Jordi Alba Receives Red Card vs. Espanyol: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction

Barcelona left-back Jordi Alba was sent off in the second half of the Catalan giants' La Liga match away to Espanyol on Saturday.

The Spanish defender was issued two yellow cards within seconds of each other in the 54th minute of the match with Barca leading 2-0—his first caution given for kicking the ball away, the second for protesting, per Sport:

Howler magazine provided video of the moment:

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Jordi Alba was sent off for this. Actually. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ pic.twitter.com/3WKD8EJLkz

— Howler Magazine (@whatahowler) April 25, 2015"

As the club noted, it left Barca one man short for the final half-hour of Saturday's derby although Luis Enrique's men continued to dominate in the immediate aftermath:

Alba will now pick up a ban, a blow for Barcelona as they continue their attempts to hold off Real Madrid in the race for the La Liga title.  

Furthermore, the added pressure on the other 10 Barca players will have likely inflicted some unwanted fatigue on the key men, the likes of Lionel Messi and Neymar, the game's two goalscorers.