Comments and predictions for Barcelona vs Espanyol: Home team widens the gap
The match between Barcelona vs Espanyol in La Liga takes place at 22:15 on November 3. Nghe An Newspaper compiles statistics, analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score of this match.
Latest Barcelona vs Espanyol squad information
Barcelona will continue to be without Ferran Torres, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Marc Bernal, Andreas Christensen and Ronald Araujo for this weekend's game. Eric Garcia is also a major doubt as he has yet to return to training after a muscle injury.
The hosts have no fresh concerns and Flick is likely to use most of the players who started against Real Madrid. However, Frenkie de Jong and Dani Olmo have recovered and could replace Marc Casado and Fermin Lopez. Gavi could remain on the bench as he recovers from a knee injury.
The trio of Lewandowski, Yamal and Raphinha are in good form and will continue to be the spearheads in Barcelona's attack.
For Espanyol, Veliz scored a hat-trick against San Tirso in the Copa del Rey, earning him a starting spot and could partner Javi Puado. Pol Lozano will miss out with a muscle injury, but Jose Gragera has recovered and is back in the squad. Fernando Calero and Edu Exposito remain injured, while a number of players, including Alex Kral, Joan Garcia and Alvaro Tejero, will return to the squad after Thursday's game.
Latest expected lineup Barcelona vs Espanyol
Barcelona:
Pena; Kounde, Cubarsi, I Martinez, Balde; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski
Espanyol:
Garcia; El Hilali, Kumbulla, Cabrera, Olivan; Tejero, Kral, Gragera, Carreras; Puado, Veliz
Latest football commentary Barcelona vs Espanyol
Barcelona will be aiming for a sixth straight win in all competitions on Sunday afternoon, hoping to extend their lead over their Catalan rivals to nine points. Real Madrid were due to play Valencia on Saturday, but the game was postponed due to flooding in Spain, giving Barcelona a chance to open up the gap.
Barcelona have been in impressive form, most recently in a 4-0 win over Real Madrid, with Robert Lewandowski (2), Lamine Yamal and Raphinha on target. They have won 10 and lost just one of their 11 league games this season, scoring 37 goals in total. They are unbeaten in their last 26 La Liga games against Espanyol, winning 102 of their 176 meetings.
Lewandowski has 17 goals in 14 games, while Raphinha has 10 goals and nine assists. Although Espanyol have a history of struggling against Barcelona, two of the last three meetings have ended in draws, including a 1-1 draw in the first leg last season.
Espanyol, who returned to La Liga via the playoffs last season, are 17th in the table with 10 points from 11 games, with the third-worst defensive record. They lost 2-0 to Sevilla, but won 4-0 at San Tirso in the Copa del Rey with Alejo Veliz scoring a hat-trick. Facing the league leaders is a big test, but they face Valencia next week before returning from the international break to face Girona.
Score prediction Barcelona vs Espanyol
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Barcelona vs Espanyolas follows:
- Sportsmole:Barcelona 3-0 Espanyol
- WhoScore:Barcelona 2-0 Espanyol
- Our newspaper predicts:Barcelona 3-1 Espanyol
When and where to watch Barcelona vs Espanyol live?
To watch the Barcelona vs Espanyol match live in La Liga at 10:15 p.m. on November 3, viewers can watch it onK+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. Wish you have fun watching football.
