Article by Adrian Duţă, Cosmin Nistor – Published Saturday, April 11, 2026 9:29 p.m. / Updated Saturday, April 11, 2026 10:31 p.m.
FC Barcelona prevailed 4-1 in front of rival Espanyol, on Saturday evening, at Camp Nou, in the 31st stage of La Liga.
Ferran Torres opened the way with a “double”, and in the end Lamine Yamal and Marcus Rashford brought the score closer to reality on the field.
Strong start: Ferran Torres made the difference
Barcelona started the game perfectly and opened the scoring in the 10th minute, through Ferran Torres, after a set phase.
Flick's side's dominance was evident again in the 25th minute when Lamine Yamal provided the second assist and Ferran made it 2-0. Until the break, the hosts had more important opportunities, but the score remained unchanged.
Espanyol reignited the match, but the end belonged to Barcelona
The visitors got back into the game in the 56th minute when Pol Lozano scored with a spectacular long-range shot to make it 2-1. The end of the game, however, was totally dominated by Barcelona.
In the 87th minute, Lamine Yamal scored for 3-1, after a superb move in which he dribbled past the goalkeeper and scored into an empty net, following Marc Casado's pass.
Two minutes later, in the 89th minute, Barcelona put on a show: Frenkie de Jong eased past the opposition defense and fed a perfect pass to Marcus Rashford, who finished elegantly to make it 4-1.
Authoritative leader in La Liga
The success takes FC Barcelona to 9 points ahead of Real Madrid with 7 stages remaining, bringing them decisively closer to the title. For Hansi Flick's side, the Champions League return against Atletico Madrid follows, while Espanyol remain winless in 2026 and lose touch with the European places zone.
FINAL » Barcelona – Espanyol 4-1
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mark: F. Torres 10', 25', Yamal 87', Rashford 89' / P. Lozano 56'
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Min. 89: GOAL! Barcelona puts on a show at the end of the game. Frenkie de Jong has fun with the opposition, crosses to Marcus Rashford, who finishes superbly into the side netting to score for 4-1.
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Min. 87: GOAL! Lamine Yamal scores for 3-1 and secures the three points for his team. Marc Casado passes between two opponents, Yamal dribbles the goalkeeper and scores into the empty net. 3-1
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Min. 61: Ronald Araujo comes in with a cross from the right flank, Fermin Lopez hits the ball excellently with his head, but the ball is deflected into the corner.
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Min. 56: GOAL! After a throw-in on the right flank, Exposito crosses, the ball is rejected by the Blaugrana defense, and Pol Lozano comes up with a splendid shot from 16 meters and beats Joan Garcia. 2-1
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Min. 40: Fermin Lopez makes a very good game and is close to the goal, but the opposing goalkeeper manages to repel. The score remains 2-0 for Barcelona.
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Min. 25: GOAL! The second goal is fired at indigo. Lamine Yamal provides an excellent pass and Ferran Torres finishes technically and doubles the advantage. 2-0
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Min. 17: Ferran Torres is close to the “double”, but his shot is saved by Dmitrovic.
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Min. 10: GOAL! Barcelona opens the scoring through Ferran Torres. Hansi Flick's Catalans score quickly after an excellent cross following a corner, and the forward sends an unstoppable shot into the net. 1-0
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Min. 5: The first shot at Espanyol's goal. Fermin Lopez sends from about 25 yards out, but the ball goes over the crossbar.
Barcelona – Espanyol, starting teams
Barcelona (4-3-3): J. Garcia – Araujo, Cubarsi, Martin, Balde – Gavi, E. Garcia, Pedri – Yamal, F. Torres, F. Lopez
reserves: Aller, Szczesny – Bardghji, Cancelo, Casado, Cortes, De Jong, Espart, Kounde, Lewandowski, Olmo, Rashford
Coach: Hansi Flick
Espanyol (4-4-1-1): Dmitrovic – Hilali, Calero, Cabrera, Romero – Lozano, Ngonge, Gonzales, Dolan – Exposito, K. Garcia
reserves: Fortuno, Tristan – J. Fernandez, Jofre, Milla, Pickel, Roca, Rubio, Salinas, R. Sanchez, Terrats
Coach: Manolo Gonzalez
Stadium: Camp Nou
Referee: Alejandro Hernandez
