Previews
SAT 17.12.2016
Team news:
- FC Barcelona: Jeremy Mathieu (injured)
- RCD Espanyol: Victor Sanchez, Leo Baptistao, Hernan Perez (injured)
Match Facts:
FC Barcelona (2nd, 31 pts)
- Luis Enrique's players well know that failure is not an option. Following their victory on the last matchday against Osasuna, they need another win to close the gap on Real Madrid and finish the year just three points shy of Los Blancos.
- The Catalan derby is always special. Barcelona and Espanyol prepare to do battle once again. This will be the 82nd meeting between the two teams in LaLiga Santander.
Luis Enrique: Derby games are different! Catch up on the best quotes from today's PC here https://t.co/aDW4DSeHQ5 #ForçaBarça #FCBEspanyol pic.twitter.com/0rL1sNm5ms
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 17, 2016
RCD Espanyol (9th, 22 pts)
- Espanyol are enjoying their best form of the season, having produced two wins and a draw in their last three games. They beat Sporting 2-1 in their last match and managed a draw at the Vicente Calderon in the one before that.
- One of the players who deserve the most credit for Espanyol's recent form is Diego Lopez. The goalkeeper is leading his team from the back, and has only conceded one goal in the last six games. He was also voted the LaLiga Santander Player of the Month for November.
Getting to the Camp Nou:
Address: C/ Aristides Mallol (Main entrance: No. 15) or Av. De Joan XVIII (Boulevard entrance: No. 9), 08028 Barcelona
Metro: Line 3, Palau Reial and Les Corts; and 5, Collblanc and Badal.
Bus: 7, 15, 33, 43, 56 63, 67, 68, 70, 72, 74, 75, 78, 113, 153, 157, 158 and 167.
Tram lines: T1, T2 and T3 (Maria Cristina, Pius XII, Palau Reial, Zona Universitaria, Avinguda de Xile and Sant Ramon)
Stadium location here
Time: 20:45 CET
Stadium: Camp Nou
Referee: Mateu Lahoz
TV: Watch the game in your country
Hashtag: #BarçaEspanyol
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