# 2017–18 RCD Espanyol season

During the 2017–18 season, RCD Espanyol participated in La Liga and the Copa del Rey.

## Squad

    As of 17 August 2017
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 | ESP | Pau |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Marc Navarro |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Aarón Martín |
| 4 | MF | ESP | Víctor Sánchez (vice-captain) |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Naldo |
| 6 | DF | CRC | Óscar Duarte |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Gerard |
| 8 | FW | ESP | Álvaro Vázquez |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Sergio García (4th captain) |
| 10 | MF | ESP | José Manuel Jurado |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Léo Baptistão |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Diego López |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Óscar Melendo |
| 15 | MF | ESP | David López (3rd captain) |
| 16 | DF | ESP | Javi López (captain) |
| 17 | MF | PAR | Hernán Pérez |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Javi Fuego |
| 19 | MF | ARG | Pablo Piatti |
| 20 | MF | SEN | Pape Diop |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Mario Hermoso |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Esteban Granero |
| 24 | MF | ESP | Marc Roca |
| — | FW | ESP | Jairo Morillas |

### Transfers

* List of Spanish football transfers summer 2017 § Espanyol

#### In

| Date | Player | From | Type | Fee |
| 23 May 2017 | Diego López | Milan | Transfer | €1,000,000 |
| 24 May 2017 | Pablo Piatti | Valencia | Transfer | €1,500,000 |
| 30 June 2017 | Pau | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan return | Free |
| 30 June 2017 | Paco Montañés | Levante | Loan return | Free |
| 30 June 2017 | Jairo Morillas | Numancia | Loan return | Free |
| 30 June 2017 | Joan Jordán | Valladolid | Loan return | Free |
| 30 June 2017 | Rober | Elche | Loan return | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | Óscar Melendo | Espanyol B | Promoted | Promoted |
| 7 July 2017 | Esteban Granero | Real Sociedad | Transfer | Free |
| 12 July 2017 | Mario Hermoso | Real Madrid B | Transfer | €300,000 |

#### Out

| Date | Player | To | Type | Fee |
| 22 May 2017 | Mamadou Sylla | Eupen | Transfer | €2,300,000 |
| 22 May 2017 | José Antonio Reyes | Unattached | Unattached | Free |
| 29 May 2017 | Rubén Duarte | Alavés | Transfer | €400,000 |
| 30 June 2017 | Diego Reyes | Porto | Loan return | Free |
| 5 July 2017 | Roberto | Málaga | Loan | Free |
| 13 July 2017 | Joan Jordán | Eibar | Transfer | €100,000 |
| 20 July 2017 | Víctor Álvarez | Arsenal Tula | Transfer | Free |
| 2 August 2017 | Felipe Caicedo | Lazio | transfer | €2,500,000 |
| 17 August 2017 | Paco Montañés | Tenerife | Transfer | Free |
| 28 August 2017 | Salva Sevilla | Mallorca | Transfer | Free |

## Pre-season and friendlies

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Persija Jakarta | 0–7 | Espanyol |
| Olot | 0–4 | Espanyol |
| Borussia Dortmund | 0–1 | Espanyol |
| Twente | 0–0 | Espanyol |
| Hamburger SV | 1–1 | Espanyol |
| Napoli | 2–0 | Espanyol |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Final position |
| La Liga | 11th |
| Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals |

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Eibar | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 51 |
| 10 | Girona | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 51 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 49 |
| 12 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 49 |
| 13 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 49 |
* 1 2 Eibar finished ahead of Girona on head-to-head points: Eibar 4–1 Girona, Girona 1–4 Eibar.
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Espanyol 8, Real Sociedad 4, Celta Vigo 4 (Espanyol 2–1 Real Sociedad, Real Sociedad 1–1 Espanyol, Espanyol 2–1 Celta Vigo, Celta Vigo 2–2 Espanyol, Real Sociedad 1–2 Celta Vigo, Celta Vigo 2–3 Real Sociedad).

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

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

    Last updated on 20 May 2018.
| 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 | Pau | 30 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Diego López | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | ESP | Adrián López | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ESP | Marc Navarro | 24 | 1 | 10+9 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Aarón Martín | 35 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Naldo | 17 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | CRC | Óscar Duarte | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ESP | Dídac Vilà | 19 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ESP | Javi López | 15 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Mario Hermoso | 24 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ESP | Sergio Sánchez | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ESP | Víctor Sánchez | 33 | 0 | 29+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | COL | Carlos Sánchez | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | José Manuel Jurado | 31 | 0 | 20+9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Óscar Melendo | 23 | 2 | 6+12 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | ESP | David López | 43 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ARG | Pablo Piatti | 31 | 2 | 22+8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Marc Roca | 9 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Esteban Granero | 31 | 2 | 11+14 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | ESP | Sergi Darder | 40 | 1 | 32+3 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ESP | Gerard | 44 | 19 | 38 | 16 | 5+1 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Sergio García | 38 | 3 | 14+19 | 2 | 2+3 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Léo Baptistão | 40 | 9 | 31+5 | 8 | 1+3 | 1 |
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 8 | FW | ESP | Álvaro Vázquez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | PAR | Hernán Pérez | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Javi Fuego | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | CMR | Pape Diop | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

### Cards

    Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 19 December 2017.
| No. | Pos. | Name | | |
| 3 | DF | Aarón Martín | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Víctor Sánchez | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Naldo | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Gerard | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Sergio García | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | José Manuel Jurado | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Léo Baptistão | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Dídac Vilà | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | David López | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Hernán Pérez | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Javi Fuego | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Pape Diop | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Mario Hermoso | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | Esteban Granero | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Sergio Sánchez | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Sergi Darder | 3 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

    Last updated on 19 December 2017.
| Number | Nation | Name | Matches Played | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
| 1 | | Pau | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | | Diego López | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | | Adrià López Garrote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 4 | 1 | 5 |