La Liga · Sat, 11 Apr 2026 ·
Barcelona vs Espanyol — 4 - 1
Camp Nou · Referee: A. Hernandez
Match report
Barcelona beat Espanyol 4-1 as F. Torres scores twice
Barcelona beat Espanyol 4-1 in La Liga matchday 31 on Saturday, 11 April 2026 at Camp Nou. F. Torres (9', 25'), Lamine Yamal (87') and M. Rashford (89') scored for Barcelona, while P. Lozano (56') found the net for Espanyol. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Barcelona had 77% of the ball and 20 shots (10 on target) against Espanyol’s 10 (2 on target). Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) was the top-rated player with 10.0. The result leaves Barcelona 1st in the La Liga table on 21 points and Espanyol 15th on 7.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 7 | +24 | 21 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 7 | +9 | 16 |
| 14 | Celta Vigo | 7 | +2 | 7 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 7 | -10 | 7 |
Match events
- 9'goalF. TorresAssist: Lamine Yamal
- 25'goalF. TorresAssist: Lamine Yamal
- 32'yellow cardPablo GaviYellow Card
- 32'yellow cardOmar El HilaliYellow Card
- 34'yellow cardEdu ExpósitoYellow Card
- 45'yellow cardCyril NgongeYellow Card
- 45+3'yellow cardEric GarcíaYellow Card
- 46'substitutionG. MartinOff: M. Casado
- 46'substitutionT. DolanOff: R. Fernandez Jaen
- 49'yellow cardMarc CasadóYellow Card
- 56'goalP. LozanoNormal Goal
- 58'yellow cardPol LozanoYellow Card
- 64'substitutionA. BaldeOff: J. Cancelo
- 64'substitutionGaviOff: M. Rashford
- 64'substitutionC. NgongeOff: R. Sanchez
- 71'substitutionK. GarciaOff: P. Milla
- 71'substitutionExpositoOff: R. Terrats
- 74'substitutionF. TorresOff: D. Olmo
- 80'substitutionP. LozanoOff: C. Pickel
- 83'yellow cardFernando CaleroYellow Card
- 84'substitutionFermínOff: F. de Jong
- 87'goalLamine YamalNormal Goal
- 89'goalM. RashfordAssist: F. de Jong
- 90+2'yellow cardUrko GonzálezYellow Card
Lineups
Barcelona
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Hansi Flick
Starting XI
- 13J. GarciaG
- 4R. AraujoD
- 5P. CubarsiD
- 18G. MartinD
- 3A. BaldeD
- 24E. GarciaM
- 8PedriM
- 10Lamine YamalM
- 16FermínM
- 6GaviM
- 7F. TorresF
Substitutes
- 25W. SzczesnyG
- 33E. AllerG
- 9R. LewandowskiF
- 21F. de JongM
- 23J. KoundeD
- 19R. BardghjiF
- 36A. CortesD
- 2J. CanceloD
- 20D. OlmoM
- 14M. RashfordF
- 17M. CasadoM
- 42X. EspartD
Espanyol
Formation 4-4-1-1 · Coach Manolo Gonzalez
Starting XI
- 13M. DmitrovicG
- 23O. El HilaliD
- 5F. CaleroD
- 6L. CabreraD
- 22C. RomeroD
- 16C. NgongeM
- 4U. GonzalezM
- 10P. LozanoM
- 24T. DolanM
- 8ExpositoF
- 19K. GarciaF
Substitutes
- 1A. FortunoG
- 30P. TristanG
- 11P. MillaM
- 18C. PickelM
- 12J. SalinasD
- 17JofreF
- 14R. TerratsM
- 9R. Fernandez JaenF
- 20A. RocaF
- 15M. RubioD
- 2R. SanchezD
Match statistics
- 77%Possession23%
- 2.81Expected goals (xG)1.17
- 20Total shots10
- 10Shots on target2
- 6Shots off target5
- 4Blocked shots3
- 16Shots inside the box10
- 4Shots outside the box0
- 7Corners5
- 4Offsides2
- 10Fouls18
- 3Yellow cards6
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves5
- 728Passes200
- 673Accurate passes147
- 92%Pass accuracy74%
- 0.04Goals prevented0.04
Player statistics
Barcelona
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Joan GarcíaG | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 3Alejandro BaldeD | 64 | 6.3 | ||
| 4Ronald AraújoD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Pau CubarsíD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 18Gerard MartínD | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| 6Pablo GaviM | 64 | 7.2 | ||
| 8PedriM | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| 10Lamine YamalMTop rated | 90 | 10.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16Fermín LópezM | 84 | 7.2 | ||
| 24Eric GarcíaM | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 7Ferran TorresF | 74 | 8.6 | 2 | |
| 25Wojciech SzczesnyG | – | – | ||
| 33Eder AllerG | – | – | ||
| 2João CanceloD | 26 | 7.2 | ||
| 23Jules KoundéD | – | – | ||
| 36Álvaro CortésD | – | – | ||
| 42Xavi EspartD | – | – | ||
| 17Marc CasadóM | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 20Dani OlmoM | 16 | 6.9 | ||
| 21Frenkie de JongM | 12 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 9Robert LewandowskiF | – | – | ||
| 14Marcus RashfordF | 26 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 19Roony BardghjiF | – | – |
Espanyol
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Marko DmitrovićG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Fernando CaleroD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 6Leandro CabreraD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 22Carlos RomeroD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Omar El HilaliD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 4Urko GonzálezM | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 10Pol LozanoM | 80 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 16Cyril NgongeM | 64 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Tyrhys DolanM | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| 8Edu ExpósitoF | 71 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Kike GarcíaF | 71 | 6.2 | ||
| 1Angel FortunoG | – | – | ||
| 30Pol Tristan JimenezG | – | – | ||
| 2Rubén SánchezD | 26 | 5.9 | ||
| 12Jose SalinasD | – | – | ||
| 15Miguel RubioD | – | – | ||
| 11Pere MillaM | 19 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Ramón TerratsM | 19 | 6.7 | ||
| 18Charles PickelM | 10 | 6.2 | ||
| 9Roberto FernándezF | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 17Jofre CarrerasF | – | – | ||
| 20Antoniu RocaF | – | – |