M10 continues to play at a high level after breaking scoring records in Liga and Champions League.
The Catalan derby on the evening of December 7 deserves to be one of the most watchable derbies in Spanish football.
Only thanks to Messi’s excellent performance was Barca able to find the `escape`.
Barcelona 5-1 Espanyol
Looking at the start of the match and the final result, experts can evaluate Barca as a difficult machine.
In the beginning of the derby match, Barca almost lost in the eighth minute if Jordi Alba could not clear the ball in front of Lucas Vazquez’s boot.
Espanyol players may have many regrets about the match, because after the opening goal, they could not take advantage of two opportunities to double the gap.
In this match, Messi continues to play the soul role in the attack.
Messi is regaining the image of an unstoppable player.
Messi’s first two goals were extremely important to the team.
Not stopping at 4-1, Barca continued to attack and turned the match into a perfect match with Messi.
Winning against Espanyol, Barca regained second place from Atletico with 34 points.
In the middle of next week, Barca will meet PSG in a match to decide the top spot in the Champions League group stage and the recent 5-1 victory over Espanyol is a valuable psychological medicine.
Result: Barca 5-1 Espanyol
Goals: Messi 45′, 50′, 81′, Pique 53′, Pedro 77′ – Sergio Garcia 13′
Thuy An
