La Liga leaders Barcelona wanted to come away with another win against bottom-placed Espanyol but were held 2-2 draw as China striker Wu Lei came off the bench to score a late equaliser in 88th minute.<\/p>\n
Performance from the defending champions were questionable at times as they conceded in 23rd minute after David Lopez scored a header and they have to wait until 50th minute to score an equaliser from Luis Suarez.<\/p>\n
Barcelona however, took a lead in 59th minute through Arturo Vidal.<\/p>\n
But Ernesto Valverde’s side had to play the final 15 minutes with 10 men after Frenkie de Jong was sent off for a second yellow card.<\/p>\n
Wu Lei who only scored once in LaLiga this season, came off the bench to score his second goal\u00a0with a powerful finish.<\/p>\n
It was memorable debut for manager Abelardo Fernandez, who became the third coach at Espanyol this season.<\/p>\n
Barca still lead the table on goal difference after 19 games but they are level on points with second-placed Real Madrid, who beat Getafe 3-0.<\/p>\n
Espanyol had not beaten Barcelona in the league since 2009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"