{"id":48162,"date":"2026-04-11T10:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T04:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=48162"},"modified":"2026-04-11T10:21:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T04:51:31","slug":"fc-barcelona-vs-espanyol-how-to-watch-match-details-team-news-potential-lineup-and-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/la-liga\/fc-barcelona-vs-espanyol-how-to-watch-match-details-team-news-potential-lineup-and-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"FC Barcelona vs Espanyol: How to watch, match details, team news, potential lineup and predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Catalan derby returns to Spotify Camp Nou on Saturday, <strong>April 11, 2026<\/strong>, as La Liga leaders <strong>FC Barcelona host city rivals Espanyol<\/strong> in Matchday 31. Kick-off is at 12:30 local time (CET). Hansi Flick\u2019s side sit top of the table and need maximum points to keep pressure on Real Madrid in the title race, while Espanyol are fighting for survival and are yet to win in 2026.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How to watch <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The La Liga Catalan derby between FC Barcelona and Espanyol will be available to watch exclusively on <strong>FanCode<\/strong>. Fans can stream the live match on the FanCode app and website with a valid subscription. Pre-match coverage begins approximately 30 minutes before kick-off<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Match Details<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Venue<\/strong>: Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona<\/p>\n<p><strong>Competition<\/strong>: La Liga 2025\/26, Matchday 31<\/p>\n<p><strong>Referee<\/strong>: TBA (expected high-intensity derby)<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Team News<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Barcelona have rotation options after midweek Champions League action. Raphinha is sidelined with a thigh muscle issue, Andreas Christensen remains out with a ligament tear, and Pedri is a doubt after a minor muscle problem. Hansi Flick is expected to rest key players for the upcoming Metropolitano clash.<\/p>\n<p>Espanyol are desperate for points but have struggled for form. No fresh injuries reported, though the squad lacks depth and confidence.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Potential Lineups<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Barcelona (4-2-3-1)<\/strong>: Joan Garcia; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; Eric Garcia, Gavi; Yamal, Fermin Lopez, Rashford; Ferran Torres.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Espanyol (4-2-3-1)<\/strong>: Dmitrovic; El Hilali, Calero, Cabrera, Romero; Lozano, Urko Gonzalez; Ngonge, Exposito, Dolan; Roberto Fernandez.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Predictions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Barcelona are overwhelming favourites at home. Expect Flick to rotate smartly while maintaining attacking flair from Yamal, Rashford and the front line. Espanyol may sit deep and look for counters, but the gap in quality is significant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Score prediction: Barcelona 3-0 Espanyol<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Catalan derby returns to Spotify Camp Nou on Saturday, April 11, 2026, as La Liga leaders FC Barcelona host\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":48172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4651],"tags":[661,2900,3919,4057],"class_list":["post-48162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-la-liga","tag-barcelona","tag-espanyol","tag-la-liga","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48162"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48177,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48162\/revisions\/48177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}