Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Espanyol 4th with 69 points, Villarreal II 22nd with 43, 26 apart. Per game in the league, Espanyol were scoring 1.4 and conceding 0.95, Villarreal II 0.98 and 1.48, against a competition average of 1.12 goals per team per game.
5 games without a win framed Espanyol's arrival.
RCDE Stadium in Cornella de Llobregat staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40,500. Espanyol led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-1.