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FT: Barcelona 5-0 Espanyol
Barca record a comfortable win here thanks to goals from Pique, Suarez and a hat trick from Lionel Messi.
Full time!
The whistle goes here at the Camp Nou.
3 minutes added on
Barca 5-0 Espanyol
Barca counter at pace and Dembele's low cross is converted by Suarez to make it five!
GOAL BARCELONA!
Suarez!
Barca 4-0 Espanyol
Pique rises highest to head home Rakitic's corner from the left.
GOAL BARCELONA!
Pique!
Papa Diop is booked
He fouls Messi and goes into the book.
Messi fires over
Suarez pulls the ball back to Messi on the edge of the box but he fires over.
Espanyol goal disallowed
Didac sees a fine effort tipped over and from the ensuing corner Ter Stegen drops it and it is rifled home but the whistle goes for a foul on the German.
Paulinho goes close!
He can't quite stretch enough to convert Suarez' deep cross to the back post.
Iniesta makes way
Andre Gomes comes on in his place.
Espanyol make a change
Didac comes on for Darder.
Aaron is booked
He chops down Dembele and goes into the book.
On comes Paulinho
He replaces Sergio Busquets.
An early burst from Dembele
But it comes to nothing.
Darder is booked
David Lopez is adjudged to have handled the ball and Darder is booked for his protestations.
Here comes Ousmane Dembele!
He comes on for Gerard Deulofeu for his Barca debut. Marc Navarro replaces Victor Sanchez for Espanyol.
Barca 3-0 Espanyol
There's the hat trick! Suarez looks certain to score but when he is forced wide Jordi Alba is there to pull the ball back to Messi who sweeps into the far corner for his third of the evening.
GOAL BARCELONA!
MESSI!
Chance Espanyol!
Aaron crosses low from the left and Baptistao's effort is blocked away by Umtiti.
Victor Sanchez is booked
He fouls Alba and goes into the book.
Espanyol make a change
Pablo Piatti is replaced by Sergio Garcia.
Suarez fires over
The game should be over already. Messi unselfishly pulls the ball back to Suarez six yards out but he lifts his effort over the bar.
Messi has a go
He meets Deulofeu's cross from the right but his effort is deflected away for a corner.
Chance Espanyol!
Jordi Alba makes a mess of dealing with a long ball and presents it to Moreno. He looks to lift the ball over Ter Stegen from the edge of the box but his effort drops just wide. Great chance.
Great save from Pau Lopez!
Deulofeu's cross from the right evades everyone but it is recovered by Iniesta. He finds Alba on the overlap and as Suarez tries to backheel his low cross home Pau reacts with a great save.
We're back underway
The teams reemerge
HT: Barcelona 2-0 Espanyol
Barca lead 2-0 at half-time thanks to two goals from Lionel Messi.
Half-time!
That's it for the first period.
Espanyol hit the post!
Pique does well to cut out a dangerous ball in from Moreno on the right but he can only head it as far as Pitti who flicks the ball back over his head and crashes a volley against the post from the edge of the box. Great effort!
Baptistao has a go
But it never looks like testing Ter Stegen.
Suarez fires over
Messi plays the Uruguayan in over the top with a ball from deep but his half-volley flies over the bar.
Messi is nearly in again
Aaron just manages to get in ahead of the Argentine to prevent him from going through. From the corner Rakitic heads straight at Pau.
So quick on the counter there Barca
That goal came from an Espanyol free kick in the Barca half.
Barcelona 2-0 Espanyol
Messi converts Alba's low cross from the left at the near post to double his tally and Barca's lead.
GOAL BARCA!
Messi!
Good defending from Semedo
He heads away a cross from the right with an Espanyol forward breathing down his neck.
Great goalkeeping from Pau!
A poor header back to the keeper drops well short and Deulofeu looks to race clear but Pau comes out to clear the danger.
Chance Barca!
Rakitic and Messi combine. The Croatian takes aim from the edge of the box but Pau makes a good save and the Espanyol defence blocks away Messi's rebound.
Suarez hits it
But it strikes the wall and is cleared.
David Lopez is booked
He deliberately handles the ball, giving Barca a free kick on the edge of the box.
Barcelona 1-0 Espanyol
He is found by Rakitic in the box and he makes no mistake, beating a defender before firing into the top corner. He looks to be offside on the replay though.
GOAL BARCA!
Messi!
Busquets is booked
He pulls back Baptistao as he looks to break away.
Suarez has a go
His effort is good but Pau Lopez gets across to to make the save.
Free kick in a good position for Barca
Messi is brought down by Diop.
Suarez rises
Messi dinks a ball to the back post where Suarez meets it but rather than go for goal he tries to head it down and it is cleared away.
The visitors threaten
Barca are forced to defend a dangerous corner from the right.
Espanyol looking very disciplined early on
The visitors are defending in numbers.
Suarez clatters Victor Sanchez
His first touch is heavy and he collides with the defender as he looks to make amends.
Barca dominating early on
Rakitic wants a penalty after being hauled down trying to attack a corner but the foul is given against him.
Messi fires over
He cuts in from the right and shoots from distance but it is always rising.
The hosts threaten early on
Deulofeu gets into a dangerous position but his cut back is cleared away.
We're underway here!
Barca get us started.
Here come the teams!
10 minutes to go here!
Everyone loves derby day! But who will take home the bragging rights tonight?
Pre-match build-up
#BarçaEspanyol
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) 9 de septiembre de 2017
The Barça dressing room ready for today's game pic.twitter.com/aIJBUkFhZH
Agafant sensacions a la gespa! #RCDE #BarçaEspanyol pic.twitter.com/lUlfwJQwXM
— RCD Espanyol (@RCDEspanyol) 9 de septiembre de 2017
Pre-match build-up
So, Barca new boys Paulinho and Ousmane Dembele start the game on what looks like a strong Barca bench.
Substitutes:
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) 9 de septiembre de 2017
13. Cillessen
11. Dembélé
14. Mascherano
15. Paulinho
17. Alcácer
19. Digne
21. André Gomes#BarçaEspanyol
The teams are in!
Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Semedo, Pique, Umtiti, Alba, Rakitic, Busquets, Iniesta, Messi, Suarez, Deulofeu
Espanyol: Pau, Victor Sanchez, Mario Hermoso, David Lopez, Aaron, Darder, Javi Fuego, Diop, Piatti, Gerard Moreno, Baptistao
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