Espanyol vs Barcelona LIVE: La Liga LIVE Streaming: After defeating cross-town rivals Espanyol , FC Barcelona had won their first La Liga title under Xavi Hernandez and the first for the club in four years. Lewandowski scored twice in the first half, while defenders Alejandro Balde and Jules Kounde scored once apiece to help the Catalans defeat their opponents 4-2 at the RCDE Stadium. Javier Puado and Joselu each scored for Espanyol, although they were only consolation goals. Follow La Liga 2022-23 LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN.
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On Sunday, Barcelona won the LaLiga championship for the 27th time as two goals from Robert Lewandowski in the first half propelled them to a 4-2 thumping of local rivals Espanyol. Barca increased their advantage over Real Madrid to an untouchable 14 points after 34 games, moving to 85 points overall.
Lewandowski’s close-range goal gave Barca an early lead against struggling Espanyol, who are second from the bottom and trying to stay in the league. Alejandro Balde, who set up Lewandowski for the first goal, added Barca’s second goal in the 20th minute with a tap-in from a Pedri cross.
Five minutes before halftime, Lewandowski increased Barca’s lead with another close-range goal after a cross from Raphinha. Jules Kounde, a defender for Barcelona, headed in the fourth goal in the 53rd minute, but Espanyol responded with goals from Javi Puado and Joselu.
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Espanyol vs Barcelona XI:
Espanyol XI (5-3-2): Pacheco; Gil, Montes, Gomez, Cabrera, Olivan; Suarez, Darder, Nico; Braithwaite, Joselu
Subs: Álvaro Fernández, Fortuno, Calero, Aleix Vidal, Pierre-Gabriel, Pedrosa, Edu Expósito, Vini Souza, Kedi Baré, Lazo, Puado, Koleosho.
Barcelona XI (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Balde; F de Jong, Busquets, Pedri; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Gavi
Subs: Iñaki Peña, Arnau Tenas, Eric García, Marcos Alonso, Jordi Alba, Sergi Roberto, Kessié, Pablo Torre, Ferran Torres, Dembélé, Ansu Fati.
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