Season 2025/2026

La Liga

Barcelona vs Espanyol – Lineups & Match Details

Barcelona beat Espanyol 4-1. Goals: Ferran Torres (9'), Ferran Torres (25'), Pol Lozano (56'), Lamine Yamal (87'), M. Rashford (89'). Barcelona had 77% possession against Espanyol's 23%. Shots on target: 10-2.

La Liga · Regular Season - 31

Saturday, 11 April 2026

Barcelona

4 - 1

Full Time

HT: 2 - 0

Espanyol

Referee: A. Hernandez

Lineups

Barcelona4-2-3-1

13Joan GarcíaG

4Ronald AraújoD

5Pau CubarsíD

18Gerard MartínD

3Alejandro BaldeD

24Eric GarcíaM

8PedriM

10Lamine YamalM

16Fermín LópezM

6Pablo GaviM

7Ferran TorresF

Substitutes

17Marc CasadóM

14Marcus RashfordF

2João CanceloD

20Dani OlmoM

21Frenkie de JongM

19Roony BardghjiF

36Álvaro CortésD

42Xavi EspartD

23Jules KoundéD

33Eder AllerG

25Wojciech SzczesnyG

9Robert LewandowskiF

Espanyol4-4-1-1

13Marko DmitrovićG

23Omar El HilaliD

5Fernando CaleroD

6Leandro CabreraD

22Carlos RomeroD

16Cyril NgongeM

4Urko GonzálezM

10Pol LozanoM

24Tyrhys DolanM

8Edu ExpósitoF

19Kike GarcíaF

Substitutes

9Roberto FernándezF

2Rubén SánchezD

14Ramón TerratsM

11Pere MillaM

18Charles PickelM

30Pol Tristan JimenezG

15Miguel RubioD

1Angel FortunoG

12Jose SalinasD

20Antoniu RocaF

17Jofre CarrerasF

Match Events

9'G

Ferran Torres

Assist: Lamine Yamal

25'G

Ferran Torres

Assist: Lamine Yamal

32'Y

O. El Hilali

32'Y

Gavi

34'Y

Edu Expósito

45'Y

C. Ngonge

45'+3Y

Eric García

46'S

Gerard Martín

Substitution 1

46'S

T. Dolan

Substitution 1

49'Y

Marc Casadó

56'G

Pol Lozano

58'Y

Pol Lozano

64'S

C. Ngonge

Substitution 2

64'S

Gavi

Substitution 2

64'S

Alejandro Balde

Substitution 3

71'S

Kike García

Substitution 3

71'S

Edu Expósito

Substitution 4

74'S

Ferran Torres

Substitution 4

80'S

Pol Lozano

Substitution 5

83'Y

Fernando Calero

84'S

Fermín

Substitution 5

87'G

Lamine Yamal

89'G

M. Rashford

Assist: F. de Jong

90'+2Y

Urko González

Statistics

Barcelona

77%23%

Espanyol

2.81Expected Goals (xG)1.17

20Total Shots10

10Shots on Target2

7Corners5

10Fouls18

4Offsides2

92Pass Accuracy (%)74

3Yellow Cards6

0Red Cards0

Match preview

Barcelona host Espanyol on Saturday, 11 April 2026 at Camp Nou. The kick-off time is 16:30 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Barcelona go into the match 1st in the table; Espanyol sit 11th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Barcelona have taken 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Espanyol have collected 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 3 Jan 2026: Barcelona 2-0 Espanyol; 15 May 2025: Barcelona 2-0 Espanyol; 3 Nov 2024: Barcelona 3-1 Espanyol. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Barcelona beat Espanyol 4-1. Barcelona scored through Ferran Torres 9', Ferran Torres 25', Lamine Yamal 87', M. Rashford 89'. Espanyol replied with Pol Lozano 56'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 89 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Barcelona held 77% of the ball against 23% for Espanyol. Shots on target finished 10-2. Expected goals read 2.81 for Barcelona, 1.17 for Espanyol.

Verdict

The win nudges Barcelona forward and leaves Espanyol with work to do. Barcelona sat 1st and Espanyol 11th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.