17e5c6Barcelona achieved a strong victory over its counterpart, Espanyol, with a score of 4-1, in the confrontation that brought them together at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium, in the thirty-first round of the Spanish League, so that the Catalan team continued to steadily strengthen its lead.
Barcelona entered the match strongly, as it opened the scoring early in the 9th minute through Ferran Torres, before the same player returned and doubled the score in the 25th minute, so that the hosts finished the first half ahead. With a clean double.
With the start of the second half, Espanyol tried to return to the atmosphere of the match, and succeeded in reducing the difference in the 56th minute through Paul Lozano, to give his team some hope for a comeback.
However, Barcelona regained control in the last minutes, as Lamine Yamal was able to score the third goal in the 87th minute, before Marcus Rashford concluded the goal festival with a fourth goal in the 89th minute, confirming the superiority of the Catalan team.
Thus With the victory, Barcelona raised its score to 79 points at the top of the table, while Espanyol's score froze at 38 points in tenth place.