Espanyol 0–2 FC Barcelona
- Olmo 86'
- Lewandowski 90'
3 January 2026
The match in data
FC Barcelona got the better of Espanyol, 2–0, on 3 January 2026, on matchday 18 of the 2025-26 La Liga.
Player of the match: Joan García (FC Barcelona), rated 65, thanks above all to 1.29 goals prevented (6 shots on target worth 1.35; conceded 0) and 1 cross claimed. García produced 3.1 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Espanyol, the highest-rated player was Edu Expósito, with 55.
Joan García
FC Barcelona · 90'
Produced 3.14× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 1.29 goals prevented (6 shots on target worth 1.35; conceded 0) 4.3×
- 1 cross claimed 0.9×
- 7 recoveries 0.8×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edu Expósito | Midfielder | 60 | 55 |
| Omar El Hilali | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Roberto Fernández | Forward | 75 | 45 |
| Carlos Romero | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Ludovic Taillandier | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Marko Dmitrovic | Goalkeeper | 90 | 42 |
| Urko González de Zárate | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Jofre Carreras | Forward | 30 | 42 |
| Fernando Calero | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Pol Lozano | Midfielder | 90 | 39 |
| Pere Milla | Forward | 82 | 37 |
| Tyrhys Dolan | Forward | 82 | 25 |
| Kike García | Forward | 15 | no rating |
| Javi Puado | Forward | 8 | no rating |
| Ramón Terrats | Midfielder | 8 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Balde | Defender | 90 | 65 |
| Joan García ★ | Goalkeeper | 90 | 65 |
| Robert Lewandowski | Forward | 26 | 64 |
| Pau Cubarsí | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Frenkie de Jong | Midfielder | 90 | 50 |
| Lamine Yamal | Forward | 90 | 49 |
| Fermín López | Midfielder | 44 | 48 |
| Eric García | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Pedri | Midfielder | 26 | 44 |
| Gerard Martín | Defender | 64 | 41 |
| Dani Olmo | Midfielder | 26 | 41 |
| Jules Koundé | Defender | 90 | 39 |
| Raphinha | Forward | 64 | 39 |
| Marcus Rashford | Forward | 46 | 35 |
| Ferran Torres | Forward | 64 | 33 |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Espanyol player made the most tackles?
Carlos Romero, with 6 tackles. Next: Pol Lozano 3, Omar El Hilali 3.
Carlos Romero led Espanyol's defensive effort with 6 tackles in the 0–2 defeat against FC Barcelona. He doubled the tally of Pol Lozano and Omar El Hilali, who finished with 3 each.
Which FC Barcelona player recovered the most balls?
Frenkie de Jong, with 7 recoveries. Next: Alejandro Balde 4, Jules Koundé 4.
Frenkie de Jong paced FC Barcelona with 7 ball recoveries in the 0–2 victory over Espanyol. His tally clearly surpassed the 4 recorded by Alejandro Balde and Jules Koundé.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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