# 2018–19 RCD Espanyol season

The 2018–19 season was the 84th season in La Liga played by RCD Espanyol, a Spanish football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

## First team squad

    As of 10 February 2018
| No. | Name | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Joined | Signed From | Transfer Fee | Ends |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Roberto | Madrid | (1986-02-10) 10 February 1986 (age 38) | 2016 | Olympiacos | €3,000,000 | 2019 |
| 13 | Diego López | Paradela | (1981-11-03) 3 November 1981 (age 42) | 2016 | Milan | Free | 2020 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 5 | Naldo | Santo André | (1988-01-10) 10 January 1988 (age 36) | 2017 | Querétaro | €2,500,000 | 2020 |
| 6 | Óscar Duarte | Catarina | (1989-06-03) 3 June 1989 (age 35) | 2016 | Club Brugge | €1,150,000 | 2019 |
| 8 | Roberto Rosales | Caracas | (1988-11-20) 20 November 1988 (age 35) | 2018 | Málaga | Loan | 2019 |
| 12 | Dídac Vilà | Mataró | (1989-06-09) 9 June 1989 (age 35) | 2017 | AEK Athens | €250,000 | 2020 |
| 16 | Javi López | Osuna | (1986-01-21) 21 January 1986 (age 38) | 2006 | Espanyol B | Free | 2019 |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso | Madrid | (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 29) | 2017 | Real Madrid Castilla | €400,000 | 2020 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 4 | Víctor Sánchez | Terrassa | (1987-09-08) 8 September 1987 (age 37) | 2012 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Free | 2021 |
| 10 | Sergi Darder | Artà | (1993-12-22) 22 December 1993 (age 30) | 2017 | Lyon | €8,000,000 | 2023 |
| 14 | Óscar Melendo | Barcelona | (1997-08-23) 23 August 1997 (age 27) | 2003 | Espanyol B | Free | 2022 |
| 15 | David López | Barcelona | (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989 (age 34) | 2016 | Napoli | €4,000,000 | 2023 |
| 18 | Álex Lopez | Terrassa | (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997 (age 27) | | Espanyol B | Free | 2022 |
| 21 | Marc Roca | Vilafranca del Penedès | (1996-11-26) 26 November 1996 (age 27) | 2008 | Espanyol B | Free | 2022 |
| 23 | Esteban Granero | Madrid | (1987-07-02) 2 July 1987 (age 37) | 2017 | Real Sociedad | Free | 2020 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 7 | Borja Iglesias | Compostela | (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 31) | 2018 | Celta | €10,000,000 | 2022 |
| 9 | Sergio García | Barcelona | (1983-06-09) 9 June 1983 (age 41) | 2017 | Al-Rayyan | Free | 2019 |
| 11 | Facundo Ferreyra | Lomas de Zamora | (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33) | 2019 | Benfica | loan | 2019 |
| 17 | Hernán Pérez | Fernando de la Mora | (1989-02-25) 25 February 1989 (age 35) | 2015 | Villarreal | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| 19 | Pablo Piatti | Ucacha | (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989 (age 35) | 2016 | Valencia | €1,300,000 | 2020 |
| 20 | Javi Puado | Barcelona | (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 26) | 2014 | Espanyol B | Free | 2022 |
| 24 | Wu Lei | Nanjing | (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991 (age 32) | 2019 | Shanghai SIPG | €2,000,000 | 2022 |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 17 | FW | Hernán Pérez | 29 | EU | Alavés | Loan Return | Summer | 2020 | | |
| 1 | GK | Roberto | 32 | EU | Málaga | Loan Return | Summer | 2019 | | |
| 8 | FW | Álvaro Vázquez | 27 | EU | Gimnàstic | Loan Return | Summer | 2020 | | |
| 24 | DF | Sergio Sánchez | 32 | EU | Rubin Kazan | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free | Marca |
| 10 | MF | Sergi Darder | 24 | EU | Lyon | Transfer | Summer | 2023 | €8,000,000 | Marca |
| 18 | MF | Álex López | 21 | EU | Espanyol B | Promoted | Summer | 2022 | Youth system | Marca |
| 2 | DF | Pipa | 20 | EU | Espanyol B | Promoted | Summer | 2022 | Youth system | Marca |
| 20 | FW | Javi Puado | 20 | EU | Espanyol B | Promoted | Summer | 2022 | Youth system | Marca |
| 7 | FW | Borja Iglesias | 25 | EU | Celta Vigo | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | €10,000,000 | RCDEspanyol.com |
| 8 | DF | Roberto Rosales | 29 | Non-EU | Málaga | Loan | Summer | 2019 | Free | RCDEspanyol.com |
| 24 | FW | Wu Lei | 27 | Non-EU | Shanghai SIPG | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | €2 million | RCDEspanyol.com |
Total Spending: €18,000,000

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 25 | MF | Sergi Darder | 24 | EU | Lyon | Loan Return | Summer | | |
| 8 | MF | Carlos Sánchez | 32 | Non-EU | Fiorentina | Loan return | Summer | | |
| 24 | DF | Sergio Sánchez | 32 | EU | Rubin Kazan | Loan Return | Summer | | |
| 7 | FW | Gerard | 26 | EU | Villarreal | Transfer | Summer | €20,000,000 | VillarrealCF.es |
| 2 | DF | Marc Navarro | 22 | EU | Watford | Transfer | Summer | €2,000,000 | WatfordFC.com |
| 10 | MF | José Manuel Jurado | 32 | EU | Al-Ahli | Transfer | Summer | Free | Al-Ahli FC Twitter |
| 1 | GK | Pau López | 23 | EU | Real Betis | Transfer | Summer | Free | RealBetisBalompie.es |
| | FW | Jairo Morillas | 25 | EU | V-Varen Nagasaki | Transfer | Summer | Free | V-Varen.com |
| 3 | DF | Aarón Martín | 21 | EU | Mainz 05 | Loan | Summer | €3,000,000 | Mainz05.de |
| 8 | FW | Álvaro Vázquez | 27 | EU | Real Zaragoza | Loan | Summer | Free | RealZaragoza.com |
| 24 | DF | Sergio Sánchez | 32 | EU | Unattached | Contract Termination | Summer | | RCDEspanyol.com |
Total Income: €25,000,000
Net Income: €7,000,000

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### La Liga

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Getafe | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Sevilla | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 7 | Espanyol | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 53 | |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 50 | |
* 1 2 Getafe finished ahead of Sevilla on head-to-head points: Sevilla 0–2 Getafe, Getafe 3–0 Sevilla.
* 1 2 Since the winners of the 2018–19 Copa del Rey, Valencia, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
* 1 2 Espanyol finished ahead of Athletic Bilbao on head-to-head points: Espanyol 1–0 Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Bilbao 1–1 Espanyol.
* ↑ Real Sociedad finished ahead of Real Betis and Alavés on head-to-head points: Real Sociedad 6, Real Betis 5, Alavés 5. Real Betis finished ahead of Alavés on goal difference: Real Betis –8, Alavés –11.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 18 May 2019. Source: LaLiga.es

#### Result round by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | D | D | W | D | L | L | D | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### Copa del Rey
#### Quarter-finals
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on 18 May 2019.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ESP | Roberto | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Diego López | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | BRA | Naldo | 18 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | CRC | Óscar Duarte | 13 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | VEN | Roberto Rosales | 26 | 3 | 20+1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ESP | Dídac Vilà | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ESP | Javi López | 25 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Mario Hermoso | 35 | 3 | 31+1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ESP | Lluís López | 10 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ESP | Adrià Pedrosa | 16 | 1 | 8+4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 2 | MF | GNB | Alfa Semedo | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ESP | Víctor Sánchez | 28 | 0 | 13+11 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Sergi Darder | 40 | 5 | 32+2 | 4 | 4+2 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Óscar Melendo | 37 | 0 | 22+10 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ESP | David López | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Álex Lopez | 8 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Marc Roca | 40 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Esteban Granero | 21 | 3 | 9+10 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ESP | Borja Iglesias | 43 | 20 | 35+2 | 17 | 4+2 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Sergio García | 31 | 2 | 17+12 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ARG | Facundo Ferreyra | 9 | 1 | 1+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | PAR | Hernán Pérez | 21 | 2 | 10+9 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | ARG | Pablo Piatti | 26 | 2 | 6+14 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | ESP | Javi Puado | 20 | 1 | 2+13 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | CHN | Wu Lei | 16 | 3 | 12+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ESP | Pipa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Léo Baptistão | 24 | 3 | 14+6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |