BAR 4:0 ESB | FC Barcelona - RCD Espanyol Barcelona (LaLiga)

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4:0 (end)

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final

FC Barcelona

4:0 (4:0)

RCD Espanyol Barcelona

Sunday 06.01.2013, 19:00 • LaLiga

		Barcelona did not more than necessary in the second half and Espanyol didn't want to risk more goals against and so the result didn't change anymore. It was the expected clear win for Barcelona. (20:51:28)
		Game over.
	90+2	Cross by Barca from the right outside lane but cleared.
	90	Two minutes are added to the game.
	90	Lob by Messi but easy save for Casilla.
	90	Casilla intercepts a ball 25 metres in front of his goal against a Barca forward.
	88	A cross towards Thiago into the Espanyol area, cleared by the defense.
	87	Another blocked shot by Barca.
	85	Héctor Moreno with a hard entry against Thiago - yellow card.
	83	A great lob through the Espanyol area to Jordi Alba whose shot is cleared by the defense.
	80	Messi with a free kick that hits the crossbar.
	79	Almost the consolation goal for Espanyol after Piqué lost the ball to Albín but his shot is stopped in the last moment by Valdés.
	76	Albín is in for Simao - also Espanyol used their last change.
	75	Pedro who scored his goals no 2 and 3 today is out for Alexis Sánchez.
	74	Heavy foul by Stuani against Busquets and yellow card for him.
	72	Another offside call when Barca scores. And again Pedro was the one to score in an irregular position.
	69	Easy save for Casilla against a weak shot by Villa.
	67	Offside position by Sergio García.
	66	Villa gets some playing time for Fabregas.
	65	Fabregas with the cross pass to Pedro and he scores into the empty net but Fabregas was in an offside position.
	63	Stuani is in for Verdú - second change for Espanyol.
	62	Barca talent Thiago in for Xavi.
	62	Pedro gets the ball in the 18-yard box of Espanyol but there was an offside call.
	60	First change of the game. Alfonso is in for Baena.
	58	A nice combination by Barca and Fabregas' shot is blocked for a corner.
	56	Piqué with a dribbling against two Espanyol players in the Barca area and he is only stopped with a foul.
	55	Casilla with a dribbling against Pedro in front of his own goal and the Barca forward blocks the shot but kick off Espanyol.
	52	Raúl Baena with a hard tackle from the side against Iniesta that earns him a yellow card.
	50	Foul against Pedro Rodríguez in the midfield.
	49	Another through-pass by Barca. This time by Iniesta to Jordi Alba but the pass was not precise enough.
	47	Messi tries a through-pass to Iniesta but an Espanyol leg is in between.
	46	Start of 2nd half.
		A very, very one-sided first half in Barcelona is over. The hosts had already a four-goal lead after 30 minutes and afterwards they left Espanyol more space but the guests couldn't use it. Barca themselves are not investing much into the game anymore.
		1st halftime finished.
	45	The corner was executed by Simao and Sergio García tried a volley but just hit his own leg with the ball.
	44	First corner of the match for Espanyol.
	43	75:25% ball possession for Barcelona.
	42	Shot by Iniesta from the distance - corner Barca.
	41	A long cross from the right outside lane is cleared by Espanyol goalkeeper Casilla.
	38	Barca continues with an incredibly high level of ball possession but they have some mercy with Espanyol and keep the ball in their own half.
	35	Barca now lets Espanyol a more free room but they can't use it and have a lot of misdirected passes.
	33	After a cross Iniesta has the next chance for Barca. His volley is blocked by a defender though.
	30	Nice, fast combination by Espanyol and Simao's shot from the area goes wide !
	29	Goal for Barcelona! And LIONEL MESSI gets his first of the year 2013 in an official match just after half an hour. He shoots the penalty into the left corner - from the shooter - and makes it 4-0 !!
	27	Casilla sees a yellow card for the foul.
	27	Fabregas goes down against Casilla. He touched the ball and then Casilla only grabbed the legs of Fabregas - penalty shot Barcelona!
	26	Goal for Barcelona! Suddenly an amazing through-pass to PEDRO RODRIGUEZ who wins the duel against two defenders and lobs the ball over Casilla for the 3-0 - after only 26 minutes!
	23	First chance for Espanyol ! After a long ball the Barca defense can't clear the ball away and Sergio García gets the ball. He can't really controll his shot and the ball goes over the crossbar a few metres.
	22	A long ball by the hosts, into the arms of Casilla.
	21	All but one Espanyol player are defending but still Barca has so much free space...
	18	The home side is controlling everything. They can combine very easily all time and Espanyol just watches.
	15	Goal for Barcelona! After a nice tic-tac-toe combination PEDRO RODRIGUEZ stands at the six-yard box and scores the second for Barca already !
	13	Big chance for Iniesta who appears alone at the left side of the Espanyol area but Casilla reduces the open space and gets the save.
	11	A nice lob into the area, Pedro with the shot from the second row that is deflected for a possible corner but offside was given.
	10	Goal for Barcelona! With their first real shot on goal the home side gets in front through XAVI !! Iniesta has a lot of space, gives a flat pass into the six-yard box and there Xavi is left completely alone and shoots the ball past the chanceless Casilla.
	8	Espanyol is in the Barca half for the first time but just for a few seconds before the hosts regain ball possession.
	7	Another nice combination by Barca, this time over Jordi Alba but again the Espanyol defense does a good job.
	6	Messi tries it with a through-pass to Iniesta at the Espanyol area but the pass is intercepted.
	5	First corner of the game - for FCB.
	4	The following cross from the other side is cleared by a Espanyol defender but the ball was already out - kick off Espanyol.
	3	First dangerous cross by Barca from the right outside lane but it goes past everyone.
	1	FC Barcelona immediately takes over controll of the game and has a lot of ball possession.
	1	Game started.
		The teams are on the pitch and the game is going to start soon.
		Starting lineups: FC Barcelona: Valdés - Alves, Piqué, Puyol, Alba - Xavi, Busquets, Fabregas - Pedro, Messi, Iniesta Espanyol Barcelona: Casilla - Capdevila, Moreno, Colotto, López - V. Sánchez, Baena, Forlín, Siamo, S. García, Verdú Referees: Gil Manzano
		FC Barcelona receives Espanyol Barcelona for the city's derby this evening with very different going-in positions. FC Barcelona is on top of the Primera División and more or less unstoppable this season. Of the 17 games they played so far they had a 16-1-0 record with the only loss of points being against Real Madrid (2-2). They are clearly dominating the league and their 57 goals scored are extraordinary, especially in comparison with the other teams in the league. They already have 9 points more than second-placed Atlético Madrid and 16 (!) points more than their archrivals Real Madrid. Before the matchday Espanyol Barcelona was the third-last in the table with only 15 points in 17 games. Still they had a very positive trend with four consecutive unbeaten games, in which they gained six points, including a 2-2 away against Real Madrid. The head-to-head record doesn't give much hope for a surprise today as FC Barcelona has won their last three matches at home against Espanyol by not even getting one goal against but at least Espanyol gained two wins and five draws against the star team FCB in the last 12 matches between the two sides.
		Welcome. Game starts at 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET.

Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups

Goals: 10. Xavi, 15. Pedro, 26. Pedro, 29. Messi (pen.)

Cards: 27. Casilla (ESP), 52. Baena (ESP), 74. Stuani (ESP), 85. Moreno (ESP)

FC Barcelona: Valdés - Alves, Piqué, Puyol, Alba - Xavi (62. Thiago), Busquets, Fabregas (66. Villa) - Pedro (75. A. Sánchez), Messi, Iniesta

RCD Espanyol Barcelona: Casilla - Capdevila, Moreno, Colotto, López - V. Sánchez, Baena (60. Alfonso), Forlín, Siamo (76. Albín), S. García, Verdú (63. Stuani)

Referees: Gil Manzano