Espanyol
Line-up
- 13Diego López
- 5Naldo
- 6Lluis López
- 16Javi López
- 10Darder
- 14Óscar Melendo
- 9F. Ferreyra
- 7Borja Iglesias
- 12Dídac Vilá
- 21Marc Roca
- 24Wu Lei
- 3Adrià Pedrosa
- 23Granero
- 4Víctor Sánchez
Subs
- 1Prieto, Andres
- 20Bernardo Espinosa
- 2Pipa
- 11Javi Puado
Stjarnan Gardabae
Line-up
- 1H. Björnsson
- 2B. Guðjónsson
- 4J. Laxdal
- 19M. Rauschenberg
- 12Aegisson, Heidar
- 10H. Halldórsson
- 20E. Héðinsson
- 11Þ. Ragnarsson
- 18Gudbjargarson, Solvi Snaer
- 6Þ. Rúnarsson
- 7G. Baldvinsson
- 9D. Laxdal
- 29A. Hauksson
- 22G. Hafsteinsson
Subs
- 23G. Sigurjónsson
- 3J. Jósefsson
- 8B. Sigurðsson
- 16Johannesson, Aevar
Espanyol return to the Europa League following a 12-year absence. Los Periquitos have been handed an easy draw in the second qualifying round, with the team facing Iceland side Stjarnan in the double-header. The Catalan outfit aim to get their job done in the first leg and seeing that they have turned their RCDE Stadium into a real fortress, I predict that David Gallego’s troops are going to emerge triumphant in Thursday’s football match.
Borja Iglesias, who scored 17 goals in the 2018/2019 La Liga season, is likely to lead the line for the hosts. Stjarnan, on the other hand, defeated Levadia on away goal rule in round 1, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry in the RCDE Stadium clash. Given the number of high-profile players in the Catalan side, the Icelanders are likely to return home empty-handed from the trip to Barcelona.