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Espanyol vs Barcelona – Lineups & Match Details

Barcelona beat Espanyol 2-0. Goals: Dani Olmo (86'), R. Lewandowski (90'). Espanyol had 31% possession against Barcelona's 69%. Shots on target: 7-6.

La Liga · Regular Season - 18

Saturday, 3 January 2026

EspanyolEspanyol

0 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

BarcelonaBarcelona

Referee: Victor Garcia Verdura, Spain

Lineups

EspanyolEspanyol4-2-3-1
M. Dmitrovic13M. DmitrovicG
O. El Hilali23O. El HilaliD
F. Calero5F. CaleroD
L. Cabrera6L. CabreraD
C. Romero22C. RomeroD
U. Gonzalez4U. GonzalezM
P. Lozano10P. LozanoM
T. Dolan24T. DolanM
Exposito8ExpositoM
P. Milla11P. MillaM
R. Fernandez Jaen9R. Fernandez JaenF

Substitutes

1A. FortunoG
2R. SanchezD
7J. PuadoF
12J. SalinasD
14R. TerratsM
15M. RubioD
16L. KoleoshoF
17JofreF
19K. GarciaF
20A. RocaF
28F. GomezM
38C. RiedelD
BarcelonaBarcelona4-2-3-1
J. Garcia13J. GarciaG
J. Kounde23J. KoundeD
P. Cubarsi5P. CubarsiD
G. Martin18G. MartinD
A. Balde3A. BaldeD
E. Garcia24E. GarciaM
F. de Jong21F. de JongM
Lamine Yamal10Lamine YamalM
Raphinha11RaphinhaM
M. Rashford14M. RashfordM
F. Torres7F. TorresF

Substitutes

1M. ter StegenG
8PedriM
9R. LewandowskiF
16FermínM
17M. CasadoM
20D. OlmoM
22M. BernalM
25W. SzczesnyG
26J. TorrentsD
27D. FernandezM
28R. BardghjiF
43T. MarquesM

Match Events

46'S

M. Rashford

Substitution 1

60'S

Edu Expósito

Substitution 1

64'S

Gerard Martín

Substitution 2

64'S

Ferran Torres

Substitution 3

64'S

Raphinha

Substitution 4

75'S

Roberto Fernández

Substitution 2

77'Y

Pol Lozano

82'S

Pere Milla

Substitution 3

82'S

T. Dolan

Substitution 4

86'G

Dani Olmo

Assist: Fermín

90'G

R. Lewandowski

Assist: Fermín

Statistics

Espanyol
31%69%
Barcelona
1.43Expected Goals (xG)1.67
14Total Shots15
7Shots on Target6
5Corners7
10Fouls14
4Offsides2
72Pass Accuracy (%)88
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Espanyol host Barcelona on Saturday, 3 January 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Espanyol go into the match 14th in the table; Barcelona sit 1st. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Espanyol have taken 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 5 wins in a row. Barcelona have collected 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 5 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 15 May 2025: Espanyol 0-2 Barcelona; 3 Nov 2024: Espanyol 1-3 Barcelona; 14 May 2023: Espanyol 2-4 Barcelona. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Barcelona beat Espanyol 2-0. Barcelona replied with Dani Olmo 86', R. Lewandowski 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Espanyol held 31% of the ball against 69% for Barcelona. Shots on target finished 7-6. Expected goals read 1.43 for Espanyol, 1.67 for Barcelona.

Verdict

Barcelona take the three points; Espanyol look at a thin night for the home crowd. Espanyol sat 14th and Barcelona 1st before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.