"Barcelona scored twice in the last five minutes to seal a hard-earned 2-0 victory over local rivals Espanyol, and move seven points clear at the LaLiga summit. Hansi Flick's side appeared set for a stalemate at RCDE Stadium, but late goals from Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski snatched all three points. The hosts generated the first decent opportunity midway through the first half, with Edu Exposito calling Joan Garcia into action, while Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres were narrowly off target at the other end."
"Fifth-place Espanyol were seeking their sixth straight win, and it took Kounde's goal-line clearance and another wonderful reflex save from Joan Garcia to prevent them taking the lead. However, Barca made the breakthrough four minutes from time. Fermin Lopez drove into the heart of the hosts' defence before feeding Olmo, who beat Dmitrovic with a wonderful curled effort into the top corner."
Barcelona scored twice in the final five minutes to secure a 2-0 win over local rivals Espanyol and move seven points clear at the LaLiga summit. The tie was deadlocked for much of the match as both sides created chances, with Joan Garcia and Marko Dmitrovic making several crucial saves. Espanyol threatened with goal-line clearance from Jules Kounde and repeated defensive interventions. Fermin Lopez created both goals, teeing up Dani Olmo for a curled finish and setting up Robert Lewandowski for a late tap-in. Barcelona have now scored in 39 consecutive LaLiga games and matched their nine-game winning run under Hansi Flick.
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