Espanyol vs Barcelona
La Liga 2018/19
Estadi Cornella El-Prat
Saturday, December 8
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Kick-off at 19:45 (7:45pm) GMT
Following all the derby-day drama in the
English Premier League last weekend, attention now turns to Spain’s
La Liga as the Barcelona derby between Espanyol and Barcelona set to take centre stage on Saturday.
Will the Blaugrana come out on top or will the Periquitos conquer? Back your boys in this enthralling encounter with
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Espanyol ended a three-match losing run on Tuesday by beating Segunda Division side Cadiz 1-0 at home in the second-leg of their Copa Del Ray clash, progressing through to the last-16 on the away goals rule after a 2-2 draw on aggregate. Their league form has been somewhat inconsistent, having registered back-to-back victories on just one occasion. They find themselves in seventh place however and only seven points adrift of leaders Barcelona ahead of this weekend’s encounter.
Espanyol recent results: (all competitions)
04/12/2018 – Espanyol 1-0 Cadiz (CDR)
01/12/2018 – Getafe 3-0 Espanyol
25/11/2018 – Espanyol 1-3 Girona
11/11/2018 – Sevilla 2-1 Espanyol
Barcelona, despite winning just eight of the opening 14 matches in La Liga, still hold a one-point lead over second-placed Sevilla and are the leagues leading scorers with 37 goals to their name. Ernesto Valverde’s men eased into the next round of the Copa Del Ray with a 5-1 aggregate win over lower league outfit Cultural Leonesa, extending their unbeaten run to four matches in the process since a shock 4-3 defeat to Real Betis last month.
Barcelona recent results: (all competitions)
05/12/2018 – Barcelona 4-1 Leonesa (CDR)
02/12/2018 – Barcelona 2-0 Villarreal
28/11/2018 – PSV 1-2 Barcelona (UCL)
24/11/2018 – Atletico 1-1 Barcelona
Joan ‘Rubi’ Sicilia’s side have not beaten the mighty Barcelona in the league since they pulled off a stunning victory at the Nou Camp back in February 2009 when Ivan de la Pena struck twice for the visitors in a 2-1 win.
They did manage a 1-0 home win against Barca in the first-leg of their Copa Del Ray affair in January with Oscar Melendo’s goal ending a 6-match losing streak and a run of 19 matches without a win against them in all competitions.
The corresponding fixture last season ended in a 1-1 stalemate in February after Gerard Pique equalised for the visitors eight minutes from the end to steal a point following Gerard Moreno’s 66
th minute opening goal for the Blanquiazules.
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Espanyol vs Barcelona recent head-to-head: (last seven – all competitions)
04/02/2018 – Espanyol 1-1 Barcelona
25/01/2018 – Barcelona 2-0 Espanyol (CDR)
17/01/2018 – Espanyol 1-0 Barcelona (CDR)
09/09/2017 – Barcelona 5-0 Espanyol
29/04/2017 – Espanyol 0-3 Barcelona
18/12/2016 – Barcelona 4-1 Espanyol
08/05/2016 – Barcelona 5-0 Espanyol
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