Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: FC Barcelona (1st, 94 pts) held a 48-point advantage over Espanyol (11th, 46 pts). Recent form told a different story for FC Barcelona: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, FC Barcelona ran at 2.5 scored and 0.95 conceded, Espanyol at 1.13 and 1.45.
Espanyol's winless run stood at 13. Over the last five, FC Barcelona had taken 12 of 15 points to Espanyol's 3.
The sides have met 33 times in the GioScore results database: 25 wins for FC Barcelona, 7 draws and 1 for Espanyol, at 2.82 goals per meeting.
Camp Nou, capacity 99,354, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, FC Barcelona led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
FC Barcelona: Ferran Torres (9'), Ferran Torres (25'), Lamine Yamal (87'), Marcus Rashford (89') · Espanyol: Pol Lozano (56')
Key stats
Possession: FC Barcelona 77% · Espanyol 23% · Total shots: 20-10 · On target: 10-2 · Corners: 7-5