Barcelona beat Espanyol 3-1 on Sunday, 03 November 2024 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Jose Luis Munuera Montero. It was played at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.
First half: Jofre Carreras received a yellow card for Espanyol at 11'. Barcelona took the lead at 12' when Dani Olmo scored, with the assist credited to Lamine Yamal, making the score 1-0. Barcelona extended the lead at 23' when Raphinha scored, with the assist credited to Marc Casadó, making the score 2-0. VAR intervened at 28' for Espanyol (Goal cancelled). Barcelona extended the lead at 31' when Dani Olmo scored, with the assist credited to Alejandro Balde, making the score 3-1. Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 40', with M. Kumbulla replacing Sergi Gómez.
Second half: Rafel Bauzà received a yellow card for Espanyol at 54'. Barcelona made their 1st substitution at 56', with Marc Casadó replacing F. de Jong. Barcelona made their 2nd substitution at 56', with Dani Olmo replacing Fermín. VAR intervened at 58' for Espanyol (Goal cancelled). Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Rafel Bauzà replacing J. Smith. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 62', with Álvaro Aguado replacing W. Cheddira. Espanyol leveled the score at 63' when Javi Puado scored, with the assist credited to Carlos Romero, making the score 3-3. Barcelona made their 3rd substitution at 78', with Héctor Fort replacing J. Koundé. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 78', with O. El Hilali replacing N. Ünüvar. Espanyol made their 5th substitution at 78', with Carlos Romero replacing Brian Oliván. W. Cheddira received a yellow card for Espanyol at 81'. Barcelona made their 4th substitution at 85', with Raphinha replacing Ansu Fati. Barcelona made their 5th substitution at 85', with Pedri replacing Gavi.
Barcelona used 5 substitutions while Espanyol used 5 substitutions. Espanyol got 3 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (14-10).
- Barcelona controlled possession (77%).
- Barcelona had the sharper finishing (9-3 shots on target).
