La Liga · Sat, 3 Jan 2026 ·
Espanyol vs Barcelona — 0 - 2
RCDE Stadium · Referee: Victor Garcia Verdura, Spain
Match report
Barcelona win 2-0 at Espanyol
Barcelona beat Espanyol 2-0 in La Liga matchday 18 on Saturday, 3 January 2026 at RCDE Stadium. D. Olmo (86') and R. Lewandowski (90') scored for Barcelona. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Espanyol had 31% of the ball and 14 shots (7 on target) against Barcelona’s 15 (6 on target). Joan García (Barcelona) was the top-rated player with 8.5. The result leaves Espanyol 15th in the La Liga table on 7 points and Barcelona 1st on 21.
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
- 46'substitutionM. RashfordOff: Fermín
- 60'substitutionExpositoOff: Jofre
- 64'substitutionG. MartinOff: Pedri
- 64'substitutionF. TorresOff: R. Lewandowski
- 64'substitutionRaphinhaOff: D. Olmo
- 75'substitutionR. Fernandez JaenOff: K. Garcia
- 77'yellow cardPol LozanoYellow Card
- 82'substitutionP. MillaOff: J. Puado
- 82'substitutionT. DolanOff: R. Terrats
- 86'goalD. OlmoAssist: Fermin
- 90'goalR. LewandowskiAssist: Fermin
Lineups
Espanyol
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Manolo Gonzalez
Starting XI
- 13M. DmitrovicG
- 23O. El HilaliD
- 5F. CaleroD
- 6L. CabreraD
- 22C. RomeroD
- 4U. GonzalezM
- 10P. LozanoM
- 24T. DolanM
- 8ExpositoM
- 11P. MillaM
- 9R. 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
Barcelona
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Hansi Flick
Starting XI
- 13J. GarciaG
- 23J. KoundeD
- 5P. CubarsiD
- 18G. MartinD
- 3A. BaldeD
- 24E. GarciaM
- 21F. de JongM
- 10Lamine YamalM
- 11RaphinhaM
- 14M. RashfordM
- 7F. 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 statistics
- 31%Possession69%
- 1.43Expected goals (xG)1.67
- 14Total shots15
- 7Shots on target6
- 1Shots off target5
- 6Blocked shots4
- 12Shots inside the box11
- 2Shots outside the box4
- 5Corners7
- 4Offsides2
- 10Fouls14
- 1Yellow cards0
- –Red cards–
- 4Goalkeeper saves6
- 250Passes559
- 181Accurate passes494
- 72%Pass accuracy88%
- 1.73Goals prevented1.73
Player statistics
Espanyol
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Marko DmitrovićG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Fernando CaleroD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 6Leandro CabreraD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 22Carlos RomeroD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 23Omar El HilaliD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 4Urko GonzálezM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Edu ExpósitoM | 60 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Pol LozanoM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 11Pere MillaM | 82 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Tyrhys DolanM | 82 | 6.6 | ||
| 9Roberto FernándezF | 75 | 6.5 | ||
| 1Angel FortunoG | – | – | ||
| 2Rubén SánchezD | – | – | ||
| 12Jose SalinasD | – | – | ||
| 15Miguel RubioD | – | – | ||
| 38Clemens RiedelD | – | – | ||
| 14Ramón TerratsM | 8 | 6.2 | ||
| 28Ferran GomezM | – | – | ||
| 7Javi PuadoF | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| 16Luca KoleoshoF | – | – | ||
| 17Jofre CarrerasF | 30 | 6.6 | ||
| 19Kike GarcíaF | 15 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Antoniu RocaF | – | – |
Barcelona
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Joan GarcíaGTop rated | 90 | 8.5 | ||
| 3Alejandro BaldeD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 5Pau CubarsíD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 18Gerard MartínD | 64 | 7.7 | ||
| 23Jules KoundéD | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 10Lamine YamalM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 11RaphinhaM | 64 | 6.5 | ||
| 14Marcus RashfordM | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 21Frenkie de JongM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 24Eric GarcíaM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 7Ferran TorresF | 64 | 6.2 | ||
| 1Marc-André Ter StegenG | – | – | ||
| 25Wojciech SzczęsnyG | – | – | ||
| 26Jofre TorrentsD | – | – | ||
| 8PedriM | 26 | 6.6 | ||
| 16Fermín LópezM | 45 | 7.2 | 2 | |
| 17Marc CasadóM | – | – | ||
| 20Dani OlmoM | 26 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 22Marc BernalM | – | – | ||
| 27Dro FernándezM | – | – | ||
| 43Tomás MarquésM | – | – | ||
| 9Robert LewandowskiF | 26 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 28Roony BardghjiF | – | – |