Barcelona v Espanyol - as it happened
Join us for live coverage of the La Liga clash between Barcelona and Espanyol from the Camp Nou stadium. Xavi Hernandez's first game as Barca coach. Also, a Catalan derby.
List of goalscorers
Match report in news
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96'FT: Barcelona 1-0 Espanyol! It was a good match that we have enjoyed live on BeSoccer. Catalan derby won by Barca at home. The first half was dominated by Xavi's team and they went in level at the break. In the second half, a dubious penalty just at the start of the second half put Barca ahead on the scoreboard. Memphis scored a great goal from the penalty spot. However, Espanyol could have equalised on several occasions when their strikers were alone in the penalty area. Thank you very much and
Yellow card
a Espanyol
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93'Cabrera is shown a yellow card.
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91'Good run by Memphis who manages to shoot but Diego Lopez blocks the ball.
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90'6 minutes added on!
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88'Ter Stegen gets yellow card for time wasting.
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87'Barca sub: Araujo on for Mingueza, Demir on for Nico.
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85'RDT hits the post again!
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84'Dimata was able to equalise! What a great chance... He was alone in the 6 yard box.
Yellow card
a Barcelona
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83'Frenkie De Jong is booked for a bad foul on Wu Lei.
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81'What a great free kick by RDT! It hits the post and just misses the goal...
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80'Bad foul by Pique on Dimata.
Substitution
at Espanyol
Substitution
at Barcelona
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78'Barca sub: Riqui Puig on for Busquets.
Substitution
at Espanyol
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77'Espanyol double sub: Wu Lei and Dimata on for Embarba and Yangel Herrera.
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74'Foul by Pique on RDT.
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69'RDT almost scored!! Great left-footed shot from the Spanish striker that goes wide left of the goal.
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67'Good chance for Espanyol. Foul by Abde on Adria Pedrosa.
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64'De Jong is flagged for offside.
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63'Mingueza is yellow carded for a foul on Embarba.
Yellow card
a Espanyol
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59'Abde and Adria Pedrosa have been shown the yellow card.
Substitution
at Espanyol
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55'Espanyol double sub: Puado is replaced by Nico Melamed. David Lopez is replaced by Manu Morlanes.
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Barcelona en el 48'
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Statistics of Memphis in Primera División28120.43230
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48'GOAL for Barca! Memphis manages to trick Diego Lopez and puts Barca ahead on the scoreboard. First goal of the "Xavi era".
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47'Cabrera commits a penalty on Memphis!
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45'Barca HT sub: Abde on for Illias Akhomach.
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45'HT: Barca 0-0 Espanyol! The first half ends in Barcelona! No goals so far, Barca dominate, with lots of ball possession and Espanyol trying to create danger on the counter-attack. A few good chances for both teams and little else.
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45'1 minute added on!
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45'Nico is caught offside.
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44'Corner for Espanyol conceded by Pique.
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44'Great chance for Espanyol! RDT almost scored, but Pique blocked the shot.
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41'Foul by Aleix Vidal on Gavi.
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38'Gavi Paez earns a corner for Barca.
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32'Foul by De Jong on Yangel Herrera.
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30'Good effort by Busquets from the edge of the box with a left footed shot. Diego Lopez manages to block it.
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28'Memphis is flagged for offside.
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27'Good cross from Akhomach on the right flank, Gavi heads the ball into the centre and Diego Lopez saves it.
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23'Corner for Barca conceded by Cabrera.
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22'Pedrosa earns a corner for Espanyol.
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21'Foul by Busquets on Darder.
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18'Jordi Alba is flagged for offside.
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15'Foul by Pique on RDT.
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14'Ilias Akhomach left footed shot from the centre of the box. Very close!
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12'Raul de Tomas right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Adria Pedrosa with a cross.
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10'Nico right footed shot from outside the box.
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7'Adrian Embarba left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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6'Yangel Herrera tries a through ball, but Adrian Embarba is caught offside.
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5'Foul by Eric Garcia on Sergi Darder.
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3'Memphis Depay right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a headed pass.
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2'Foul by Yangel Herrera on Memphis.
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1'Espanyol get us going in their usual colours from right to left while Barca are also in their usual colours!
Start of match
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PRVWThe teams make their way out here! What a great atmosphere at Camp Nou!
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PRVWIt's 14 degrees and partly cloudy in Barcelona for this one.
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PRVWDel Cerro Grande is the referee for this match, while Iglesias Villanueva is the VAR.
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PRVWEspanyol are facing the most closely contested and evenly matched Catalan derby. They are in 11th position with the same points as Barca (17). They won their last game against Granada.
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PRVWBarca are set to play their first match under Xavi. They are in 9th position with 17 points, 11 points behind Sevilla in first. They are on a bad run in La Liga with 2 defeats and 2 draws.
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PRVWEspanyol bench: Garcia (GK); Didac Vila, Calero, Miguelon; Melamed, Bare, Fran Merida, Morlanes; Dimata, Loren Moron, Melendo, Wu Lei.
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PRVWBarca bench: Iñaki Peña (GK); Neto (GK); Umtiti, Sergi Roberto, Lenglet, Araujo, Alex Balde; Coutinho, Demir, Riqui Puig; Abde, L. De Jong.
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PRVWEspanyol XI: Diego Lopez (GK); Adria Pedrosa, Cabrera, Sergi Gomez, Aleix Vidal; Puado, Sergi Darder, Herrera, David Lopez, Embarba; RDT.
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PRVWBarca XI: Ter Stegen (GK); Jordi Alba, Eric Garcia, Pique, Mingueza; F. De Jong, Busquets, Nico; Akhomach, Memphis, Gavi.
Pre-match
20 November 2021, 21:00
Referee: Del Cerro Grande | VAR: Iglesias Villanueva
Stadium: Spotify Camp Nou
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PRVWHello and welcome to live coverage of the La Liga clash between Barcelona and Espanyol! Any predictions?