Barcelona take on the visitors Espanyol at "Camp Nou" in the derby clash of gameweek three of the Spanish La Liga. The match will be played on Saturday, September 9th.
Barcelona were expected to make great signings at the end of the transfer window after having sold Neymar to Paris SG, however, the Catalan club has signed only Ousmane Dembele for 105 million EUR with neither Philippe Coutinho nor Riyad Mahrez having joined the squad. “Barca” disappoints at the start of the season as the team lost the Spanish Super Cup to Real Madrid, having gained 1:3 and 0:2 defeats without any chances. Despite two victories over Betis and Alaves earned with the same 2:0 scoreline in the LaLiga, those triumphs were not that easy and confident which were typical for "more than a club". Ernesto Valverde is trying to find the ways for controlling his dream team.
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Espanyol are a mid-table club of the LaLiga. "Periquitos" are quite able to play several strong matches, however, the team has been failing to conduct any season on a constant level for more than five years already. The side recorded 1:1 draw against Sevilla and 0:1 loss to Leganes in the two opening rounds of the new season. Quique Sanchez Flores builds up his team's play from defense as the Catalans didn't score much last season.
Last time Espanyol beat Barcelona in official battle was on the 21st of February 2009. Since then "Blaugranes” permanently picked up in derbies against Espanyol. The Saturday fight is expected to go with this head-to-head statistics while hosts must prove their class.
Prediction for the match: Barcelona to win with -2.0 Asian handicap.
