PAMPLONA, Spain (Interstat) — Espanyol defeated Osasuna 2-1 on Sunday at Estadio El Sadar in the La Liga season opener for both teams.

Carlos Romero opened the scoring in the 27th minute, assisted by Pol Lozano. Víctor Muñoz equalized for Osasuna in the 49th minute off an assist from Iker Muñoz. Kike García netted the winner in the 53rd minute, with Antoniu providing the assist.

Espanyol improved to 1-0 in league play and across all competitions. Osasuna fell to 0-1 in both records. Yellow cards were issued to Pol Lozano in the 11th minute, Iker Muñoz in the 83rd and Antoniu in the 90th.