Barcelona have won the Espanyol derby and are close to the title of the Spanish League

And he scored goals Barcelona Ferran Torres (10 and 25), Lamine Jamal (87) and English substitute Marcus Rashford (89), while Paul Lozano scored the only goal for Espanyol (56).

Barcelona raised 79 points on top of the seventh consecutive victory in “La Liga”, and 16 of the 16 games at home with all points, thus strengthening its hopes of winning the title for the 29th time in its history.

He regained power at the right time, three days before the conflict Atletico Madrid In the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals, while trying to turn the tables and achieve a comeback that helps him to take to the semi-finals after losing the first leg at home 0-2.

On the other hand, Espanyol’s total stood at 38 points in tenth place, and the unbeaten run reached 14 games in a row, with 9 defeats and 5 draws since the beginning of 2026.

Espanyol failed to beat their neighbors for the first time since 2009 and for 17 consecutive games in all competitions, 16 defeats and one draw.