Match Guide Barça - Espanyol: time, where to watch it and lineups

BarcelonaBarça and Espanyol will once again headline the Barcelona derby this Saturday (6:30 PM) at the Camp Nou in a match corresponding to matchday 31 of La Liga. The blaugranas want to remain at the top of La Liga and extend their 7-point lead over Real Madrid. However, they want to shake off the bad taste left by their defeat against Atlètic de Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals (0-2). For their part, the periquitos want to try to achieve their first victory of 2026 to get back into the fight for Europe and secure their place in Primera.their defeat against Atlètic de Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals (0-2). For their part, the periquitos want to try to achieve their first victory of 2026 to get back into the fight for Europe and secure their place in Primera.

Barça is coming off a Champions League match in which they could not overcome Atlètic de Madrid. In the last league match, also against Los Colchoneros, Flick's team won by one goal at the end, scored by Lewandowski (1-2). For their part, Espanyol is coming off a goalless draw against Betis. Barça occupies the first position in the league standings with 76 points, while Espanyol is in mid-table with 38 points. The Blaugrana's record is twenty-five wins, one draw, and four losses. The White and Blues have ten wins, eight draws, and twelve losses.

Barça will not be able to count on Andreas Christensen, Raphinha Dias, or Marc Bernal, all injured. On a positive note, Pedri will join the squad, despite being substituted last Wednesday at halftime due to physical problems. It is also possible that Frenkie de Jong will return to a list after his injury. Manolo González, Espanyol's coach, will not be able to count on Clemens Riedel, due to accumulated cards, nor Javi Puado, who is seriously injured.

Time and place of the match

The match will be played on Saturday at 6:30 PM at Camp Nou (Barcelona).

Where to watch the match (television)

The derby between blaugranes and blanc-i-blaus can be watched on television via DAZN. It can also be followed live minute by minute on ARA.

Probable line-ups

FC Barcelona (4-3-3): Joan Garcia; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsí, Balde; Casadó, Fermín, Gavi; Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres i Bardghji.

RCD Espanyol (4-4-2): Dmitrović; El Hilali, Calero, Cabrera, Romero; Ngonge, Urko González, Pol Lozano, Dolan; Edu Expósito i Roberto Fernández.

Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Canary Committee).

VAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez (Madrid Committee).