Espanyol suffered a 1–2 defeat at home to Alaves on Friday, 30 January 2026, in a La Liga Matchday 22 fixture that kicked off at 20:00 UTC. The half-time score was 1–1, but Alaves found a decisive second goal after the break to take all three points from the RCDE Stadium. Miguel Sesma Espinosa of Spain was the referee for the contest.

For Espanyol, this was a damaging result at a critical point in the season. Sitting in the lower half of the table at Matchday 22, the home side needed points to ...