Barcelona vs Espanyol

11 April 2026 · La Liga · 2025/26 · Referee Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Ferrán Torres 9’, 25’
  • Lamine Yamal 87’
  • Marcus Rashford 89’
  • Pol Lozano 56’

Match summary

Barcelona won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Espanyol. Barcelona led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Ferrán Torres put Barcelona ahead with a header in the 9th minute, set up by Lamine Yamal and Torres made it 2-0 in the 25th minute, set up by Lamine Yamal. In the second half, Pol Lozano pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 56th minute, Lamine Yamal made it 3-1 in the 87th minute, and Marcus Rashford made it 4-1 in the 89th minute, set up by Frenkie de Jong.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 3.32 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Espanyol's 1.14 from 10.

Match stats

77% Possession 23%
20 Shots 10
10 Shots on target 2
7 Corners 5
115 Attacks 56
47 Dangerous attacks 26
730 Passes 199
93% Pass accuracy 74%
24 Tackles 14
10 Fouls 18
3 Yellow cards 6
0 Red cards 0
4 Offsides 2

Key events

Barcelona Espanyol
Kick-off
Ferran TorresHeader1-0 (Barcelona)
9’
13’
Kike GarcíaShot on target
Fermín LópezShot on target
17’
Ferran TorresRight foot shot2-0 (Barcelona)
25’
GaviArgument
32’
32’
Omar El HilaliArgument
34’
Edu ExpósitoFoul
Eric GarciaShot on target
40’
Fermín LópezShot on target
40’
45’
Cyril NgongeFoul
Eric GarcíaFoul
45+3’
Half-time2-0
Marc CasadóGerard MartínInjury
46’
46’
Roberto FernándezTyrhys Dolan
Second half underway
Marc CasadóFoul
49’
56’
Pol LozanoRight foot shot2-1 (Espanyol)
VAR review
56’
58’
Pol LozanoFoul
Lamine YamalShot on target
59’
João CanceloAlejandro Balde
64’
Marcus RashfordGavi
64’
64’
Rubén SánchezCyril Ngonge
João CanceloShot on target
69’
71’
Pere MillaKike García
71’
Ramón TerratsEdu Expósito
Dani OlmoFerran Torres
74’
80’
Charles PickelPol Lozano
83’
Fernando CaleroFoul
Frenkie de JongFermín López
84’
Lamine YamalLeft foot shot3-1 (Barcelona)
87’
Marcus RashfordRight foot shot4-1 (Barcelona)
89’
90+2’
Urko González de ZáratePersistent fouling
Full-time4-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.32 1.14 9’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), 1-0 9’ 25’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), 2-0 25’ 56’ Pol Lozano (Espanyol), 2-1 56’ 87’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), 3-1 87’ 89’ Marcus Rashford (Barcelona), 4-1 89’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.32 1.14 9’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), 1-0 Torres 9’ 25’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), 2-0 Torres 25’ 56’ Pol Lozano (Espanyol), 2-1 Lozano 56’ 87’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), 3-1 Yamal 87’ 89’ Marcus Rashford (Barcelona), 4-1 Rashford 89’
Barcelona 3.32 xGEspanyol 1.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Barcelona attacking 
87’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.79 xG, goal 9’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.54 xG, goal 61’ Fermín López (Barcelona), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 80’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 25’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 85’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 89’ Marcus Rashford (Barcelona), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 66’ Marcus Rashford (Barcelona), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 13’ Kike García (Espanyol), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 48’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 40’ Fermín López (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 82’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 4’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 47’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 42’ Pedri (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 69’ João Cancelo (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 31’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ Fermín López (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 77’ Fernando Calero (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 82’ Pere Milla (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 72’ Fernando Calero (Espanyol), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 82’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Pol Lozano (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 74’ Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Fermín López (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Eric Garcia (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Fermín López (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.79 xG, goal 9’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.54 xG, goal 61’ Fermín López (Barcelona), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 80’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 25’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 85’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 89’ Marcus Rashford (Barcelona), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 66’ Marcus Rashford (Barcelona), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 13’ Kike García (Espanyol), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 48’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 40’ Fermín López (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 82’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 4’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 47’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 42’ Pedri (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 69’ João Cancelo (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 31’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ Fermín López (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 77’ Fernando Calero (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 82’ Pere Milla (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 72’ Fernando Calero (Espanyol), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 82’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Pol Lozano (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 74’ Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Fermín López (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 6’ Fermín López (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Eric Garcia (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Barcelona 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
García
Araujo
Cubarsí
Martín 46’
Balde 64’
García
Pedri
Yamal 2
López 84’
Gavi 64’
Torres 2 74’
Espanyol 4-4-1-1 Starting XI
Dmitrovic
Romero
Taillandier
Calero
Hilali
Dolan 46’
Lozano 80’
Zárate
Ngonge 64’
Expósito 71’
García 71’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Joan García GK900 0.000.000
Ronald Araújo DEF901 0.020.521
Pau Cubarsí DEF900 0.000.081
Gerard Martín DEF490 0.000.000
Álex Balde DEF670 0.000.000
Pedri MID901 0.080.222
Eric Garcia MID901 0.020.222
Lamine Yamal MID90127 1.270.843
Fermín López MID875 0.750.031
Gavi MID670 0.000.081
Ferrán Torres FWD7722 0.820.142
Marc Casadó Sub410 0.000.031
João Cancelo Sub231 0.080.000
Marcus Rashford Sub2312 0.280.000
Dani Olmo Sub130 0.000.000
Frenkie de Jong Sub310 0.000.141

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Barcelona win 72% Avg odds 1.30
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.64
Espanyol win 11% Avg odds 8.46

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Barcelona WWWWW
Espanyol DDLLD

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Previous and next meeting

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