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"Flick Really Wants to Lose Huh?", "Going to Be a Long Night" - Barcelona Fans Question XI for Derby Clash Against Espanyol
Both teams created numerous chances but failed to score, with Barcelona maintaining 91% passing accuracy and Espanyol having more shot attempts, according to half-time stats.
- RCD Espanyol host FC Barcelona at the RCDE Stadium in a live La Liga 2025-26 Catalan Derby that remains scoreless, 0-0 at half-time and into the late stages.
- Espanyol's recent run, having conceded 12 goals in five matches, frames this fixture as a resilience test, as FC Barcelona, league leaders, seek three points.
- La Blaugrana's passing dominance contrasts with Espanyol's better attacking edge, as FC Barcelona completed 218 passes with 91% accuracy and Espanyol registered four shots.
- At 67', Barcelona replaced Raphinha with Dani Olmo and Gerard Martin with Pedri, who nearly scored at 76', while Pere Milla's 51' attempt sailed over the bar.
- Historical results, including the 2008-09 season, add context to today's derby, as FC Barcelona last lost this fixture then, a campaign that later produced the European treble.
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Leaning Left1Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Center
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources are Center
67% Center
L 17%
C 67%
R 16%
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