Oscar Melendo came off the bench to net an 88th-minute winner as Espanyol recorded a 1-0 victory over Barcelona in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final on Wednesday night.
Lionel Messi missed a second-half penalty before Melendo came up with a spectacular moment late on to ensure that Espanyol would take a lead into the second leg at Camp Nou next week.
Read how it all unfolded in Sports Mole's minute-by-minute live commentary of the action below.
👋 Barça
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 17, 2018
📍 RCDE Stadium#CopaBarça pic.twitter.com/j9loO42fdZ
ESP: Diego Lopez; Navarro, Duarte, Naldo, Aaron; Granero, Fuego, Sanchez, David Lopez, Darder; Moreno
BARCA: Cillessen; Roberto, Pique, Vermaelen, Digne; Busquets, Alena, Paulinho; D.Suarez, Messi, Vidal
#RCDE = 💙🐦 pic.twitter.com/bxXqWuu5CY
— RCD Espanyol (@RCDEspanyol) January 17, 2018
👕👟🔵🔴#CopaBarça
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 17, 2018
📍 RCDE Stadium pic.twitter.com/OevyxyQGPw
Ja tenim l'onze de QSF! Endavant, #RCDE! #EspanyolBarça pic.twitter.com/H7QHD3joGr
— RCD Espanyol (@RCDEspanyol) January 17, 2018