Duel laden heavy prestige will dilakoni Barcelona when visiting the headquarters of his city team, Espanyol, in jornada 22 La Liga Spain, Monday (5/4) early morning hrs.
Clash of two teams from Catalunya titled Derbi Barceloni is indeed often underestimated. It happened because Barca's absolute superiority over Espanyol from all sides.
From record Barca meeting even superior so far, through 121 victories and 42 draws from 207 meetings. But that does not mean Blaugrana would be easy to pick three numbers in a duel at the Estadio Cornella - El Prat later.
Forecast Formation:
Espanyol (3-5-1-1): Diego Lopez; Oscar Duarte, David Lopez, 5-Naldo; Marc Navarro, Victor Sanchez, Javi Fuego, Sergi Darder, Aaron Martin; Esteban Granero; Gerard Moreno
Barcelona (4-4-2): Ter Stegen; Roberto, Gerad Pique, Samuel Umtiti, Jordi Alba; Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Paulinho, Coutinho; Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez.