Barcelona continues to collapse to the championship title. After a decisive victory over Espanyol in the Catalan derby, Hansi Flick's team increased their lead to nine points.

The match started without high tempo, but Barcelona quickly took control of the group and took the lead already in the 9th round. After playing the cutout Lamin Yamal assisted Ferran Torres, who won the fight in the wind and accurately hit his head. For the attacker, this was an important goal after a trivial goalless streak.

The Gospodars' advantage grew even before the break: Yamal again created a chance, making an accurate pass to Torres, who technically overthrew the goalkeeper and the undersides of the wings.. Espanyol in the first time mayzhe without eliminating the insecurity of the opponent.

After the break, Barcelona continued to control the game, although the pace dropped a little. The team's third goal was disallowed due to offside, but Espanyol quickly recovered from Paul Lozano's shot, speeding up the loss of concentration of the hospodars.

Hansi Flick reacted with substitutions that brought in fresh players, and Barcelona successfully brought the match to victory, not allowing their opponents to develop success. .

Barcelona - Espanyol 4:1.

Goals: Torres, 9, 25, Yamal, 87, Rashford, 89 - Lozano, 56 Barcelona: Garcia - Araujo, Martin (Casado, 46), Cubarsi, Balde (Cancelo, 65) - Pedri, Garcia, Gavi (Rashford, 64) - Yamal, Torres.