Madrid, Jan 4, 2020 (AFP) - Barcelona were pegged back by La Liga's bottom-club Espanyol on Saturday as Wu Lei struck late to secure a dramatic 2-2 draw in a thrilling Catalan derby.
Luis Suarez appeared to have inspired another Barca turnaround at the RCD Stadium after he cancelled out Diego Lopez's opener with a deft half-volley before digging out an exquisite pass for substitute Arturo Vidal to finish.
But a red card for Frenkie de Jong with 16 minutes left gave Espanyol renewed hope and Chinese forward Wu Lei emerged the hero, firing past Barca's stand-in goalkeeper Neto in the 88th minute to rescue a point in Abelardo Fernandez's first game in charge.
