Good evening and welcome to Sports Mole's live commentary of the La Liga clash between Barcelona and Espanyol from Camp Nou.
Ernesto Valverde's Barcelona have opened their new league season with back-to-back 2-0 wins over Real Betis and Alaves.
Espanyol, meanwhile, have only managed one point from their first two league fixtures, and suffered a 1-0 defeat at home to Leganes before the international break.
Stay tuned for live minute-by-minute commentary of the Catalan derby right here.
@Dembouz O.Dembélé 1️⃣1️⃣ pic.twitter.com/YYqh6GWPZl
— FC Barcelone 🔵🔴 (@FCB_NewsFR) September 9, 2017
BARCA: Ter Stegen; Semedo, Pique, Umtiti, Alba; Busquets, Rakitic, Iniesta; Deulofeu, Suarez, Messi
ESPANYOL: Pau; V.Sanchez, D.Lopez, Hermoso, Aaron; Fuego, Darder, Diop; Gerard, Baptistao; Piatti
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#BarçaEspanyol
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 9, 2017
🔵🔴👕 The Barça dressing room ready for today's game pic.twitter.com/aIJBUkFhZH
¡Salimos al césped! ¡Vamos, vamoos, vamooooos! ⚽️💨 #RCDE #BarçaEspanyol pic.twitter.com/8gk5cPsG96
— RCD Espanyol (@RCDEspanyol) September 9, 2017
#BarçaEspanyol
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) September 9, 2017
👍 ¡Preparados!
🔵🔴 Força Barça! pic.twitter.com/U2cZ92CZIZ