At 03:30 a.m. Beijing time on May 16, the 36th round of La Liga ushered in the Catalan derby, which was also the battle for the championship match point, and Espanyol hosted Barcelona.
Espanyol vs Barcelona, the highlights of the match are as follows:
First:Situation of both teams! After 35 rounds of La Liga, Espanyol ranked 16th with 10 wins, 9 draws and 16 losses, with 39 points, and has not yet landed; Barcelona ranks first with 82 points with 26 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, 4 points ahead of Real Madrid, who have one more game, and Barcelona can win the league championship in 2 rounds in advance if they win this round of La Liga. In the last round of the Premier League, Espanyol lost 2-3 away to the relegation team Leganes, and suffered three consecutive defeats in the league, with no wins in 4 rounds; Barcelona defeated 4-3 at home, beat Real Madrid four times in the season, won five consecutive league wins, Ferran Torres assisted to score a hat, Raphinha doubled, Yamal scored!
Second:In the Catalan derby, Barcelona can win the championship in 2 rounds in advance! There is no need to mobilize for the Catalan derby, and Barcelona's battle for the title point will definitely be anti-guest and go all out. Although the Spaniards occupy the geographical advantage of the home field, the overall strength is very limited, and it is difficult to prevent Barcelona from winning six consecutive league games and winning the La Liga championship this season two rounds in advance. The three attackers of Yamal, Raphinha and Ferran Torres have been in good form recently, and they have a way to face the tough battle against Barcelona.
To sum up, this campaign is optimistic that Barcelona will win the La Liga championship ahead of schedule against Espanyol!
The two sides have met in the past 6 times, and Espanyol has drawn 2 and lost 4, without a win.
Injuries on both sides: Espanyol haveBrian; Barcelona hasKounde, Bernal, Ferran, Iñigo (stop)。