In a weekend match in week 24, on Sunday Feb 13th, Espanyol will play host to Barcelona in a clash of the La Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Espanyol sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Athletic Club. Tonny Vilhena scored the first goal for Espanyol in the 3rd minute, then Oihan Sancet tied it up for Athletic Club in the 5th minute But luckily in the 16th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Íñigo Martínez. Espanyol looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Barcelona recorded a 4-2 win against Atlético Madrid. Yannick Carrasco struck first for Atlético Madrid in the 8th minute, then in the 10th minute, Dani Alves sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jordi Alba But luckily in the 21st minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Pablo Martin Paez Gaviria. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Barcelona should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Sat Nov 20th, Barcelona hosted Espanyol at the Camp Nou in their last match together. Barcelona won by a score of 1 to 0 in front of just over 74000 spectators. Memphis Depay struck first for Barcelona in the 48th minute on a penalty kick, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Espanyol was frustrated by Barcelona’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Barcelona ended the match with the shutout victory.
Barcelona is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ferran Jutglà and Ousmane Dembélé each only have 1 goal in their last five. Raúl de Tomás has been the most effective weapon for Espanyol lately. The Spanish attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches
Espanyol will be without Raúl de Tomás and Fernando Calero, while Xavier Hernández Creus’s squad will be without Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati, Clément Lenglet, Samuel Umtiti and Alejandro Balde Martinez.