Espanyol - Barcelona Predictions
A cup derby. After a few days of uncertainty about the possible departure of his coach, Espanyol seems to be calm again. And he needs it to face a Cup quarterfinals especially interesting for the Blue and Whites. And they will have nothing less than their eternal rival citizen, FC Barcelona. The Catalans, current defenders of the title, advance with firm step in the League and in the last day they managed to overcome a 2 to 0 against the Real Sociedad in Anoeta, where they could not win in the league since the txuri-urdin returned to Primera . But the playoffs, especially in the KO tournament, are lived in a very different way. The last one that faced the two teams of the Catalan capital was marked by the tension between the two squads and in the stands, although in the end the result was clearly in favor of the Blaugrana. Our forecast, both teams will score! Quique Sánchez Flores has made it clear that he wants to stay at Espanyol and a victory would reaffirm him in office. With the return to Camp Nou, the parakeets have to score in their stadium to keep alive the options of passing. In the previous tie, Valverde gave rest to Messi, Suárez and Iniesta in the first leg. Less usual players like Arnaiz or Dembélé can take advantage of the minutes to claim and make a hole.Espanyol - Barcelona head to head
-09.09.17 LL Barcelona Espanyol 5 : 0-29.04.17 LL Espanyol Barcelona 0 : 3
-18.12.16 LL Barcelona Espanyol 4 : 1
-25.10.16 CF Barcelona Espanyol 0 : 1
-08.05.16 LL Barcelona Espanyol 5 : 0