Paula Gutiérrez and Meritxell Muñoz give Espanyol the three points
RCD Espanyol defeated Granada CF 0-1 with a solitary goal from Paula Gutiérrez from the penalty spot. The MVP of the match was Meritxell Muñoz. The goalkeeper of the 'perico' team, who made four saves, kept a clean sheet to give the Catalan side, who are continuing their good run, all three points.
07 NOV 2026
Before the start of the match, an emotional minute of silence was observed in memory of Jesús de Miguel. The first chance fell to Ona Baradad, but Laura Sánchez comfortably gathered the ball. The goalkeeper also caught a shot from Iara Lacosta. At the other end, Mertixell Muñoz had to clear an attempted clearance from her own defence. In the 9th minute, players from both teams applauded with the match stopped in memory of the CD Tenerife forward. Both teams pushed forward. Again, an incisive Ona Baradad tested Laura Sánchez, who gathered the ball, while Mertixell Muñoz, who was the MVP of the match, shone again in the opposition goal to deny Daniela Miñambres, who attempted a shot.
Laura Sánchez's display continued, as the goalkeeper safely gathered a powerful cross into the heart of the six-yard box. Meanwhile, an imperious Lucía Vallejo cut out a run by Elene Guridi inside the box. Anita Marcos tried for the Catalan side, and on the stroke of half-time, the referee awarded a penalty for a handball by Daniela Miñambres from a shot by Paula Arana. Paula Gutiérrez stepped up to take the spot-kick. The midfielder made no mistake, sending the ball into the back of the net to put her team ahead. Iara Lacosta had a go before the break, but Laura Sánchez kept it out. The last chance before half-time fell to Ona Baradad, but the ball went wide.
After the break, Clara Rodríguez came onto the pitch for the Catalan team. Laura Sánchez saved a good shot from Ona Baradad from inside the box. The match was finely balanced on the pitch, although the team led by Sara Monforte pushed with more bite in attack, with an intense Iara Lacosta, who was looking for a goal against the opposition goalkeeper. On the hour mark, Anita Marcos tried her luck with a powerful strike that went over the crossbar, to the relief of the Nazarí defence. Raquel Gil and Vera Molina came on for the Andalusian side in search of an equaliser. Lucía Vallejo, with a header, came close to surprising the home goalkeeper, but the ball did not find the opposition goal.

RCD Espanyol tried by looking for Browne and Natalia Escot, but both ran into the Andalusian defence. Naima García, with a chipped shot towards the far post, came close to surprising the opposition defence, but the second goal still wouldn't come. The closing stages saw an end-to-end battle between both teams. Natalia Escot also came close to sealing it with a shot that went well over, while at the other end, Naiara Sanmartín was close to scoring, but couldn't find the home goal. Again, Natalia Escot tried with a shot tight to the post. Welma Fon had the goal at her feet, but Ariadna Domènech saved the effort. The last chance fell to Iris Ashley, but the striker scuffed her shot.
















