First Division - Day 8

Las Palmas 0 - Espanyol 0

Las Palmas: Raúl Lizoain; Michel Macedo, David García, Aythami (Bigas 86’), Dani Castellano; Roque Mesa, Vicente Gómez (Tyronne 69‘); Jonathan Viera, Tana, Kevin-Prince Boateng (Araujo 76’); Livaja. 4-2-3-1.
Espanyol: Diego López; Víctor Sánchez, David López, Diego Reyes, Aarón Martín; Piatti (Javi López 66‘), Javi Fuego, Marc Roca, Salva Sevilla (Hernán Pérez 81’); Leo Baptistao (José Antonio Reyes 73‘), Gerard Moreno. 4-4-2.

Goals: None.

Yellow cards: Javi Fuego 35’, Livaja 55’, Víctor Sánchez 60’, Aythami 85’.

La Liga returned after the short international break, Las Palmas and Espanyol kicking things off with a 0-0 draw on Friday night. Visiting keeper Diego López was the busiest man on the park with saves from Boateng and Livaja early on, and from Boateng, Jonathan Viera and others after the restart. Leo Baptistao and Gerard Moreno both wasted opportunities to put the Catalans in front before the break though, and Moreno and Hernán Pérez should have done better when free on goal in the last ten minutes or so. The result leaves Quique Sánchez Flores’ side just a point above the drop zone, and takes the Canary Islanders up to sixth pending the rest of the weekend games.