2017–18 RCD Espanyol season
Appearance
2017–18 season | ||||
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President | Chen Yansheng | |||
Head coach | Quique Sánchez Flores | |||
Stadium | Cornellà-El Prat | |||
La Liga | 11th | |||
Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Gerard (16) All: Gerard (19) | |||
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During the 2017–18 season, RCD Espanyol participated in La Liga and the Copa del Rey.
Squad
[edit]- As of 17 August 2017[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]Date | Player | From | Type | Fee | Ref |
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23 May 2017 | Diego López | Milan | Transfer | €1,000,000 | [2] |
24 May 2017 | Pablo Piatti | Valencia | Transfer | €1,500,000 | [3] |
30 June 2017 | Pau | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan return | Free | [4] |
30 June 2017 | Paco Montañés | Levante | Loan return | Free | [5] |
30 June 2017 | Jairo Morillas | Numancia | Loan return | Free | [6] |
30 June 2017 | Joan Jordán | Valladolid | Loan return | Free | [7] |
30 June 2017 | Rober | Elche | Loan return | Free | [8] |
1 July 2017 | Óscar Melendo | Espanyol B | Promoted | ||
7 July 2017 | Esteban Granero | Real Sociedad | Transfer | Free | [9] |
12 July 2017 | Mario Hermoso | Real Madrid B | Transfer | €300,000 | [10] |
Out
[edit]Date | Player | To | Type | Fee | Ref |
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22 May 2017 | Mamadou Sylla | Eupen | Transfer | €2,300,000 | [11] |
22 May 2017 | José Antonio Reyes | Unattached | Free | [11] | |
29 May 2017 | Rubén Duarte | Alavés | Transfer | €400,000 | [12] |
30 June 2017 | Diego Reyes | Porto | Loan return | Free | [13] |
5 July 2017 | Roberto | Málaga | Loan | Free | [14] |
13 July 2017 | Joan Jordán | Eibar | Transfer | €100,000 | [15] |
20 July 2017 | Víctor Álvarez | Arsenal Tula | Transfer | Free | [16] |
2 August 2017 | Felipe Caicedo | Lazio | transfer | €2,500,000 | [17] |
17 August 2017 | Paco Montañés | Tenerife | Transfer | Free | [18] |
28 August 2017 | Salva Sevilla | Mallorca | Transfer | Free | [19] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Persija Jakarta | 0–7 | Espanyol |
Olot | 0–4 | Espanyol |
Borussia Dortmund | 0–1 | Espanyol |
Twente | 0–0 | Espanyol |
Hamburger SV | 1–1 | Espanyol |
Napoli | 2–0 | Espanyol |
Competitions
[edit]Overall
[edit]Competition | Final position |
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La Liga | 11th |
Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals |
La Liga
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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9 | Eibar | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 51[a] |
10 | Girona | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 51[a] |
11 | Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 49[b] |
12 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 49[b] |
13 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 49[b] |
Source: La Liga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[20]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[20]
Notes:
- ^ a b Eibar finished ahead of Girona on head-to-head points: Eibar 4–1 Girona, Girona 1–4 Eibar.
- ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Espanyol 8, Real Sociedad 4, Celta Vigo 4 (Espanyol 2–1 Real Sociedad, Real Sociedad 1–1 Espanyol, Espanyol 2–1 Celta Vigo, Celta Vigo 2–2 Espanyol, Real Sociedad 1–2 Celta Vigo, Celta Vigo 2–3 Real Sociedad).
Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
19 August 2017 1 | Sevilla | 1–1 | Espanyol | Seville |
22:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 30,506 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
27 August 2017 2 | Espanyol | 0–1 | Leganés | Cornellà de Llobregat |
18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 18,383 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
9 September 2017 3 | Barcelona | 5–0 | Espanyol | Barcelona |
20:45 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 72,857 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
18 September 2017 4 | Espanyol | 2–1 | Celta Vigo | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 15,026 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
21 September 2017 5 | Villarreal | 0–0 | Espanyol | Villarreal |
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |
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Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 17,071 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
24 September 2017 6 | Espanyol | 4–1 | Deportivo La Coruña | Cornellà de Llobregat |
12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 19,585 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
1 October 2017 7 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Espanyol | Madrid |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 71,205 Referee: José González González |
13 October 2017 8 | Espanyol | 0–0 | Levante | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 19,365 Referee: Alberto Mallenco |
23 October 2017 9 | Real Sociedad | 1–1 | Espanyol | San Sebastián |
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 18,434 Referee: Mario Melero López |
30 October 2017 10 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Real Betis | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 17,545 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva |
4 November 2017 11 | Alavés | 1–0 | Espanyol | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 14,785 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
19 November 2017 12 | Espanyol | 0–2 | Valencia | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 24,836 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
27 November 2017 13 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Getafe | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 11,659 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
3 December 2017 14 | Eibar | 3–1 | Espanyol | Eibar |
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 4,724 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
11 December 2017 15 | Espanyol | 0–1 | Girona | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 13,846 Referee: José González González |
17 December 2017 16 | Las Palmas | 2–2 | Espanyol | Las Palmas |
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Gran Canaria Attendance: 13,976 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
22 December 2017 17 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Atlético Madrid | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 19,327 Referee: Mario Melero López |
8 January 2018 18 | Málaga | 0–1 | Espanyol | Málaga |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 12,357 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
14 January 2018 19 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Cornellà de Llobregat |
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 19,827 Referee: Daniel Trujillo Suárez |
20 January 2018 20 | Espanyol | 0–3 | Sevilla | Cornellà de Llobregat |
13:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 19,110 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
28 January 2018 21 | Leganés | 3–2 | Espanyol | Leganés |
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 9,467 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
4 February 2018 22 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Barcelona | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 23,287 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
11 February 2018 23 | Celta Vigo | 2–2 | Espanyol | Vigo |
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 15,750 Referee: José Luis González González |
18 February 2018 24 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Villarreal | Cornellà de Llobregat |
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 19,308 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
23 February 2018 25 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0–0 | Espanyol | A Coruña |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Riazor |
27 February 2018 26 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Real Madrid | Cornellà de Llobregat |
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Bale 37' | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 19,805 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
4 March 2018 27 | Levante | 1–1 | Espanyol | Valencia |
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | José Luis Morales 55' | Report |
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Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 16,854 Referee: Alberola Rojas |
11 March 2018 28 | Espanyol | 2–1 | Real Sociedad | Cornellà de Llobregat |
--:-- CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 19,932 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
18 March 2018 29 | Real Betis | 3–0 | Espanyol | Seville |
--:-- CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 31,311 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
1 April 2018 30 | Espanyol | 0–0 | Alavés | Cornellà de Llobregat |
--:-- CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 15,100 Referee: Iglesias Villanueva |
8 April 2018 31 | Valencia | 1–0 | Espanyol | Valencia |
--:-- CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 36,370 Referee: Gil Manzano |
15 April 2018 32 | Getafe | 1–0 | Espanyol | Getafe |
--:-- CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 10,363 Referee: Melero López |
18 April 2018 33 | Espanyol | 0–1 | Eibar | Cornellà de Llobregat |
--:-- CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 11,862 Referee: Hernández Hernández |
22 April 2018 34 | Girona | 0–2 | Espanyol | Girona |
--:-- CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aday 73' | Report |
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Stadium: Montilivi |
29 April 2018 35 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Las Palmas | Cornellà de Llobregat |
--:-- CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |
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Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 13,375 Referee: González Fuertes |
6 May 2018 36 | Atlético Madrid | 0–2 | Espanyol | Madrid |
--:-- CEST (UTC+02:00) | Giménez 90+1' | Report |
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Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 49,834 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
13 May 2018 37 | Espanyol | 4–1 | Málaga | Cornellà de Llobregat |
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 15,004 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
20 May 2018 38 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | Espanyol | Bilbao |
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |
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Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 28,492 Referee: Fernández Borbalán |
Copa del Rey
[edit]Round of 32
[edit]26 October 2017 | Tenerife | 0–0 | Espanyol | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
21:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 13,925 Referee: José González González |
30 November 2017 | Espanyol | 3–2 (3–2 agg.) | Tenerife | Cornellà de Llobregat |
19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |
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Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 8,130 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva |
Round of 16
[edit]4 January 2018 | Espanyol | 1–2 | Levante | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 12,602 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
9 January 2018 | Levante | 0–2 (2–3 agg.) | Espanyol | Valencia |
19:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 9,978 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
Quarter-finals
[edit]17 January 2018 First leg | Espanyol | 1–0 | Barcelona | Cornellà de Llobregat |
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 23,323 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
25 January 2018 Second leg | Barcelona | 2–0 (2–1 agg.) | Espanyol | Barcelona |
21:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 79,774 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]- Last updated on 20 May 2018.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ESP | Pau | 30 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
13 | GK | ESP | Diego López | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
35 | GK | ESP | Adrián López | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ESP | Marc Navarro | 24 | 1 | 10+9 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | ||||
3 | DF | ESP | Aarón Martín | 35 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
5 | DF | BRA | Naldo | 17 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
6 | DF | CRC | Óscar Duarte | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
12 | DF | ESP | Dídac Vilà | 19 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | ||||
16 | DF | ESP | Javi López | 15 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
22 | DF | ESP | Mario Hermoso | 24 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
24 | DF | ESP | Sergio Sánchez | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
4 | MF | ESP | Víctor Sánchez | 33 | 0 | 29+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
8 | MF | COL | Carlos Sánchez | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
10 | MF | ESP | José Manuel Jurado | 31 | 0 | 20+9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
14 | MF | ESP | Óscar Melendo | 23 | 2 | 6+12 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 | ||||
15 | MF | ESP | David López | 43 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||
19 | MF | ARG | Pablo Piatti | 31 | 2 | 22+8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
21 | MF | ESP | Marc Roca | 9 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
23 | MF | ESP | Esteban Granero | 31 | 2 | 11+14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
25 | MF | ESP | Sergi Darder | 40 | 1 | 32+3 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
7 | FW | ESP | Gerard | 44 | 19 | 38 | 16 | 5+1 | 3 | ||||
9 | FW | ESP | Sergio García | 38 | 3 | 14+19 | 2 | 2+3 | 1 | ||||
11 | FW | BRA | Léo Baptistão | 40 | 9 | 31+5 | 8 | 1+3 | 1 | ||||
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
8 | FW | ESP | Álvaro Vázquez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
17 | MF | PAR | Hernán Pérez | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
18 | MF | ESP | Javi Fuego | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
20 | MF | CMR | Pape Diop | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Cards
[edit]- Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 19 December 2017.
No. | Pos. | Name | ||
3 | DF | Aarón Martín | 4 | 0 |
4 | MF | Víctor Sánchez | 5 | 0 |
5 | DF | Naldo | 1 | 0 |
7 | FW | Gerard | 2 | 0 |
9 | FW | Sergio García | 1 | 0 |
10 | MF | José Manuel Jurado | 1 | 0 |
11 | FW | Léo Baptistão | 1 | 0 |
12 | DF | Dídac Vilà | 1 | 0 |
15 | MF | David López | 6 | 0 |
17 | MF | Hernán Pérez | 1 | 0 |
18 | MF | Javi Fuego | 4 | 0 |
20 | MF | Pape Diop | 3 | 0 |
22 | DF | Mario Hermoso | 3 | 1 |
23 | MF | Esteban Granero | 3 | 0 |
24 | DF | Sergio Sánchez | 1 | 0 |
25 | MF | Sergi Darder | 3 | 0 |
Clean sheets
[edit]- Last updated on 19 December 2017.
Number | Nation | Name | Matches Played |
La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
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1 | Pau | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
13 | Diego López | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
35 | Adrià López Garrote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
TOTALS | 4 | 1 | 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Primer equipo" [First team] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Diego López, fitxat!" (in Catalan). 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
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- ^ "Pau López volverá al Espanyol!".
- ^ "Acuerdo entre el Levante U.D. Y el R.C.D. Espanyol para la cesión de Montañés por una temporada con opción de compra".
- ^ "Jairo Morillas, nuevo jugador del C. D. Numancia | Numancia - Web Oficial".
- ^ "Noticias | Real Valladolid - Web Oficial".
- ^ "Roberto Correa, nuevo refuerzo para la defensa franjiverde | Elche - Web Oficial".
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- ^ "Mario Hermoso, el quinto refuerzo".
- ^ a b "Mamadou Sylla kiest voor KAA Gent" (in Dutch). 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "El Alavés incorpora a Rubén Duarte, el primer fichaje de la temporada | Alavés - Web Oficial".
- ^ "FC Porto: Diego Reyes anuncia saída para o Espanhol".
- ^ "Roberto, cedido al Málaga CF".
- ^ "Joan Jordán, traspasado al Éibar".
- ^ "Víctor Álvarez no continuará en el Espanyol".
- ^ "Official: Lazio sign Caicedo | Football Italia". Archived from the original on 2017-08-02.
- ^ "Paco Montañés, nuevo refuerzo del CD Tenerife | Tenerife - Web Oficial".
- ^ "El Real Mallorca ficha a Salva Sevilla | Mallorca - Web Oficial". Archived from the original on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
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