A hard fought encounter in Belgium ended all square as Oyarzabal cancelled out a Tsyhankov opener to take a share of the spoils. Espanyol found the Liege keeper Martinez in inspired form as he stood firm to take the man of the match, to ensure his side remain unbeaten.

“we lnew it would be a hard game, and we are slightly disappointed in the draw, but its another good point on the board. Oyarzabel is showing exactly why we pushed hard to bring him to the club with his 3rd goal in 4 games. We’ve some tough games coming up and need to try and get through as many of these with damage limitation to keep our head above the water. Overall pleased with our start and all eyes are on Europe tomorrow against Cadiz before we face the might of Real Madrid”