Match story
- Barcelona fired more attempts (13 vs 4 shots).
- Espanyol was more accurate in front of goal (50% on target vs 23%).
- Barcelona held more of the ball (69% possession).
Barcelona defeated Espanyol 2-0 in La Liga. The fixture is part of the Regular Season - 29 stage in the 2018 season. The match was played at Camp Nou in Barcelona. Carlos Del Cerro Grande, Spain officiated the match. The full-time result capped a Barcelona vs Espanyol meeting in La Liga with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Barcelona and Espanyol. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
La Liga
Espanyol ESPRecorded meetings: 0 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
Barcelona defeated Espanyol 2-0 in La Liga. The fixture is part of the Regular Season - 29 stage in the 2018 season. The match was played at Camp Nou in Barcelona. Carlos Del Cerro Grande, Spain officiated the match. The full-time result capped a Barcelona vs Espanyol meeting in La Liga with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Barcelona and Espanyol. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
La LigaEspanyol ESPRecorded meetings: 0 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
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It was third time lucky this summer in the history of Youri Tielemans and Manchester United. The club seriously looked at the Belgium midfielder in 2019, after he had impressed in an initial loan spell at Leicester City, and again in 2022, as they spent too long holding out for Frenkie de Jong to decide if he was prepared to leave Barcelona.
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