Spanish LALIGA

Barcelona vs Espanyol, 2025-26 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA
Barcelona
  • 9': Ferran Torres
  • 25': Ferran Torres
  • 87': Lamine Yamal
  • 89': Marcus Rashford
FT
4 - 1
Espanyol
  • 56': Pol Lozano

Ferran Torres nets double, Lamine Yamal stars as Barcelona win derby vs. Espanyol

Ferran Torres netted a first-half brace before Lamine Yamal and Marcus Rashford scored late goals as Barcelona claimed a 4-1 derby win over Espanyol to go nine points clear at the top of LaLiga.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Edu Expósito (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cyril Ngonge with a cross.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 7': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
  • 7': Eric García (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fermín López.
  • 9': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Pol Lozano.
  • 9': Goal! Barcelona 1, Espanyol 0. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Kike García (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Leandro Cabrera with a through ball.
  • 14': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
  • 14': Eric García (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Kike García (Espanyol).
  • 17': Attempt saved. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol). Assisted by Ferran Torres.
  • 19': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
  • 22': Offside, Barcelona. Pedri is caught offside.
  • 24': Offside, Barcelona. Ferran Torres is caught offside.
  • 25': Goal! Barcelona 2, Espanyol 0. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lamine Yamal following a fast break.
  • 27': Handball by Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol).
  • 30': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
  • 30': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 31': Carlos Romero (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
  • 32': Cyril Ngonge (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
  • 32': Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
  • 32': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  • 34': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
  • 34': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Cyril Ngonge (Espanyol).
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Gerard Martín (Barcelona).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Foul by Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol).
  • 40': Attempt missed. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedri with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Eric García (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol).
  • 40': Attempt saved. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol).
  • 40': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marko Dmitrovic.
  • 41': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Omar El Hilali.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gavi.
  • 43': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
  • 44': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Eric García.
  • 45': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Cyril Ngonge (Espanyol).
  • 45': Cyril Ngonge (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric García.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+3': Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
  • 45'+3': Eric García (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Barcelona 2, Espanyol 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Casadó replaces Gerard Martín because of an injury.
  • 45': Substitution, Espanyol. Roberto Fernández replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 2, Espanyol 0.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
  • 48': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Cyril Ngonge.
  • 49': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
  • 49': Marc Casadó (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Offside, Espanyol. Kike García is caught offside.
  • 51': Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
  • 51': Cyril Ngonge (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Foul by Fernando Calero (Espanyol).
  • 54': Offside, Barcelona. Eric García is caught offside.
  • 56': Goal! Barcelona 2, Espanyol 1. Pol Lozano (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 58': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
  • 58': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Pol Lozano (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': 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 Marc Casadó.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Fermín López (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ronald Araujo following a fast break.
  • 61': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Omar El Hilali.
  • 63': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
  • 64': Substitution, Espanyol. Rubén Sánchez replaces Cyril Ngonge.
  • 64': Substitution, Barcelona. João Cancelo replaces Alejandro Balde.
  • 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Marcus Rashford replaces Gavi.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric García with a through ball.
  • 67': Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
  • 67': Pol Lozano (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
  • 68': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Eric García.
  • 69': Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marko Dmitrovic (Espanyol). Assisted by Pau Cubarsí.
  • 71': Substitution, Espanyol. Pere Milla replaces Kike García.
  • 71': Substitution, Espanyol. Ramon Terrats replaces Edu Expósito.
  • 71': Pere Milla (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
  • 72': Attempt missed. Fernando Calero (Espanyol) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Cabrera with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 73': Foul by Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol).
  • 73': Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Ferran Torres.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ramon Terrats.
  • 76': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Fernando Calero (Espanyol) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ramon Terrats with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Handball by Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol).
  • 80': Attempt missed. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Pol Lozano with a cross.
  • 80': Substitution, Espanyol. Charles Pickel replaces Pol Lozano.
  • 81': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by João Cancelo.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramon Terrats with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Pere Milla (Espanyol) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar El Hilali.
  • 82': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
  • 83': Dani Olmo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Fernando Calero (Espanyol).
  • 83': Fernando Calero (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Substitution, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong replaces Fermín López.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
  • 85': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
  • 85': Pere Milla (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Goal! Barcelona 3, Espanyol 1. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  • 89': Goal! Barcelona 4, Espanyol 1. Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong following a fast break.
  • 90': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
  • 90': Dani Olmo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
  • 90'+2': Dani Olmo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Marc Casadó (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol).
  • 90'+2': Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Espanyol. Urko González de Zárate is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Barcelona. João Cancelo is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Barcelona 4, Espanyol 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Barcelona 4, Espanyol 1.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 10
6 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 2
23.1 Possession 76.9
10 SHOTS 20
2 ON GOAL 10
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
147 Accurate Passes 676
199 Passes 730
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 3
16 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.2
40 Long Balls 31
14 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 14
14 Tackles 24
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 1
19 Effective Clearances 21
19 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 60,736

LALIGA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Barcelona 38 +59 94
2 Real Madrid 38 +42 86
3 Villarreal 38 +26 72
4 Atlético Madrid 38 +18 69
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Joan García (GK)
18 Gerard Martín
5 Pau Cubarsí
3 Alejandro Balde
4 Ronald Araújo
16 Fermín López
8 Pedri
24 Eric García Yellow Card
7 Ferran Torres
6 Gavi Yellow Card
10 Lamine Yamal
Barcelona Substitutes:
Frenkie de Jong, Eder Aller, Roony Bardghji, João Cancelo, Robert Lewandowski, Dani Olmo, Marc Casadó, Xavi Espart, Álvaro Cortés, Jules Koundé, Marcus Rashford, Wojciech Szczesny.

ESP Espanyol (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
13 Marko Dmitrovic (GK)
6 Leandro Cabrera
5 Fernando Calero Yellow Card
22 Carlos Romero
23 Omar El Hilali Yellow Card
10 Pol Lozano
4 Urko Gonzalez Yellow Card
24 Tyrhys Dolan
16 Cyril Ngonge Yellow Card
19 Enrique García
8 Edu Expósito Yellow Card
Espanyol Substitutes:
José Salinas, Rubén Sánchez, Pere Milla, Ramón Terrats, Jofre Carreras, Miguel Rubio, Charles Pickel, Ángel Fortuño, Antoniu Roca, Pol Tristan, Roberto Fernández.

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