Spanish LALIGA

Espanyol vs Barcelona, 2025-26 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA
Espanyol
    FT
    0 - 2
    Barcelona
    • 86': Dani Olmo
    • 90': Robert Lewandowski

    Joan García heroics help Barça beat Espanyol in Catalan derby

    Goalkeeper Joan García shrugged off the jeers and vitriol in his return to Espanyol and Barcelona teammate Fermín López set up two late goals for a 2-0 victory in a heated Catalan derby on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
    • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pol Lozano.
    • 6': Offside, Barcelona. Alejandro Balde is caught offside.
    • 7': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Barcelona).
    • 7': Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Fernando Calero (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pere Milla.
    • 8': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Eric García.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edu Expósito with a cross.
    • 9': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Gerard Martín.
    • 9': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
    • 9': Eric García (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
    • 17': Foul by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).
    • 17': Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Edu Expósito with a through ball.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Pere Milla (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Gerard Martín (Barcelona).
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
    • 23': Foul by Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
    • 23': Pere Milla (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
    • 24': Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Roberto Fernández (Espanyol).
    • 28': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eric García.
    • 29': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
    • 29': Pere Milla (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
    • 31': Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Pere Milla (Espanyol).
    • 36': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 38': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
    • 38': Offside, Espanyol. Pere Milla is caught offside.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Pere Milla (Espanyol) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Carlos Romero with a cross.
    • 39': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Joan García.
    • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Roberto Fernández (Espanyol).
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Edu Expósito with a cross.
    • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Eric García (Barcelona).
    • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
    • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol). Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Espanyol 0, Barcelona 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 0, Barcelona 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Marcus Rashford.
    • 47': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
    • 47': Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Pere Milla (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 52': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
    • 52': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
    • 53': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Fernando Calero.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Jules Koundé (Barcelona) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol). Assisted by Fermín López with a cross.
    • 54': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Urko González de Zárate.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Marko Dmitrovic.
    • 56': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
    • 56': Pere Milla (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pere Milla.
    • 59': Foul by Roberto Fernández (Espanyol).
    • 59': Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Substitution, Espanyol. Jofre Carreras replaces Edu Expósito.
    • 61': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Carlos Romero.
    • 61': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol).
    • 61': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 62': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Fernando Calero.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Jofre Carreras (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pol Lozano.
    • 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski replaces Ferran Torres.
    • 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Gerard Martín.
    • 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Raphinha.
    • 66': Handball by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
    • 66': Offside, Espanyol. Leandro Cabrera is caught offside.
    • 68': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
    • 68': Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Cabrera with a headed pass.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Joan García (Barcelona).
    • 70': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Eric García (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fermín López with a cross.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Eric García (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol).
    • 71': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marko Dmitrovic.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Pedri (Barcelona).
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Foul by Pedri (Barcelona).
    • 75': Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, Espanyol. Kike García replaces Roberto Fernández.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Carlos Romero (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Jofre Carreras.
    • 76': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Joan García.
    • 77': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
    • 77': Jules Koundé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Pol Lozano (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
    • 80': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
    • 80': Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Offside, Espanyol. Kike García is caught offside.
    • 82': Substitution, Espanyol. Ramon Terrats replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
    • 82': Substitution, Espanyol. Javi Puado replaces Pere Milla.
    • 83': Foul by Javi Puado (Espanyol).
    • 83': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Offside, Espanyol. Ramon Terrats is caught offside.
    • 85': Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
    • 85': Jofre Carreras (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Goal! Espanyol 0, Barcelona 1. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Fermín López.
    • 88': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
    • 88': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol).
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Pedri (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedri with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 90': Goal! Espanyol 0, Barcelona 2. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fermín López.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Barcelona. Dani Olmo is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Jofre Carreras (Espanyol).
    • 90'+4': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Espanyol 0, Barcelona 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Espanyol 0, Barcelona 2.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 10
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 4
    7 Corner Kicks 5
    6 Saves 4
    68.8 Possession 31.2
    15 SHOTS 14
    6 ON GOAL 7
    0.4 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    496 Accurate Passes 179
    560 Passes 249
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    13 Crosses 12
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    27 Long Balls 53
    16 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 6
    8 Effective Tackles 12
    18 Tackles 18
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 10
    19 Effective Clearances 18
    19 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: Spanish LALIGA

    Venue: RCDE Stadium
    Location: Barcelona, Spain
    Attendance: 36,283

    LALIGA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Barcelona 20 +32 49
    2 Real Madrid 20 +26 48
    3 Villarreal 19 +18 41
    4 Atlético Madrid 20 +18 41
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ESP Espanyol (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Marko Dmitrovic (GK)
    6 Leandro Cabrera
    5 Fernando Calero
    22 Carlos Romero
    23 Omar El Hilali
    8 Edu Expósito
    10 Pol Lozano Yellow Card
    4 Urko Gonzalez
    9 Roberto Fernández
    11 Pere Milla
    24 Tyrhys Dolan
    Espanyol Substitutes:
    Ángel Fortuño, Rubén Sánchez, José Salinas, Antoniu Roca, Luca Koleosho, Miguel Rubio, Ferran Gomez, Clemens Riedel, Ramón Terrats, Enrique García, Jofre Carreras, Javier Puado.

    BAR Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Joan García (GK)
    18 Gerard Martín
    5 Pau Cubarsí
    3 Alejandro Balde
    23 Jules Koundé
    11 Raphinha
    21 Frenkie de Jong
    24 Eric García
    7 Ferran Torres
    14 Marcus Rashford
    10 Lamine Yamal
    Barcelona Substitutes:
    Tomás Marqués, Dani Olmo, Fermín López, Dro Fernández, Robert Lewandowski, Jofre Torrents, Marc Casadó, Wojciech Szczesny, Roony Bardghji, Marc-André ter Stegen, Marc Bernal, Pedri.

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