Spanish LALIGA

Espanyol vs Barcelona, 2024-25 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA
Espanyol
  • Red Card 80': Leandro Cabrera
FT
0 - 2
Barcelona
  • 53': Lamine Yamal
  • 90'+6': Fermín López

Barcelona clinch 28th LaLiga title with victory over Espanyol

Barcelona secured the LaLiga title on Thursday when they beat city rivals Espanyol 2-0, securing an unassailable seven-point lead over Real Madrid.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Urko González (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Fernández with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 5': Antoniu Roca (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
  • 6': Offside, Espanyol. Omar El Hilali is caught offside.
  • 8': Delay in match (Barcelona).
  • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 11': Antoniu Roca (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Foul by Gerard Martín (Barcelona).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Javi Puado (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Edu Expósito with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Javi Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edu Expósito with a through ball.
  • 16': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
  • 21': Foul by Carlos Romero (Espanyol).
  • 21': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andreas Christensen.
  • 26': Foul by Antoniu Roca (Espanyol).
  • 26': Gerard Martín (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Delay in match (Barcelona).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Dani Olmo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
  • 31': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 33': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
  • 36': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pedri following a fast break.
  • 37': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
  • 42': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
  • 42': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
  • 45': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Carlos Romero.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Espanyol 0, Barcelona 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 0, Barcelona 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Alejandro Balde replaces Gerard Martín.
  • 46': Foul by Carlos Romero (Espanyol).
  • 46': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Carlos Romero.
  • 49': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Edu Expósito.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross.
  • 51': Substitution, Barcelona. Pau Cubarsí replaces Ronald Araujo because of an injury.
  • 53': Goal! Espanyol 0, Barcelona 1. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
  • 56': Antoniu Roca (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
  • 59': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
  • 59': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Espanyol. Pere Milla replaces Pol Lozano.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Javi Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 64': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Dani Olmo (Barcelona).
  • 65': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Robert Lewandowski.
  • 68': Substitution, Espanyol. Jofre Carreras replaces Antoniu Roca.
  • 73': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Marash Kumbulla (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edu Expósito with a cross.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Carlos Romero (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 73': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Eric García.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edu Expósito with a cross.
  • 74': Offside, Espanyol. Roberto Fernández is caught offside.
  • 75': Carlos Romero (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
  • 76': Attempt missed. Jofre Carreras (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Edu Expósito with a headed pass.
  • 77': Substitution, Barcelona. Héctor Fort replaces Andreas Christensen.
  • 77': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Dani Olmo.
  • 77': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
  • 77': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
  • 80': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 80': Pol Lozano (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Delay in match (Barcelona).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Substitution, Espanyol. Walid Cheddira replaces Javi Puado.
  • 82': Substitution, Espanyol. Fernando Calero replaces Roberto Fernández.
  • 83': Carlos Romero (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
  • 84': Eric García (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Walid Cheddira (Espanyol).
  • 84': Walid Cheddira (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Offside, Espanyol. Walid Cheddira is caught offside.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gavi.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Walid Cheddira (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pere Milla.
  • 90': Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Espanyol).
  • 90': Marash Kumbulla (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Espanyol. Walid Cheddira is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Walid Cheddira (Espanyol).
  • 90'+3': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Espanyol. Edu Expósito is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Urko González (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Espanyol 0, Barcelona 2. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Espanyol 0, Barcelona 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Espanyol 0, Barcelona 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 5
3 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 2
75.1 Possession 24.9
12 SHOTS 9
4 ON GOAL 1
0.3 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
661 Accurate Passes 156
739 Passes 229
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 5
13 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.3
31 Long Balls 62
15 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 12
15 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
15 Interceptions 10
13 Effective Clearances 16
13 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 34,283

LALIGA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Barcelona 38 +63 88
2 Real Madrid 38 +40 84
3 Atlético Madrid 38 +38 76
4 Athletic Club 38 +25 70
Full Table

Line-Ups

ESP Espanyol (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Joan García (GK)
6 Leandro Cabrera Red Card
4 Marash Kumbulla Yellow Card
22 Carlos Romero
23 Omar El Hilali
8 Edu Expósito
10 Pol Lozano
19 Urko Gonzalez Yellow Card
2 Roberto Fernández
7 Javier Puado
31 Antoniu Roca
Espanyol Substitutes:
Fernando Pacheco, Ángel Fortuño, Fernando Calero, Pere Milla, Jofre Carreras, Álvaro Tejero, Sergi Gómez, Roger Hinojo, Alejo Veliz, Walid Cheddira, Alvaro Aguado.

BAR Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
15 Andreas Christensen Yellow Card
4 Ronald Araújo
35 Gerard Martín
24 Eric García
20 Dani Olmo
8 Pedri
21 Frenkie de Jong
9 Robert Lewandowski
11 Raphinha
19 Lamine Yamal
Barcelona Substitutes:
Marc Casadó, Iñaki Peña, Marc-André ter Stegen, Hector Fort, Pau Víctor, Gavi, Alejandro Balde, Pau Cubarsí, Fermín López, Pablo Torre, Ansu Fati.

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