Previews
FRI 28.04.2017
Team News:
- RCD Espanyol: Oscar Duarte (injured).
- FC Barcelona: Rafinha and Aleix Vidal (both injured).
Match Facts:
Espanyol (9th, 50 pts)
- Los Pericos remain hopeful of securing a European spot and realistically, they'll need to get the better of their cross-city foes here if they're to remain within striking distance of the top six.
- The hosts have emerged victorious in six of their last eight league fixtures on their own patch, with their only two defeats in that sequence coming in a 2-1 reverse against Real Sociedad back in February and a narrow 1-0 defeat at the hands of Atletico Madrid in their last home outing.
Barcelona (1st, 78 pts)
- Barça's thrilling victory over Real Madrid and the 7-1 rout of CA Osasuna have injected renewed momentum into the Catalan giants' title bid.
- Lionel Messi has notched 15 LaLiga Santander goals against Espanyol, a return which makes him the all-time top scorer in the Catalan derby. The Argentine ace will be eager to add to that tally here and extend a purple patch which has seen him bag braces in seven of his last 11 league appearances.
Getting to the RCDE Stadium
Address: Av. del Baix Llobregat, 100, 08940 Cornella de Llobregat, Barcelona
Metro: Line 5.
Tram: T1 and T2.
Train (Renfe): R4 and R7.
Stadium location here.
Time: 20:45 CET
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Referee: Undiano Mallenco, Alberto
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