Barcelona beat Espanyol 5-0 on Saturday, 09 September 2017 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Jesus Gil Manzano. It was played at Unknown Venue 1462.
First half: Sergio Busquets received a yellow card for Barcelona at 21'. Barcelona took the lead at 26' when L. Messi scored, with the assist credited to I. Rakitić, making the score 1-0. David López received a yellow card for Espanyol at 29'. Barcelona extended the lead at 35' when L. Messi scored, with the assist credited to Jordi Alba, making the score 2-0.
Second half: Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 57', with P. Piatti replacing Sergio García de la Fuente. Víctor Sánchez Mata received a yellow card for Espanyol at 60'. Barcelona extended the lead at 67' when L. Messi scored, with the assist credited to Jordi Alba, making the score 3-0. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 68', with Víctor Sánchez Mata replacing Marc Navarro. Barcelona made their 1st substitution at 68', with Deulofeu replacing O. Dembélé. Darder received a yellow card for Espanyol at 71'. Barcelona made their 2nd substitution at 73', with Sergio Busquets replacing Paulinho. Aarón Martín received a yellow card for Espanyol at 74'. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 75', with Darder replacing Dídac Vilá Rosselló. Barcelona made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Andrés Iniesta replacing André Gomes. P. Diop received a yellow card for Espanyol at 84'. Barcelona extended the lead at 87' when Piqué scored, with the assist credited to I. Rakitić, making the score 4-0. Barcelona added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when L. Suárez scored, with the assist credited to O. Dembélé, making the score 5-0.
Barcelona used 3 substitutions while Espanyol used 3 substitutions. Barcelona got 1 yellow card, while Espanyol got 5 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Barcelona outshot their opponent (20-9).
- Barcelona controlled possession (76%).
- Barcelona had the sharper finishing (9-1 shots on target).
