La Liga
Barcelona 4-1 Espanyol
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: 3-1-0. 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
Home form
W W D D W
11 pts, goals 11-2, 2.20 scored/match, 0.40 conceded/match
Away form
W D W W D
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.
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.
Attempt
Goal
Marker size = xG
Match timelineControls every timed spatial view below
Full match · 36 timed plotted passes. Network and heatmap show the full match.
Pass map directional passes
Solid arrows are completed passes; dashed arrows are incomplete.
CompletedIncompleteArrow = direction
Pass-location heatmapevent density, not tracking datafull match
Density is calculated from pass start locations in the accepted event feed.
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
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'
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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
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
BAR Open Play · Saved · xG 0.08
66'
Goal
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz
2–0BAR Open Play · Goal
67'
Goal
Jordi Alba Ramos
3–0BAR 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
3–1ESP Open Play · Goal
79'
Sub
José Antonio Reyes Calderón
ESP on for Pablo Daniel Piatti · Tactical
85'
shot
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
BAR Open Play · Off T · xG 0.05
88'
Goal
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
4–1BAR 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
Head-to-head H2H last 12: 9-0-3
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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Team statistics 2 metrics
Lineups
Barcelona
11
N
Neymar da Silva Santos Junior
LEFT WING
5
S
Sergio Busquets i Burgos
CENTER DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD
18
J
Jordi Alba Ramos
LEFT BACK
3
G
Gerard Piqué Bernabéu
RIGHT CENTER BACK
8
A
Andrés Iniesta Luján
LEFT CENTER MIDFIELD
9
L
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz
CENTER FORWARD
10
L
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
RIGHT WING
14
J
Javier Alejandro Mascherano
LEFT CENTER BACK
20
S
Sergi Roberto Carnicer
RIGHT BACK
6
D
Denis Suárez Fernández
RIGHT CENTER MIDFIELD
1
M
Marc-André ter Stegen
GK
Espanyol
18
J
Javier Fuego Martínez
RIGHT DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD
15
D
David López Silva
RIGHT CENTER BACK
29
A
Aarón Martín Caricol
LEFT BACK
19
P
Pablo Daniel Piatti
RIGHT MIDFIELD
7
G
Gerard Moreno Balaguero
LEFT CENTER FORWARD
13
D
Diego López Rodríguez
GK
16
J
Javier López Rodríguez
RIGHT BACK
20
P
Papa Kouly Diop
LEFT DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD
14
J
José Manuel Jurado Marín
LEFT MIDFIELD
10
F
Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo
RIGHT CENTER FORWARD
23
D
Diego Antonio Reyes Rosales
LEFT CENTER BACK