La Liga

Barcelona 4-1 Espanyol

Competition La Liga Season 2016/2017 Country Spain Venue Venue to confirm

Your time 18 Dec 2016, 23:45 Venue time 19 Dec 2016, 00:45 CET

Barcelona vs Espanyol finished 4-1 in La Liga. Key event: 5' Gerard Moreno (assist Jurado · xG 0.05 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.6%, 30.4%). Head to head: H2H last 4 before 18 Dec 2016: 3 W / 1 D / 0 L for Barcelona. Home form: W W D D W; Away form: W D W W D. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.

Match context 4 facts

Form before this match (18 Dec 2016): up to 5 scored matches per team, latest first. W = win, D = draw, L = loss. Each row states its sample size.

Home form W W D D W Matches: 5 · 11 pts, goals 11-2, 2.20 scored/match, 0.40 conceded/match

Away form W D W W D Matches: 5 · 11 pts, goals 6-1, 1.20 scored/match, 0.20 conceded/match

Barcelona · season record 9 W · 4 D · 2 L 2016/2017: 15 recorded matches, goals 37–15; before 18 Dec 2016 UTC. Not official standings.

Espanyol · season record 5 W · 7 D · 3 L 2016/2017: 15 recorded matches, goals 19–18; before 18 Dec 2016 UTC. Not official standings.

Timeline 43 events

5' shot Gerard Moreno ESP assist Jurado xG 0.05 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.6%, 30.4%

6' shot Lionel Messi BAR assist Neymar xG 0.52 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 93.3%, 40.9%

6' shot Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini BAR Open Play · Off T · xG 0.16

9' Yellow Pablo Daniel Piatti ESP Yellow Card

12' Yellow Aarón Martín Caricol ESP Yellow Card

15' shot Gerard Moreno ESP assist Aarón Martín xG 0.02 · Open Play · location 89.5%, 39.2%

15' shot Gerard Moreno Balaguero ESP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.09

17' shot Luis Suárez BAR assist Andrés Iniesta xG 0.39 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.8%, 41.2%

17' Goal Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz 1–0 BAR Open Play · Goal

24' shot Lionel Messi BAR xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Direct Freekick · location 73.2%, 56.3%

24' shot Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini BAR Free Kick · Blocked · xG 0.04

28' shot Lionel Messi BAR assist Neymar xG 0.08 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 90.6%, 66.2%

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28' shot Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini BAR Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.05

36' shot Javi López ESP assist Papakouly Diop xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 91.5%, 27.9%

36' shot Javier López Rodríguez ESP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.01

41' shot Andrés Iniesta BAR assist Luis Suárez xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 96.6%, 33%

41' shot Andrés Iniesta Luján BAR Open Play · Off T · xG 0.09

47' shot Lionel Messi BAR assist Andrés Iniesta xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 77.1%, 36.9%

47' shot Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini BAR Open Play · Off T · xG 0.05

49' shot Luis Suárez BAR assist Lionel Messi xG 0.11 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 92.2%, 62.1%

49' shot Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz BAR Open Play · Saved · xG 0.17

52' Sub Roberto Jiménez Gago ESP on for Diego López Rodríguez · Tactical

56' shot Neymar BAR assist Andrés Iniesta xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 75.8%, 67.5%

56' shot Neymar da Silva Santos Junior BAR Open Play · Off T · xG 0.03

64' Yellow Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo ESP Yellow Card

65' Sub Rafael Alcântara do Nascimento BAR on for Denis Suárez Fernández · Tactical

66' shot Lionel Messi BAR assist Andrés Iniesta xG 0.12 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 84.6%, 49.3%

66' shot Luis Suárez BAR xG 0.59 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 93.2%, 48%

66' shot Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini BAR Open Play · Saved · xG 0.08

66' Goal Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz 2–0 BAR Open Play · Goal

67' shot Jordi Alba BAR xG 0.12 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91%, 66.7%

67' Goal Jordi Alba Ramos 3–0 BAR Open Play · Goal

72' Sub Óscar Melendo Jiménez ESP on for Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo · Tactical

74' Sub Samuel Yves Umtiti BAR on for Sergio Busquets i Burgos · Tactical

78' shot David López ESP assist Gerard Moreno xG 0.36 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.4%, 43.6%

78' Goal David López Silva 3–1 ESP Open Play · Goal

79' Sub José Antonio Reyes Calderón ESP on for Pablo Daniel Piatti · Tactical

85' shot Lionel Messi BAR assist Neymar xG 0.14 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 92.7%, 56.3%

85' shot Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini BAR Open Play · Off T · xG 0.05

88' Goal Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini 4–1 BAR Open Play · Goal

89' shot Lionel Messi BAR assist Luis Suárez xG 0.67 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 93.2%, 44%

90+1' shot Neymar da Silva Santos Junior BAR Open Play · Saved · xG 0.09

91' shot Neymar BAR assist Lionel Messi xG 0.09 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89%, 64.3%

Shot map 18 shots · 5 goals

Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.

Barcelona 14 shots · 3.02 xG · 4 goals

Espanyol 4 shots · 0.47 xG · 1 goal

Attempt Goal Marker size = xG

Pass map directional passes

Solid arrows are completed passes; dashed arrows are incomplete.

Barcelona36 plotted of 36 coordinate passes

CompletedIncompleteArrow = direction

Pass-location heatmapevent density, not tracking datafull match

Density is calculated from pass start locations in the accepted event feed.

Barcelona36 coordinate passes

Fewer pass startsMore pass starts

Possession flow 18 recorded possessions

Share of recorded possession time in each five-minute interval. Official full-match possession is shown above.

BarcelonaEspanyol

0–5′35–65
5–10′60–40
10–15′12–88
15–20′66–34
20–25′0–100
25–30′0–100
30–35′0–100
35–40′0–100
40–45′0–100
55–60′58–42
60–65′100–0
65–70′54–46
70–75′0–100
75–80′0–100
80–85′0–100
85–90′0–100
90–95′11–89

Head-to-head Meetings: 12

Barcelona leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 9 wins, 0 losses, 3 draws. Latest meeting: 11 Apr 2026 · Barcelona vs Espanyol · 4 - 1.

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Latest 12 recorded results shown; this match is excluded. Includes 12 after this match (18 Dec 2016). These rows are separate from the pre-match sample.

11 Apr 2026

Barcelona 4 - 1 Espanyol

03 Jan 2026

Espanyol 0 - 2 Barcelona

15 May 2025

Espanyol 0 - 2 Barcelona

03 Nov 2024

Barcelona 3 - 1 Espanyol

14 May 2023

Espanyol 2 - 4 Barcelona

31 Dec 2022

Barcelona 1 - 1 Espanyol

13 Feb 2022

Espanyol 2 - 2 Barcelona

20 Nov 2021

Barcelona 1 - 0 Espanyol

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08 Jul 2020

Barcelona 1 - 0 Espanyol

04 Jan 2020

Espanyol 2 - 2 Barcelona

30 Mar 2019

Barcelona 2 - 0 Espanyol

08 Dec 2018

Espanyol 0 - 4 Barcelona

Latest team results

Latest 12 recorded results shown; this match is excluded. Includes 12 after this match (18 Dec 2016). These rows are separate from the pre-match sample. Form badges refer to the period before each listed fixture.

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31 Oct 2026

Barcelona 6 - 1 Alaves