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| 24 | JAVI GARCÍA rushed an easy chance. |
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| 27 | JUANMI drove a left foot shot inches over from twenty-five yards out. |
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| 30 | A pin-point pass found VÍCTOR ÁLVAREZ and his looping effort floated narrowly wide. |
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| 32 | VÍCTOR ÁLVAREZ beat two Benfica players and slammed a golden opportunity over the bar. |
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| 36 | A free-kick from JUANMI floated just beyond the near post. |
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| 43 | A refined pass from CÉSAR PEIXOTO, was blasted goalbound by MAICON only for the Espanyol 'keeper to block. |
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| 45 | GOAL!! Benfica were awarded a penalty after a foul on JAVI GARCÍA, and DROGBA put it past LUX who managed to get a hand to the ball. |
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| 52 | An outswinging corner was flicked into the arms of LUX by PEREIRA. |
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| 57 | PAREJA's shot beat LOPES but rebounded off the Benfica post. |
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| 58 | A lovely effort from PEREIRA scraped the upright. |
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| 59 | GOAL!! A great dummy from JUANMI allowed PINTO to lay a perfect ball off to VÍCTOR ÁLVAREZ who drilled the ball into the net. (1-1) |
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| 62 | LUX managed to claw away a wicked shot. |
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| 62 | A header by GOURCUFF at the far post was comfortably collected by the Espanyol 'keeper. |
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| 67 | TAMUDO chipped the ball to RAÚL BAENA who fired it over the bar. |
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| 70 | RAÚL BAENA touched the ball through a ruck of players but the Benfica 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left. |
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| 72 | DROGBA headed over the bar. |
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| 76 | GOAL!! A shot from JUANMI raced through a crowd of players and trickled past the unsighted Benfica 'keeper. (2-1 Espanyol) |
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| 78 | RAÚL BAENA rifled a simple chance past the righthand post. |
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| 80 | GOAL!! A wonderful dribble from LEUGERS gave JUANMI space on the right and VÍCTOR ÁLVAREZ rattled in his accurate pass. (3-1 Espanyol) |
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| 83 | A cross from JAVI GARCÍA left RUBEN AMORIM in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot. |
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| 85 | A drive from VÍCTOR ÁLVAREZ seemed a certain goal but LOPES managed to palm the ball clear. |
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| 86 | JUANMI pulled away from PEREIRA but drove the ball into the arms of LOPES. |
