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2009–10 RCD Espanyol season

The 2009–10 RCD Espanyol season was the 79th year in the club's history.

RCD Espanyol
2009–10 season
PresidentDaniel Sánchez Llibre
Head coachMauricio Pochettino
StadiumCornellà-El Prat
La Liga11th
Copa del ReyRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Italy Dani Osvaldo (7)[1]
All: Italy Dani Osvaldo (7)

Summary

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2009–10 was Espanyol's first full season under Argentine head coach Mauricio Pochettino, who had taken over in late January 2009. They were third from bottom, in the relegation zone, when he took charge,[2] but he ultimately led them to a solid 10th-place finish.[3] This led to him signing a new contract which ran until June 2012.[4]

Espanyol's 2009-10 La Liga campaign got underway on 30 August with a 1–0 away loss to Athletic Bilbao at San Mamés, and their first home game on 12 September also ended in defeat, with Real Madrid winning 3–0 at Cornellà-El Prat.[5] Their first win, and first goals, of the season came a week later at Estadio Riazor, with José Callejón, Juan Forlín and Joan Verdú all on target in a 3–2 victory over Deportivo La Coruña.[6]

Espanyol followed this up with their first home win of the campaign on 23 September, coming from behind to beat Málaga 2–1 thanks to goals from Ben Sahar and Iván Alonso.[7] They finished September with a goalless home draw against Xerez,[5] leaving them 10th in the table after five matches.[8] The same result followed in both of October's away matches, against Villarreal at Estadio José Zorrilla and Sevilla at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.[5]

In between these draws, Espanyol hosted Tenerife, with a brace from Alonso earning them a 2–1 victory.[9] Their Copa del Rey campaign began at the end of October, with the first leg of their round of 32 tie against fellow top fight side Getafe, who took a 2–0 victory at Coliseum Alfonso Pérez.[5] 1 November saw the visit of Real Valladolid in the league, and despite taking the lead through Luis García, the match ended 1–1 after a late equaliser from Haris Medunjanin.[10]

Espanyol failed to score in their next five matches, all of which ended in defeat. Sporting de Gijón won 1–0 at El Molinón, and then consecutive home matches against Getafe saw Espanyol eliminated from the Copa del Rey after a 1–1 draw before losing 2–0 in the league. They then endured consecutive 4–0 defeats, against Atlético Madrid at Vicente Calderón Stadium and at home to Racing Santander. Their final match in this awful run was a 1–0 defeat by Barcelona at Camp Nou.[5] They finally tasted victory again on 20 December, after more than two months without a win, as goals from Javi Márquez and Ferrán Corominas saw them defeat Almería 2–0.[11]

Despite this win, Espanyol's poor form left them 12th in the table at the turn of the year, just four points clear of the relegation zone after fifteen games.[12] After the new year, their results at home and away made for stark contrast. Their first match of 2010 was a 1–0 loss to Valencia at Mestalla Stadium, and they proceeded to suffer away defeats at Osasuna, Real Madrid, Málaga, Tenerife and Racing Santander, alongside draws at Xerez, Real Valladolid and Getafe. At home, however, they secured victories over Real Zaragoza, Athletic Bilbao, Deportivo La Coruña, Sevilla and Atlético Madrid, and drew with Mallorca, Villarreal, Sporting de Gijón and Barcelona.[5]

These runs came to an end in consecutive matches. On 25 April, Espanyol secured their first away victory in over eight months[5] as a García free kick gave them a 1–0 win over Almería at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos.[13] This left them 11th in the table with four matches to play,[14] the first of which was at home against Valencia on 1 May. This ended in their first home loss in almost five months, as the visitors ran out 2–0 winners.[5]

Espanyol also lost their next game, a 1–0 defeat to Real Zaragoza at La Romareda,[5] before coming from behind in their final home game of the season to beat Osasuna 2–1, thanks to goals from Forlín and Dani Osvaldo.[15] Osvaldo's goal was his seventh of the season, which left him as the club's top scorer.[1] Their last match was against Mallorca at Ono Estadi, which ended in a 2–0 defeat.[5] They ended the season one place lower than the previous one, in 11th.[16]

Squad statistics

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Last updated on 13 June 2021.[1][17][18]

No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   CMR Carlos Kameni 31 0 31 0 0 0
2 DF   ESP Javi Chica 29 0 27+1 0 1 0
3 DF   ESP David García 22 0 21 0 1 0
4 MF   ESP Javi Márquez 16 1 12+3 1 1 0
5 DF   ARG Iván Pillud 11 0 6+3 0 2 0
8 FW   ESP José Callejón 37 2 31+5 2 0+1 0
9 MF   ESP Iván de la Peña 5 0 0+4 0 1 0
10 MF   ESP Luis García 38 3 35+1 3 2 0
11 MF   ESP Joan Verdú 36 4 31+3 4 0+2 0
12 DF   ARG Facundo Roncaglia 23 0 15+6 0 2 0
13 GK   ESP Javi Ruiz 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW   ISR Ben Sahar 24 1 5+17 1 1+1 0
16 DF   ARG Nicolás Pareja 32 0 30 0 2 0
17 FW   ITA Dani Osvaldo 20 7 17+3 7 0 0
18 DF   ARG Juan Forlín 24 2 23+1 2 0 0
19 MF   ESP Fernando Marqués 22 1 10+11 1 1 0
20 FW   ESP Ferrán Corominas 23 1 11+12 1 0 0
22 MF   ESP Moisés Hurtado 32 0 30+1 0 1 0
23 FW   ESP Raúl Tamudo 7 0 4+2 0 1 0
24 FW   URU Iván Alonso 36 6 19+15 5 1+1 1
25 GK   ARG Cristian Álvarez 10 0 7+1 0 2 0
29 MF   ESP Marc Pedraza 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
30 DF   ESP Víctor Ruiz 22 2 21+1 2 0 0
35 DF   ESP Dídac Vilà 11 0 11 0 0 0
36 MF   ESP Javi López 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
37 MF   ESP Raúl Baena 20 0 11+8 0 1 0
40 DF   ESP Jordi Amat 6 0 4+2 0 0 0
42 MF   CHA Azrack Mahamat 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
MF   JPN Shunsuke Nakamura 15 0 6+7 0 2 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Espanyol Barcelona » Appearances Primera División 2009/2010". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Pochettino replaces luckless Mané at Espanyol". UEFA. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Primera División 2008/2009 » 38. Round". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Pochettino renueva tres años con el Espanyol" [Pochettino renews with Espanyol for three years]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 June 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Espanyol Barcelona » Fixtures & Results 2009/2010". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Deportivo La Coruña - Espanyol Barcelona 2:3 (Primera División 2009/2010, 3. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Espanyol Barcelona - Málaga CF 2:1 (Primera División 2009/2010, 4. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Primera División 2009/2010 » 5. Round". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Espanyol Barcelona - CD Tenerife 2:1 (Primera División 2009/2010, 7. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Espanyol Barcelona - Real Valladolid 1:1 (Primera División 2009/2010, 9. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Espanyol Barcelona - UD Almería 2:0 (Primera División 2009/2010, 15. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Primera División 2009/2010 » 15. Round". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  13. ^ "UD Almería - Espanyol Barcelona 0:1 (Primera División 2009/2010, 34. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Primera División 2009/2010 » 34. Round". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Espanyol Barcelona - CA Osasuna 2:1 (Primera División 2009/2010, 37. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Primera División 2009/2010 » 38. Round". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Espanyol Barcelona » Squad 2009/2010". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Espanyol Barcelona » Appearances Copa del Rey 2009/2010". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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