70
22:28
Manu Morlanes comes off the bench at Espanyol
68
22:27
Raúl de Tomás tries a long-range shot. The ball bounces uncomfortably, so Ter Stegen has to catch up, but then the goalkeeper has the ball.
67
22:26
Pedri takes a shot from the edge of the box. His low shot lands in the arms of Diego López.
64
22:23
Tooor for Espanyol Barcelona, 2-1 through Raúl de Tomás
A long ball from Darder undermined the entire Barça defense. García is completely beside himself and doesn’t know whether to go for the header or not. In the end he doesn’t do anything. Raúl de Tomás takes the ball down with his chest at the edge of the penalty area and then shoots it with his right into the lower left corner. Strong action from both Espanyol players.
63
22:23
Both coaches change. Espanyol is trying to stop the pressure from Barça. Aubameyang’s substitution at the other end will mean that there’s finally someone ready to take the many crosses.
62
22:21
Substitution at FC Barcelona: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
62
22:21
Substitution at FC Barcelona: Frenkie de Jong
62
22:21
Manu Morlanes comes on at Espanyol
62
22:20
Substitution at Espanyol with Keidi Bare
61
22:20
Substitution at Espanyol Barcelona: Nico Melamed
61
22:20
Tonny Vilhena comes off the bench at Espanyol
60
22:19
Yellow card for Tonny Vilhena (Espanyol Barcelona)
Vilhena tackles Busquets 25 meters from the goal and receives a yellow card.
59
22:18
It was difficult to see at first but De Jong was clearly offside and touched the ball. Bad luck for the guests.
56
22:16
VAR’s decision: The goal by Gavi (Barcelona) is disallowed, score 1-1
Jordi Alba pulls from the second row. The shot would have gone wide, but Pedri sharpens the ball again. Actually, Espanyol already has the ball, but then Gavi puts a foot between them, goes on goal and converts from close range. The goal doesn’t count because De Jong was offside and got the ball from Pedri.
52
22:11
FC Barcelona brings a lot of high crosses into the middle in this game. Ferrán Torres has twice headed the ball. But a more dangerous header would not be a bad idea for the forward position.
50
22:08
Barça starts the second half well. But as soon as the guests come close to the penalty area, the brilliant idea is missing.
47
22:05
Ronald Araújo obviously hurt himself so badly in the action for which Bare was booked that he can’t continue playing. He is replaced by Eric García.
46
22:04
Substitution at FC Barcelona: Eric García
46
22:04
Substitution at FC Barcelona: Ronald Araújo
46
22:04
Kick-off 2nd half
45
21:54
mid-term conclusion
It was an entertaining first half in the Barcelona derby that ended in a 1-1 draw. Barça took the lead with the first action. The hosts were still in the dressing room. Espanyol was not shocked by the goal, but reacted aggressively. There were only a few chances to score as a result, but many intense duels. The guests still had a few actions in the penalty area that were almost dangerous. And at some point the equalizer fell more or less out of nowhere. A dream goal by Darder. Barça was the offensively better team in the first 45 minutes. But Espanyol earned the draw through passion.
45
21:49
Adama Traoré brings another cross from the right into the middle. At the six-yard box, Pedri extends his foot to the second post. There, Jordi Alba is pretty free a meter from goal, but he’s keen to use his left foot. This causes the ball to fly in the wrong direction. He clarified in the best defender manner.
45
21:47
Official stoppage time (minutes): 1
44
21:46
Darder counterattacks towards the Barça defence. From 25 meters he pulls off with the right. His shot flies relatively far to the right.
42
21:44
Adama Traoré crosses into the middle from the right. There Ferrán Torres comes to the header again. But this time his graduation goes over the gate.
40
21:41
Tooor for Espanyol Barcelona, 1-1 through Sergi Darder
Raúl de Tomás brings down a long ball on the left corner of the box. Then he plays in the backcourt. Darder has way too much room there. He flicks right from 16 meters to the long corner. The ball lands beautifully next to the post. No chance for Ter Stegen.
38
21:41
The second ball lands back at Barça. Jordi Alba brings a similar cross to the 1-0 in the middle. That’s where Ferrán Torres comes in for a header. His graduation flies past the gate to the left.
37
21:40
Gavi beats Aleix Vidal superbly on the left wing. Then he crosses far into the penalty area. In the backcourt, Adama Traoré takes the ball down with his chest and hammers the goal with his right. But his shot is too central. Diego Lopez saves the ball.
34
21:36
De Jong sends Jordi Alba to the baseline on the left. The full-back puts the ball in the middle. A defender blocks to the corner. Barça want a penalty kick, but it was never handball. The corner lands on the first defender and is cleared.
33
21:35
Adama Traoré dribbling the pace against half the Espanyol defense. It’s impressive how he uses his massive body. But he gets stuck on the last defender.
31
21:34
Espanyol once had an opportunity with a free kick from the half field. The hosts are trying a variant in which one player puts the ball down and another then suddenly crosses into the middle. But Jordi Alba was careful and can clarify.
29
21:31
Barça captures a striking number of balls in the opposing half. It doesn’t lead to much danger yet, but the pressing works very well.
26
21:29
The game is very entertaining. But it offers few serious scoring chances. Both teams give it their all. The accuracy of fit leaves something to be desired.
23
21:25
Yellow card for Keidi Bare (Espanyol Barcelona)
Araújo wins the ball in the opponent’s half. Bare knocks out the defender and she rightly yellows for it.
22
21:25
Dest picks up pace on the right, then sends Adama Traoré down the line. He puts a cross in the middle, but an Espanyol defender clears with a header.
19
21:22
Aleix Vidal clearly fouls Gavi on the left flank. The referee whistles. Espanyol cannot understand this decision either. The following free kick fizzles out.
17
21:19
Both teams have already fouled three times after just 16 minutes of play. If things go on like this, things could get even better.
15
21:17
Araújo plays a long ball into Adama Traoré’s path. But his ball reception is not perfect. This allows his opponent to catch him. The winger starts dribbling and pulls from the right corner of the penalty area. His low shot goes a meter to the right of the goal.
13
21:15
It’s a competitive early stage in which Espanyol is by no means hiding. Only balls in the sixteen have been missing on both sides since the goal.
11
21:14
So far, the spectators have been anything but satisfied with the referee. Busquets could have seen a yellow card for a tactical foul. Otherwise, the referee has done everything right so far.
9
21:11
Barça keeps the ball in their own ranks for a long time for the first time. However, there is no danger of scoring.
6
21:08
And there is already the next conclusion for the home side. This time Darder tries from the edge of the penalty area. But the ball slips off him a bit. The shot goes wide of the goal on the right.
5
21:07
Espanyol has its first corner. Darder puts the ball on the first post from the right. There, Bare comes to the header, but a defender blocks.
4
21:06
The hosts slept twice at the goal. First they lost the ball on their own edge of the penalty area and then they were completely disordered on the cross.
2
21:04
Tooor for FC Barcelona, 0:1 by Pedri
Jordi Alba brings a cross from the left half field to the second post. There Pedri is completely blank and brings the half-high ball into the goal with the inside from a short distance. Espanyol wasn’t quite there yet.
20:25
Xavi will be forced to make a move at FC Barcelona after last weekend’s strong showing. The coach replaces the red-suspended Dani Alves in right-back with Sergiño Dest. Otherwise he sends the same players onto the pitch as against Atlético.
20:23
Vicente Moreno sees a need for a change after the defeat against Bilbao. He changes Espanyol’s starting line-up to four positions, unlike Monday’s game. Right-back Óscar Gil is replaced by Aleix Vidal. In midfield, Keidi Bare and Yangel Herrera will start in place of Manu Morlanes and Óscar Melendo. Up front, Raúl de Tomás, who has returned from a red suspension, starts for Landry Dimata.
20:22
FC Barcelona goes into the derby with a good feeling. Last weekend, Xavi’s team showed their best performance of the season so far. The direct competitor Atlético Madrid was given the fourth goal in the 49th minute. Then Dani Alves saw a very unnecessary red card, but Barça still brought the game home 4-2. In the league, the Blaugrana took ten points out of a possible twelve in 2022.
20:21
The hosts finally want to celebrate their first league win of the new calendar year in this prestigious duel. Espanyol’s last success in the Primera División came on New Year’s Eve 2021. At that time, Vicente Moreno’s team won 2-1 at FC Valencia. In 2022 she has only scored one point so far. The game on Monday was also lost 2-1 in Bilbao. Despite the bad start to the new year, the promoted team still has a seven-point lead over the first relegation zone.
20:21
Hello and welcome to La Liga matchday 24. Today at 9 p.m. at the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat there is a derbi catalán between Espanyol Barcelona and FC Barcelona.