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La Liga / Matchday 3
Spotify Camp Nou / 09.09.2017
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Updated 09/09/2017 at 20:37 GMT
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That result takes Barcelona four points clear of Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid at the top of La Liga and Valverde's men are setting the early pace. This was an exceptional derby performances from the Catalans, with Messi the star of the show. Crisis? What crisis?
End of 2nd Half
93'
FULL TIME: Barcelona 5-0 Espanyol
92'
91'
Three minutes of stoppage time to be played at the end of the match.
90'
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Barcelona 5 (90 mins - Luis Suarez) Espanyol 0. There's a fifth and it's Suarez who sweeps home the finish, but the real attention grabber from this goal is the assist from Dembele. He played the pass right into the path of Suarez.
Goal
L. Suárez
FC Barcelona
Goals1
On target3
Blocked Shots1
Fouls1
89'
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Barcelona 4 (87 mins - Gerard Pique) Espanyol 0. There's the goal to add the gloss to the scoreline for Barcelona! Pique starts his run from outside the box and hammers home a header from the corner kick.
Goal
G. Piqué
FC Barcelona
Goals1
On target1
Free Kicks1
88'
There was a fear after the Super Copa defeats to Real Madrid that Barcelona's season might just crumble into nothingness, but they have made a strong start to the league campaign.
87'
86'
BIG TER STEGEN SAVE! That was a fierce strike from Didac. He just let fly from the edge of the box, but the Barcelona goalkeeper pulls off a strong diving save to keep his sheets clean.
85'
PAULINHO JUST WIDE! That was nearly a goal for the Brazilian on his home debut. Suarez played a wonderful ball to the back post, but on the slide Paulinho couldn't direct his effort on target.
84'
Suarez just couldn't get on the end of it. Alba and the striker play a nice one two inside the area, but the cut back was just a little behind Suarez and Fuego could make the clearance.
83'
82'
It's still early for Valverde, but in terms of their league form, he couldn't have asked for much better. Barcelona have yet to concede a single goal, which is remarkable given how shaky they look at the back.
81'
Iniesta jogged off to a standing ovation from the home fans. There has been speculation off late that this will be his last season at Barcelona, with his contract set to run out next summer.
80'
Oh come on. This is just getting silly now. This must be the sixth sub in about 10 minutes.
On
A. Gomes
FC Barcelona
Off
A. Iniesta
FC Barcelona
Fouls2
Fouls against2
79'
78'
And now ANOTHER CHANGE. I'm going to stop posting these soon.
On
Didac
RCD Espanyol
Off
S. Darder
RCD Espanyol
Yellow Cards1
Fouls1
77'
A lot of changes for both sides have disrupted the flow of the match. Not much has happened over the past 10 minutes besides some subs and some yellow cards. Disjointed.
76'
There's a yellow card for Aaron. He was shown that for a late challenge on Dembele.
Yellow card
A. Martín
RCD Espanyol
Yellow Cards1
Corners2
75'
Here's another change for Barcelona, with Paulinho coming on for Busquets.
On
Paulinho
FC Barcelona
Off
S. Busquets
FC Barcelona
Yellow Cards1
Fouls2
Fouls against2
Free Kicks5