List of picked players (18): Aranzubia, Manu (goalkeepers); Manuel Pablo, Aythami, Rochela, Colotto, Lopo, Seoane, Rindarøy (defenders); Rubén Pérez, Juan Dominguez, Juan Rodríguez, Valerón, Saúl, Pablo Álvarez (midfielders); Adrián, Lassad and Riki (strikers).
List of picked players (19): Kameni, Cristian Álvarez (goalkeepers); Chica, David García, Dídac, Víctor Ruiz, Forlín, Amat (defenders); Baena, Callejón, Verdú, Javi López, Duscher, Dátolo, Molina (midfielders); Luis García, Sergio García, Iván Alonso and Álvaro (strikers).
PROBABLE LINEUPS Deportivo: (5-2-2-1) Aranzubia - Manuel Pablo, Lopo, Aythami, Colotto, Rindarøy – Juan Rodríguez, Rubén Pérez – Pablo Álvarez, Saúl – Adrián. Espanyol: (4-2-3-1) Kameni or Cristian Álvarez - Chica, Víctor Ruiz, Forlín, David García - Duscher, Baena - Luis García, Verdú, Callejón - Sergio García. Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco Kick-off: 17h00 CET (Riazor) Head-to-head Vs Espanyol: 30 wins for Depor, 16 draws, 30 wins for Espanyol (Primera & Segunda) Record at the Riazor: 23 wins for Depor, 10 draws, 5 wins for Espanyol (Primera & Segunda)
The game of the ‘first times’. First win of Deportivo on the season, first home win of Depor within the last six months, first time that Depor scores three goals in one single game since March, first goal of Adrian on the season breaking a mark of 1,028 minutes scoreless, and finally first time in which Colotto and Lopo score a goal in the same game.
Lotina during an interview at AS, "I never saw Lendoiro so happy within these four years; he had a big smile and even gave me a hug. Beyond the result against Espanyol, I think he was happier for what he saw."