornellà de Llobregat
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE
Attendance: 27,542
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
1 February 2020 22 Granada 2–1 Espanyol Granada
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes
Attendance: 15,226
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
9 February 2020 23 Espanyol 1–0 Mallorca Cornellà de Llobregat
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 32,084
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
16 February 2020 24 Sevilla 2–2 Espanyol Seville
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 35,661
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
23 February 2020 25 Valladolid 2–1 Espanyol Valladolid
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
Attendance: 19,645
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
1 March 2020 26 Espanyol 1–1 Atlético Madrid Cornellà de Llobregat
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 28,872
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
8 March 2020 27 Osasuna 1–0 Espanyol Pamplona
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 15,737
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
13 June 2020 28 Espanyol 2–0 Alavés Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 15 March, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[26] and rescheduled to 13 June.[27] It was played behind closed doors.
16 June 2020 29 Getafe 0–0 Espanyol Getafe
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 0
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 22 March, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[26] and rescheduled to 16 June.[27] It was played behind closed doors.
20 June 2020 30 Espanyol 1–3 Levante Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 5 April, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[28] and rescheduled to 20 June.[27] It was played behind closed doors.
25 June 2020 31 Real Betis 1–0 Espanyol Seville
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 12 April, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[28] and rescheduled to 25 June.[27] It was played behind closed doors.
28 June 2020 32 Espanyol 0–1 Real Madrid Cornellà de Llobregat
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 22 April, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[28] and rescheduled to 28 June.[27] It was played behind closed doors.
2 July 2020 33 Real Sociedad 2–1 Espanyol San Sebastián
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 0
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 26 April, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[28] and rescheduled to 2 July.[27] It was played behind closed doors.
5 July 2020 34 Espanyol 0–1 Leganés Cornellà de Llobregat
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 3 May, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[28] and rescheduled to 5 July.[27] It was played behind closed doors.
8 July 2020 35 Barcelona 1–0 Espanyol Barcelona
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 0
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 10 May, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[28] and rescheduled to 8 July.[27] It was played behind closed doors.
12 July 2020 36 Espanyol 0–2 Eibar Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 13 May, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[28] and rescheduled to 12 July.[27] It was played behind closed doors.
16 July 2020 37 Valencia 1–0 Espanyol Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 17 May, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[28] and rescheduled to 16 July.[27] It was played behind closed doors.
19 July 2020 38 Espanyol 0–0 Celta Vigo Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 24 May, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[28] and rescheduled to 19 July.[27] It was played behind closed doors.

Copa del Rey

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19 December 2019 First round Lleida Esportiu 0–2 Espanyol Lleida
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Camp d'Esports
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
12 January 2020 Second round San Sebastián de los Reyes 0–2 Espanyol San Sebastián de los Reyes
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Matapiñonera
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
22 January 2020 Round of 32 Real Sociedad 2–0 Espanyol San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 21,647
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

UEFA Europa League

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Second qualifying round

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25 July 2019 First leg Espanyol Spain 4–0 Iceland Stjarnan Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 19,122
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)
1 August 2019 Second leg Stjarnan Iceland 1–3
(1–7 agg.)
Spain Espanyol Garðabær, Iceland
21:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stjörnuvöllur
Attendance: 1,020
Referee: Dumitru Muntean (Moldova)

Third qualifying round

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8 August 2019 First leg Luzern Switzerland 0–3 Spain Espanyol Lucerne, Switzerland
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 9,191
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
15 August 2019 Second leg Espanyol Spain 3–0
(6–0 agg.)
Switzerland Luzern Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 13,214
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)

Play-off round

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22 August 2019 First leg Espanyol Spain 3–1 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 13,686
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
29 August 2019 Second leg Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 2–2
(3–5 agg.)
Spain Espanyol Zaporizhia, Ukraine
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 10,181
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Espanyol 6 3 2 1 12 4 +8 11 Advance to knockout phase
2 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8
3 Hungary Ferencváros 6 1 4 1 5 7 −2 7
4 Russia CSKA Moscow 6 1 2 3 3 9 −6 5
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
19 September 2019 1 Espanyol Spain 1–1 Hungary Ferencváros Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 18,125
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
3 October 2019 2 CSKA Moscow Russia 0–2 Spain Espanyol Moscow, Russia
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: VEB Arena
Attendance: 22,288
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
24 October 2019 3 Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 0–1 Spain Espanyol Razgrad, Bulgaria
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 10,334
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
7 November 2019 4 Espanyol Spain 6–0 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)