La Liga
Barcelona 5-0 Espanyol
Barcelona vs Espanyol finished 5-0 in La Liga. Key event: 2' Lionel Messi (assist Jordi Alba · xG 0.04 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 89.2%, 29.1%). Head to head: H2H last 6: 5-1-0. Home form: W W W W W; Away form: L D W L W. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match preview 2 facts
Home form
W W W W W
15 pts, goals 16-4, 3.20 scored/match, 0.80 conceded/match
Away form
L D W L W
7 pts, goals 5-5, 1.00 scored/match, 1.00 conceded/match
Shot map 29 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 · 45 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 20 recorded possessions
Share of recorded possession time in each five-minute interval. Official full-match possession is shown above.
BarcelonaEspanyol
- 5–10′0–100
- 10–15′0–100
- 15–20′1–99
- 20–25′0–100
- 25–30′0–100
- 30–35′0–100
- 35–40′59–41
- 40–45′100–0
- 45–50′20–80
- 50–55′100–0
- 55–60′5–95
- 60–65′0–100
- 65–70′0–100
- 70–75′0–100
- 75–80′0–100
- 80–85′0–100
- 85–90′0–100
- 90–95′0–100
Timeline 69 events
2'
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shot
Lionel Messi
BAR assist Jordi Alba · xG 0.04 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 89.2%, 29.1%
2'
•
shot
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
BAR Open Play · Off T · xG 0.02
18'
•
shot
Luis Suárez
BAR xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 72.7%, 65.8%
18'
•
shot
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz
BAR Free Kick · Saved · xG 0.03
20'
Yellow
Sergio Busquets i Burgos
BAR Yellow Card
25'
•
shot
Lionel Messi
BAR assist Ivan Rakitic · xG 0.48 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 90.5%, 50.3%
25'
⚽
Goal
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
1–0 BAR Open Play · Goal
28'
Yellow
David López Silva
ESP Yellow Card
29'
•
shot
Luis Suárez
BAR xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 76.4%, 73.6%
29'
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shot
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz
BAR Free Kick · Blocked · xG 0.01
30'
•
shot
Ivan Rakitic
BAR assist Lionel Messi · xG 0.44 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 87.8%, 50.6%
30'
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shot
Lionel Messi
BAR xG 0.13 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 95.3%, 38.8%
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30'
shot
Ivan Rakitić
BAR Open Play · Saved · xG 0.17
30'
shot
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
BAR Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.07
34'
shot
Lionel Messi
BAR assist Jordi Alba · xG 0.64 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 96.3%, 54.8%
34'
shot
Javier Fuego Martínez
ESP Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.04
34'
Goal
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
2–0BAR Open Play · Goal
36'
shot
Ivan Rakitić
BAR Open Play · Saved · xG 0.06
37'
shot
Luis Suárez
BAR assist Lionel Messi · xG 0.1 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 86.5%, 62.1%
38'
shot
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz
BAR Open Play · Off T · xG 0.09
38'
shot
Leonardo Carrilho Baptistão
ESP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.01
42'
shot
Pablo Daniel Piatti
ESP Open Play · Post · xG 0.09
47'
shot
Luis Suárez
BAR assist Gerard Deulofeu · xG 0.13 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89.2%, 39.2%
47'
shot
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz
BAR Open Play · Wayward · xG 0.09
48'
shot
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz
BAR Open Play · Saved · xG 0.38
51'
shot
Pablo Daniel Piatti
ESP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.12
52'
shot
Lionel Messi
BAR assist Gerard Deulofeu · xG 0.09 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.3%, 53.8%
52'
shot
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
BAR Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.07
54'
shot
Luis Suárez
BAR assist Lionel Messi · xG 0.59 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 94.3%, 56.1%
54'
shot
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz
BAR Open Play · Off T · xG 0.47
57'
Sub
Sergio García De La Fuente
ESP on for Pablo Daniel Piatti · Tactical
59'
Yellow
Víctor Sánchez Mata
ESP Yellow Card
60'
shot
Leo Baptistao
ESP assist Aarón Martín · xG 0.09 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 87.5%, 57.3%
60'
shot
Leonardo Carrilho Baptistão
ESP Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.1
66'
shot
Lionel Messi
BAR assist Jordi Alba · xG 0.52 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91.2%, 56.1%
66'
Goal
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
3–0BAR Open Play · Goal
67'
Sub
Marc Navarro Ceciliano
ESP on for Víctor Sánchez Mata · Tactical
67'
Sub
Ousmane Dembélé
BAR on for Gerard Deulofeu Lázaro · Tactical
70'
Yellow
Sergi Darder Moll
ESP Yellow Card
72'
Sub
José Paulo Bezzera Maciel Júnior
BAR on for Sergio Busquets i Burgos · Tactical
73'
Yellow
Aarón Martín Caricol
ESP Yellow Card
74'
Sub
Dídac Vilá Rosselló
ESP on for Sergi Darder Moll · Tactical
77'
Sub
André Filipe Tavares Gomes
BAR on for Andrés Iniesta Luján · Tactical
78'
shot
Dídac Vilá
ESP assist Papakouly Diop · xG 0.01 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 71.1%, 69.7%
78'
shot
Leo Baptistao
ESP assist Dídac Vilá · xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 85.9%, 56.3%
78'
shot
Dídac Vilá Rosselló
ESP Open Play · Wayward · xG 0.01
78'
shot
Leonardo Carrilho Baptistão
ESP Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.05
80'
shot
José Paulo Bezzera Maciel Júnior
BAR Open Play · Off T · xG 0.44
81'
shot
Dídac Vilá
ESP assist Leo Baptistao · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 76.9%, 67.8%
81'
shot
Dídac Vilá Rosselló
ESP Open Play · Saved · xG 0.03
82'
shot
Lionel Messi
BAR assist Luis Suárez · xG 0.1 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 82.9%, 54.2%
82'
shot
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
BAR Open Play · Off T · xG 0.08
83'
Yellow
Papa Kouly Diop
ESP Yellow Card
85'
shot
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
BAR Free Kick · Blocked · xG 0.04
86'
Goal
Gerard Piqué Bernabéu
4–0BAR Open Play · Goal
88'
shot
Gerard Moreno
ESP assist Papakouly Diop · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 73.8%, 61.4%
88'
shot
Gerard Moreno Balaguero
ESP Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.03
89'
shot
Luis Suárez
BAR assist Ousmane Dembélé · xG 0.45 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91.2%, 57.7%
89'
Goal
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz
5–0BAR Open Play · Goal
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
16
G
Gerard Deulofeu Lázaro
RIGHT MIDFIELD
5
S
Sergio Busquets i Burgos
LEFT DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD
18
J
Jordi Alba Ramos
LEFT BACK
3
G
Gerard Piqué Bernabéu
RIGHT CENTER BACK
8
A
Andrés Iniesta Luján
LEFT MIDFIELD
9
L
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz
LEFT CENTER FORWARD
4
I
Ivan Rakitić
RIGHT DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD
23
S
Samuel Yves Umtiti
LEFT CENTER BACK
10
L
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
RIGHT CENTER FORWARD
2
N
Nélson Cabral Semedo
RIGHT BACK
1
M
Marc-André ter Stegen
GK
Espanyol
25
S
Sergi Darder Moll
LEFT MIDFIELD
18
J
Javier Fuego Martínez
LEFT CENTER MIDFIELD
15
D
David López Silva
RIGHT CENTER BACK
3
A
Aarón Martín Caricol
LEFT BACK
4
V
Víctor Sánchez Mata
RIGHT BACK
11
L
Leonardo Carrilho Baptistão
RIGHT CENTER FORWARD
19
P
Pablo Daniel Piatti
RIGHT MIDFIELD
7
G
Gerard Moreno Balaguero
LEFT CENTER FORWARD
22
M
Mario Hermoso Canseco
LEFT CENTER BACK
1
P
Pau López Sabata
GK
20
P
Papa Kouly Diop
RIGHT CENTER MIDFIELD