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End of match

End of match

  • 93'
    FT: Espanyol 1-0 Barcelona. Melendo's late goal gives Espanyol the advantage ahead of the second leg and ends Barca's 29-game unbeaten run.
  • 92'
    Messi's free kick from deep drifts out of play and that should be that.
  • 90'
    3 minutes added on.
  • 90'
    David Lopez and Luis Suarez are booked for a bit of a coming together.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Espanyol en el 88'
  • 88'
    GOAL! ESPANYOL! MELENDO! Scenes! The hosts strike on the counter. Victor Sanchez pulls the ball back from the right and Melendo sidefoots an effort past Cillessen and into the far corner.
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  • 86'
    Victor Sanchez is booked for catching Rafinha.
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  • 84'
    Vermaelen is booked for dissent after demanding a free kick out on the left.
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  • 82'
    DRAMA! Rakitic is booked for tugging back Moreno as he nicked the ball and looked to go one-on-one and whilst Espanyol want red the Croatian is given a reprieve and the hosts have a free kick on the edge of the box.
  • 78'
    Rafinha makes his long-awaited return, coming on in place of Denis Suarez.
  • 77'
    Cillessen is alleging that an object was thrown at him from behind the goal but the referee is having none of it.
  • 76'
    Pique scrambles the ball away for a corner as Espanyol probe.
  • 75'
    Javi Fuego has picked up a knock and can't continue, with Melendo coming on in his place.
  • 72'
    Luis Suarez is flagged this time as he looks to get in behind.
  • 66'
    Moreno thinks he is in on goal but the flag goes up. We might have ourselves a cup tie here.
  • 66'
    Victor Sanchez heads the corner goalwards but Cillessen saves.
  • 65'
    The stadium has erupted since that penalty save as Espanyol force a corner.
  • 62'
    PENALTY SAVED! Messi goes to Lopez's left but the keeper guesses right and keeps out the Argentine's spot-kick!
  • 61'
    PENALTY TO BARCA! Sergi Roberto is bundled over by Granero and the referee points to the spot. Moreno is booked for his protests.
  • 59'
    Luis Suarez replaces Aleña for Barca.
  • 58'
    Ch-ch-changes. Aaron Martin is replaced by Didac Vila for Espanyol. Luis Suarez will be joining the fray shortly as well.
  • 56'
    Alba is booked for a show of dissent on the Barca bench. You can't buy passion.
  • 54'
    Paulinho is replaced by Ivan Rakitic for Barca.
  • 52'
    Aaron Martin is booked for hauling down Sergi Roberto right on the edge of the box down the right.
  • 51'
    A few Barca subs begin their warm-up routines. Could we see Luis Suarez and Co. before too long?
  • 48'
    Naldo does well to head away Messi's free kick from the left with Vermaelen poised to head home.
  • 46'
    Espanyol get us back underway, with Sergi Darder making way for Leo Baptistao at half-time. A more attacking approach in this second half for the home side?
  • 45'
    HT: Espanyol 0-0 Barcelona. Nothing to chose between the sides at the break despite the visitors having all of the ball.
  • 45'
    1 minute added on.
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  • 45'
    Aleña is booked for going in high on Victor Sanchez.
  • 44'
    Chance of the game so far. Barca mug Espanyol in their own half and Aleña feeds Denis Suarez on the left but he drags his effort wide of the near post from just inside the box. Great chance!
  • 44'
    Messi floats in the free kick and Paulinho stabs an effort at goal but Lopez is equal to it.
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  • 43'
    Aaron Martin is booked for an ugly, late challenge on Messi as he looked to drive goalwards.
  • 41'
    67% of the possession for the away side, there's only one stat that matters though and that remains 0-0.
  • 39'
    Still no real chances in this one as we approach half-time. Barca have certainly had dictated the play though.
  • 36'
    Espanyol's last win over Barca came back in 2007, when Ernesto Valverde was in charge of the side and there's nothing to suggest that will change tonight.
  • 32'
    Digne goes down in the box but the referee is unmoved.
  • 30'
    Moreno has Espanyol's first effort at goal after Sergi Roberto fails to clear but it never looks like testing Cillessen. At the other end Paulinho stabs wide from 20 yards.
  • 28'
    Messi looks to create space for himself once again but his shot is charged down.
  • 25'
    Pique just gets to Messi's looping cross from the right before the goalkeeper but the flag is rightly up and the goal will not stand.
  • 23'
    Messi finally gets a clear sight of goal but he shoots straight at Lopez from the edge of the box after picking up the ball deep and evading a couple of challenges.
  • 22'
    Another chance, another effort into the wall. The hosts must stop giving away cheap fouls though.
  • 21'
    Another chance for Messi as Naldo pulls the Argentine back 30 yards out.
  • 20'
    Messi steps up but he fires straight into the wall
  • 19'
    Paulinho looks to burst into the box but he is brought down 25 yards out, just to the left of centre. Another chance for Lionel Messi?
  • 15'
    Javi Fuego has picked up a knock to the face but he should be okay to continue.
  • 12'
    Lionel Messi is playing through the middle tonight. The Argentine score a hat-trick in the game between the two sides in La Liga earlier in the season.
  • 10'
    Messi escapes a booking despite pulling his man back on halfway.
  • 8'
    Lopez is forced into a low save to tip Busquets' deflected effort around the post.
  • 7'
    A spell of possession at the back as Pique and Vermaelen show great composure in the face of pressure from Moreno.
  • 5'
    A confident start from the visitors who are moving the ball around well early on.
  • 2'
    Messi takes it but it clears the bar comfortably.
  • 2'
    An early chance for Lionel Messi as Barca win a free kick on the edge of the box.
  • 1'
    Barca get us underway here!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The players are out on the pitch and we'll be underway shortly!
  • PRVW
    Ernesto Valverde returns to his former club tonight. Here's what he had to say ahead of the game: 'It's a derby and any gap is reduced as a result of the emotional factor. You need to try not to have bad spells in knockout ties because they can prove costly. We must try to be solid. It will be difficult to reach the semi-finals, and we respect them a lot.'
  • PRVW
    Can Barca extend their unbeaten run to 30 games tonight?
  • PRVW
    Looks like a cracking surface for this one:
  • PRVW
    So, a much-changed side for Barcelona tonight but they should still have enough quality to see off Espanyol in this one shouldn't they?
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    A sneak peek inside the Barca dressing room:
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    Espanyol: Diego Lopes, Navarro, Naldo, Duarte, Aaron, Victor Sanchez, Javi Fuego, Darder, David Lopez, Granero, Gerard Moreno. Subs: Pau Lopez, Leo Baptistao, Didac, Melendo, Javi Lopez, Piatti, Hermoso.
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    Barcelona: Cillessen, Sergi Roberto, Pique, Vermaelen, Digne, Busquets, Paulinho, D.Suarez, Vidal, Aleña, Messi. Subs: Ter Stegen, Semedo, Rakitic, L.Suarez, Rafinha, Jordi Alba, Andre Gomes.
Info

Pre-match

17 January 2018, 21:00

Referee: De Burgos Bengoetxea

Stadium: Stage Front Stadium

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome! A Catalan derby tonight in the Cup, but which team will take home the bragging rights?