42.
22:12
Yellow card for Andreas Christensen (FC Barcelona)
The Dane grabs his opponent in the best martial artsman and wrestles him unfair to the ground.
39.
22:11
Barca wants to continue to solve it in a playful way, but Espanyol makes the rooms incredibly tight and also goes into the duels with full intensity.
36.
22:08
Pedri prevails against several defenders on the edge of the penalty area and then puts on for Lamine Yamal, who tries it from 25 meters. But the ball flies just over the crossbar.
34.
22:04
Despite more than 80 percent possession of the ball, Barca hardly comes dangerously in front of the opposing goal.
31.
22:03
Pedri tries it from a distance! But his shot from a half -right position rushes a few meters past the left post.
29.
22:01
Barca can only penetrate the opposing defense with quick direct passes. Dani Olmo and Raphinha make it into the penalty area, but the last pass of the Brazilian crashed into the long post in Lewandowski and it continues with a kick -off for the home team.
27.
21:58
Edu Expósito is the control center in the offensive game of Espanyol. He plays many dangerous balls out of midfield and keeps looking for the fast Javi Puado or striker Roberto Fernández.
23.
21:55
But that’s not yet much. Raphinha and Lamine Yamal are always doubled and Lewandowski also sees no country against the opponent’s defense chain.
22.
21:53
The home team now stands very deep in its own half and waits what Barca gets offensive.
19.
21:51
It is an open exchange of blows! Barça dominates the events with significantly more possession and has noticeably found better into the game in the last few minutes, but the hosts keep putting dangerous needles.
16.
21:48
That must be 1-0 for Espanyol! Edu Expósito plays a great plug -on pass from the left back space in the course of the fast Javier Puado, who prevails against Christians and then fails with his low shot in the lower right corner to keeper Szczęsny.
13.
21:45
On the other hand, Lewandowski grabs the ball centrally in front of the opposing penalty area, lays it on his right foot and shoots it massively next to the box.
12.
21:44
Again it gets dangerous in front of the goal of Szczęsny! After a half -high free kick from Edu Expósito from the right side, Javier Puado comes to the shot completely free to the shot on the first post and shoots the ball a few meters next to the post.
9.
21:41
The game is interrupted for the first time because there was the first tumult in the home curve behind the goal of her own keeper Joan García. The referee discusses the situation with the players and whistles again after a few minutes.
7.
21:39
Espanyol is intended to annoy the big rivals and is fully in the duels.
4.
21:37
And just such a counterattack exposes Espanyol almost perfectly! Roberto Fernández has plenty of space in the half-right back area against updated Barca players and is perfectly in the run of Urko González, who pulls the penalty area and then shoots the ball flat from 15 meters just past the left.
3.
21:35
While the derby atmosphere is already audible from the ranks, the lawn is calmer at the beginning. The guests have a lot of possession and the hosts lurk on the counter.
1.
21:30
It starts with this derby!
1.
21:30
Start of the game
21:24
A look at the staff of the guests reveals that coach Hansi Flick puts on keeper Wojciech Szczęsny in the important games, because the pole is in goal in the goal on Sunday, as in the Clásico, while Marc-André Ter continues on the bench. There are a total of three changes in the starting XI: instead of the yellow -locked Iñigo Martínez, central defender Pau Cubarsí and the injured striker Ferran Torres, Andreas Christensen, Ronald Araujo and Robert Lewandowski.
21:11
The history of this city duel clearly speaks for FC Barcelona: A total of 27 “Derbi Barcelonés” in a row, Barça is unbeaten. A similar picture is also evident away from Espanyol: the blue grana has not lost there since 15 games. Only against a single opponent, Barcelona was ever able to show a longer away series without defeat.
21:05
Hardly any other team in Europe currently stands as much for spectacle as FC Barcelona. As if the Torrichen Champions League semi-finals against Inter Milan were not already breathtaking enough, the Clásico also turned out to be a real offensive fireworks last Sunday against Real Madrid. Despite an early 0: 2 deficit, the blue grana kept its nerve and turned the game-in the end there was an impressive 4: 3 success. Once again, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha entered the goal scorer list and finally brought their team to championship course. The title win can already be made perfect today.
20:54
Coach Manolo González was able to build her home strength this season. Seven of the ten season wins were all at home in the RCDE stadium, which means that they are even in a solid tenth place in the home table. Compared to the defeat at Leganes, Manolo González changes his starting XI in three positions: Instead of Fernando Calero, Jofre Carreras and Alex Král, Pol Lozano, El Hilali and Antoniu Roca.
20:49
The lead over the first non -relegation area is five points – a somewhat comfortable cushion that has worked hard for months. So the team of coach Manolo González was able to lose the luxury of losing three league games in a row. Last Sunday it set a narrow 2: 3 defeat against the co-promoted CD Leganés. After a 0: 3 deficit, Espanyol came up again, but the late catch-up with two goals was no longer enough. Now the pressure rises a little again, because at least one point would have to be fetched in the remaining three games. And what would be more beautiful than getting this against the big rival in the city derby?
20:37
The third last match day ends with a highly emotional end – the 198th city derby Barcelonas. And there is a lot for both teams: The 16th in the Espanyol Barcelona table can get rid of the victory of all relegation worries, while the big FC Barcelona can make the championship at the big rival. The fact that this derby can be highly showed was almost exactly two years ago when the Blaugrana also celebrated the championship in the derby after a 4-2 victory near Espanyol. After the final whistle, the atmosphere was so high that Espanyol fans stormed the square and started the cheering Barca players.
20:24
Good evening and welcome to the end of the 36th game day in the Primera División! From 9:00 p.m. the city derby between Espanyol Barcelona and FC Barcelona is coming up.