Overview
Barcelona have had a fantastic week. They started with a 5-1 win over Sevilla, then beat Bayern Munich 4-0 in the Champions League and finally beat Real Madrid 4-0 in El Clasico. Hansi Flick's team currently top the La Liga table with 30 points, 6 points ahead of Real Madrid.
With the trio of strikers Lewandowski, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal, Barca seems to have found a new destructive attacking trio after the previous era of Messi, Suarez and Neymar. Up to this point of the season, they have scored 33 goals together for the Catalan team.
The Polish striker contributed 17 goals, Raphinha had 10 goals and young star Yamal scored 6 goals. This is considered the most fearsome attack in Europe at the moment.
On the other side of the front line, Espanyol just defeated San Tirso in the Copa del Rey with a score of 4-0. However, in the La Liga arena, they are still facing many difficulties. After 11 rounds, the team of coach Manolo Gonzalez has only won 10 points and ranked 17th, only 1 point above the red light group. Espanyol also just lost 2 consecutive matches in La Liga against Athletic Bilbao and Sevilla.
Blaugrana hold a superior head-to-head record in the Catalunya derby against Espanyol. They are unbeaten in their last eight meetings with their opponents, winning five.
With their current form, it will not be difficult for Barcelona to crush their opponents once again. Obviously, Flick's team will be determined to aim for their 6th consecutive victory in all competitions.
Human resources situation
Barcelona have a few injury concerns with Ferran Torres, Andreas Christensen and Marc-Andre ter Stegen all ruled out, while Eric Garcia could also be sidelined.
On the other side of the front line, Espanyol will be without Fernando Calero and Edu Exposito due to injury.
Expected lineup:
Barcelona: Pena, Kounde, Cubarsi, I. Martinez, Balde, De Jong, Pedri, Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha, Lewandowski.
Espanyol: Garcia, El Hilali, Kumbulla, Cabrera, Olivan, Tejero, Kral, Gragera, Carreras, Puado, Veliz.
The match between Barcelona vs Espanyol takes place at 22:15 on November 3 (Vietnam time).
