Espanyol vs Barcelona: La Liga Clash Live Updates & Stats (2026)

Espanyol vs Barcelona: Spanish La Liga live text, stats & head-to-head

Summary:

• Barcelona currently four points clear at the top of La Liga.
• Espanyol is fifth in the table.

Live Reporting:

By Steven Sutcliffe

1. Triple Change for Barcelona at 64 Mins:

• Espanyol 0-0 Barcelona
• Dani Olmo replaces Raphinha.
• Pedri comes in for Gerard Martin.
• Robert Lewandowski replaces Ferran Torres.

2. Post at 64 Mins:

• Espanyol 0-0 Barcelona
• Jofre Carreras skips past two Barcelona defenders and plays the ball to Roberto Fernandez.
• Fernandez pushes the ball past two defenders but can't beat former Espanyol keeper Joan Garcia, who saves with cat-like reflexes.

3. Post at 62 Mins:

• Espanyol 0-0 Barcelona
• Raphinha takes a free-kick from 25 yards, which deflects for a corner.

4. Post at 62 Mins:

• Robert Lewandowski is being substituted for Barcelona.

5. Substitution at 60 Mins:

• Espanyol 0-0 Barcelona
• Espanyol brings on Jofre Carreras for Edu Exposito.

6. Post at 58 Mins:

• Espanyol attacks dangerously down the right, but Tyrhys Dolan's shot is blocked.
• Raphinha commits a foul, one of the worst I've seen.

7. Post at 55 Mins:

• Espanyol striker Roberto Fernandez brushes past Gerard Martin and fires a shot at Joan Garcia.

8. Post at 53 Mins:

• Lamine Yamal floats past defenders, picks out Frenkie de Jong, but his back-heeled attempt is blocked.
• Jules Kounde heads over from a corner, saved by Marko Dmitrovic.

9. Post at 51 Mins:

• Barcelona substitute Fermin Lopez is causing issues for the home crowd.

10. Post at 48 Mins:

• Pere Milla blasts a free-kick over the bar, reminiscent of Cristiano Ronaldo's style.

11. Post at 47 Mins:

• Tyrhys Dolan draws a foul from Eric Garcia, 30 yards from the goal.

12. Kick-Off at 21:08 GMT:

• Espanyol 0-0 Barcelona
• Barcelona makes a change at half-time, with Fermin Lopez coming on for Marcus Rashford.

13. Post at 21:07 GMT:

• HT: Espanyol 0-0 Barcelona
• Leandro Cabrera has a head injury but is laughing and looks fine for the second half.

14. Post at 21:03 GMT:

• The last time Espanyol defeated Barcelona in La Liga was in 2009, with Ivan de la Pena scoring both goals in a 2-1 win.
• De la Pena started his career at the Nou Camp as a youth prodigy.
• Espanyol's last victory over Barcelona was in 2018, when Oscar Melendo scored in a 1-0 Copa del Rey win.

15. Post at 20:53 GMT:

• Barcelona had only one effort on target in the first half.

16. Half-Time at 45+5 Mins:

• Espanyol 0-0 Barcelona

17. Post at 45+4 Mins:

• Marcus Rashford goes down after a challenge from Omar El Hilali, who smiles at him.

18. Post at 45+1 Mins:

• Lamine Yamal collects the ball and curls a shot into Marko Dmitrovic's arms.

19. Post at 45 Mins:

• Leandro Cabrera and Eric Garcia leave the pitch, with Cabrera appearing to have a head injury.