Football Previews
Barcelona vs Espanyol
Competition – Spanish Primera
Stadium – Camp Nou
Date: 8th July 2020
Kick-off time – 21:00 GMT
Barcelona will host Espanyol in this Catalan Derby in hope of keeping their La Liga title dreams alive.
Their inconsistent run for form since the restart has seen them fall further behind Real Madrid in the race for the league title.
This season has been a tale of contrasting stories for these teams who are from the same Spanish region.
While Barcelona is battling Real Madrid for the league title this season, Espanyol is near the foot of the league table and they have all but lost the battle to stay up ahead of this game.
Barcelona beat Villarreal 4-1 in their last league game to get back to winning ways after consecutive draws.
Espanyol on the other hand, head into this game in a dismal run of five consecutive losses and it seems only a miracle can stop them from being thrashed in this game.
Barcelona were held to a draw by Atletico Madrid in their last home game but otherwise, they have won eight of their last nine home games in all competitions.
Espanyol has had terrible luck on the read with no wins from their last nine away games making this a very difficult task on paper.
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:
| January 17, 2025 | ||
| Espanyol | 21:00 | Real Valladolid |
| January 18, 2025 | ||
| Girona | 14:00 | Sevilla |
| Leganes | 16:15 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Real Betis | 18:30 | Alaves |
| Getafe | 21:00 | Barcelona |
| January 19, 2025 | ||
| Celta Vigo | 14:00 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Real Madrid | 16:15 | Las Palmas |
| Osasuna | 18:30 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Valencia | 21:00 | Real Sociedad |
| January 20, 2025 | ||
| Villarreal | 21:00 | Mallorca |
| January 24, 2025 | ||
| Las Palmas | 21:00 | Osasuna |
| January 25, 2025 | ||
| Mallorca | 14:00 | Real Betis |
| Atlético de Madrid | 16:15 | Villarreal |
| Sevilla | 18:30 | Espanyol |
| Real Valladolid | 21:00 | Real Madrid |
| January 26, 2025 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 14:00 | Girona |
| Real Sociedad | 16:15 | Getafe |
| Athletic Bilbao | 18:30 | Leganes |
| Barcelona | 21:00 | Valencia |
| January 27, 2025 | ||
| Alaves | 21:00 | Celta Vigo |
Spanish Primera Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético de Madrid | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 44 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 43 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 38 |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 36 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 30 |
| 6 | Mallorca | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 30 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 28 |
| 8 | Girona | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 28 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 22 | +0 | 25 |
| 10 | Real Betis | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 25 |
| 12 | Celta Vigo | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 24 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 23 |
| 14 | Las Palmas | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 22 |
| 15 | Getafe | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 19 |
| 16 | Leganes | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 19 |
| 17 | Alaves | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 17 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 16 |
| 19 | Real Valladolid | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 37 | -24 | 15 |
| 20 | Valencia | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 13 |
Spanish Primera Results
| January 13, 2025 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 1 - 0 | Villarreal |
| January 12, 2025 | ||
| Atlético de Madrid | 1 - 0 | Osasuna |
| Las Palmas | 1 - 2 | Getafe |
| January 11, 2025 | ||
| Sevilla | 1 - 1 | Valencia |
| Espanyol | 1 - 1 | Leganes |
| Real Valladolid | 1 - 0 | Real Betis |
| Alaves | 0 - 1 | Girona |
| January 10, 2025 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2 - 1 | Celta Vigo |
| January 3, 2025 | ||
| Valencia | 1 - 2 | Real Madrid |
| December 22, 2024 | ||
| Real Betis | 1 - 1 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Leganes | 2 - 5 | Villarreal |
| Las Palmas | 1 - 0 | Espanyol |
| Real Madrid | 4 - 2 | Sevilla |
| Valencia | 2 - 2 | Alaves |
| December 21, 2024 | ||
| Barcelona | 1 - 2 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Osasuna | 1 - 2 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Celta Vigo | 2 - 0 | Real Sociedad |
| Getafe | 0 - 1 | Mallorca |
| December 20, 2024 | ||
| Girona | 3 - 0 | Real Valladolid |
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