Barcelona dominate Espanyol 3-1 as Hansi Flick’s men continue winning streak

Espanyol were no match for FC Barcelona as they ran riot of their local rivals. Dani Olmo scored a brace and Raphinha also grabbed a goal.

Barcelona dominate Espanyol 3-1 as Hansi Flick’s men continue winning streak

Barcelona have a nine-point lead in La Liga (Via X/@FCBarcelona)

Barcelona and Hansi Flick are flying in La Liga. With a 3-1 over Espanyol on Sunday, the Blaugrana extended their lead at the top to nine points. Dani Olmo bagged a brace as captain Raphinha also claimed a goal. Barcelona is on a six-game winning streak and will play Crvena zvezda in the Champions League in three days.

Barcelona went straight to business as Lamine Yamal set up Dani Olmo with a sublime trivela assist. The hosts then doubled their lead through Raphinha, who was put through on goal with a direct pass into the penalty area by Marc Casado. The 21-year-old midfielder is currently on a good spell of form and has attracted praise from fans for his assist.

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Olmo then completed his brace with a stunning shot from outside the penalty box. His blistering strike found the top right corner as the home fans cheered in jubilation.

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Two well-worked goals from Espanyol were struck down after VAR, making fans praise Hansi Flick’s ingenious offside trap once again. Espanyol finally bagged a consolation through Javi Puado in the 63rd minute.

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Hansi Flick beams in post-match press conference as Barcelona reach La Liga summit

Hansi Flick made no effort to conceal his excitement as Barcelona continued to dominate their opponents in Spain. Following the game, the German tactician praised his ‘young’ squad and the three ‘incredible’ goals that they scored. However, fans were also surprised to see that he wasn’t pleased with his team’s ‘overall’ display.

Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Dani Olmo
Barcelona is the only club in Europe to have four different players that have scored five or more goals this season (Via X/@FCBarcelona)

This win shows the quality that the players have. The first, second and third goals were brilliant and we’re really happy with the first half.

Hansi Flick told the press

He also stated that the team’s goal is to win every game before the International break later this month. Barcelona plays Crvena zvezda and Real Sociedad ahead of the break.

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Goal scorer Dani Olmo also reacted to the win with pride, as he now has five goals in all competitions for the club. Of all 48 players in Europe to have reached the five-goal mark, Olmo has the best minutes-to-goal ratio (every 54 minutes) of them all! Barcelona also boasts the unique achievement of being the only club to have four players with five or more goals scored.