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#4 Aberlado Fernandez makes an impact
Espanyol impressively finished in 7th position last season, earning qualification to the Europa League and it was expected that they would build on this.
That, however, turned out not to be the case, as whereas they impressed in the continent, their domestic form was nothing to write home about.
Heading into the new year, the Catalans sat bottom of LaLiga having won just two of their first 20 matches and it was this disastrous form that led to the termination of first David Gallego and then Pablo Machin's contracts and the appointment of former Alaves boss Aberlado Fernandez.
The Asturian could not have gotten a tougher first fixture, as his side hosted Barcelona to kick off his tenure.
He, however, helped mastermind a famous result and although it wasn't a victory, the significance of the point was not lost on the home fans who were rocking at full time as though they had won the league.
Despite the point, Espanyol are still bottom of the league but if Fernandez can oversee more positive results like this, the tide might well turn in what is looking like a sinking campaign.
