Derby Catalan belong Barcelona after being able to beat Espanyol 3-1. Dani Olmo the party brace in this match.
Barcelona vs Espanyol in the follow-up matchSpanish League presented at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, Sunday, (3/11/2024). El Barca opened the scoring in the 11th minute through Dani Olmo.
They increased their lead after Raphinha got his name on the scoreboard in the 23rd minute. Olmo scored his second goal of the match in the 31st minute to bring Barcelona 3-0 away.
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After the break, Espanyol reduced the deficit through Javi Puado in the 63rd minute. Barcelona won the match 3-1.
This result makes Hansi Flick’s troops even stronger at the top of the LaLiga standings. The Blaugrana collected 33 points, nine points ahead of Real Madrid below. Meanwhile, Espanyol is in 17th place with just 10 points.
The Course of the Match
Barcelona immediately appeared pressing in this match entitled the Catalan Derby. Dani Olmo had a chance at the start of the match. However, his header from a cross from the left still went up.
Olmo was finally able to break the deadlock in the 12th minute. Lamine Yamal’s measured pass freed Olmo. With one flick, Olmo broke into the visitors’ goal.
Barcelona doubled their position in the 23rd minute. Marc Casado’s measured through ball from midfield met Raphinha who stabbed into the penalty box.
This Brazilian player calmly beat Joan Garcia. Barcelona leads 2-0.
Behind two goals, Espanyol responded. Jofre Carreras scored a goal for Espanyol in the 27th minute following Omar El Hilali’s pass. However, this goal was disallowed after reviewing VAR after El Hilali went first offside.
Three minutes later, Barcelona were actually getting further away. Olmo scored his third goal in this match.
He fired a powerful kick from outside the penalty box. The ball nestled into the right corner of the Espanyol goal. Barcelona took a 3-0 lead in the 30th minute.
This score lasted until the first half was over.
Espanyol increased the intensity of their attacks at the start of the second half. They were able to score a goal through Alvaro Tejero in the 58th minute. Espanyol’s goal was again disallowed by VAR as a result offside.
The visitors have not given up even though two goals were disallowed. They could actually score a goal in the 63rd minute.
Carlos Romero’s pass from the right went to the far post. Javi Puado, who was unmarked at the far post, beat Inaki Pena well.
In the 72nd minute, Espanyol’s goal was again disallowed. Puado had time to shake Barcelona’s net again but before that the ball had already left the field.
No additional goals were scored in the remainder of the match. Barcelona closed the 90 minutes with a 3-1 win.
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