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Barcelona thrashes Espanyol in a tense match at the RCDE Stadium
Barcelona secured a convincing 2-0 victory over Espanyol at the RCDE Stadium in Cornellà de Llobregat on May 15th, 2025, in a La Liga matchday 36 clash of the 2024 season. The match, officiated by César Soto Grado, was characterized by tension and expulsions.
The Blaugrana dominated possession (75%), creating numerous scoring opportunities (12 shots, 4 on target). Lamine Yamal opened the scoring in the 53rd minute, assisted by Dani Olmo, and Ferran López sealed the win in the 90th minute, with an assist from Yamal once again. Barcelona’s superiority translated into a comfortable victory, despite yellow cards for Christensen and Szczesny.
Espanyol, with significantly less possession (25%), barely threatened the opposition goal (1 shot on target). Their performance was hampered by the red card shown to Leandro Cabrera in the 80th minute, and subsequent yellow cards to Cheddira and Kumbulla, reflecting the frustration of the Pericos. Espanyol registered 9 shots (1 on target, 5 off target), 3 corners, and committed 8 fouls.
Substitutions barcelona: at minute 46 A. Balde came in and G. Martin went out., at minute 51 P. Cubarsi came in and R. Araujo went out., at minute 65 F. Lopez came in and R. Lewandowski went out., at minute 77 Gavi came in and D. Olmo went out., at minute 77 H. Fort came in and A. Christensen went out.
Substitutions espanyol: at minute 60 P. Milla came in and P. Lozano went out., at minute 68 Jofre came in and A. Roca went out., at minute 82 W. Cheddira came in and J. Puado went out., at minute 82 F. Calero came in and R. Fernandez Jaen went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Espanyol
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