Where and when to watch Barcelona v Espanyol, Catalan derby | OneFootball

The Culés will look for a reason to celebrate against their local rivals in the middle of their Champions series with Atleti.

Barcelona and Espanyol will face off from 1:30 p.m. at Camp Nou, on Matchday 31 of LaLiga 2025/26. After the heavy blow suffered during the week in the Champions League quarterfinals, Hansi Flick’s team wants to smile again at home and take another step toward the domestic title.

How Barcelona and Espanyol arrive for the LaLiga clash

It was a tough night for the blaugrana faithful last Wednesday. Sloppiness without the ball and a lack of cutting edge with it laid the groundwork for a defeat against Julián Álvarez’s Atlético - scorer of a stunning free-kick goal -, in which complaints about the controversial refereeing of Romanian official István Kóvacs did not overshadow the mistakes in both boxes that the Champions League usually does not forgive. Comfortably top of LaLiga, seven points ahead of Real Madrid, a win in front of their fans and against their local rivals would be important in building toward a comeback at the Metropolitano.

The excitement has dropped considerably this year in Cornellà. If at any point in the season the Europa League was a real objective, thirteen consecutive matches without a win - a run that, in fact, began with a 2-0 defeat against Barça - dashed that possibility. Stuck in mid-table, Manolo González’s side are chasing a much-needed win in enemy territory

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