On Sunday night, La Liga broke out in a marquee match - the "Catalan Derby", with leader Barcelona defeating second-placed Espanyol by a 3-1 reverse at home. Although the loss cost Barcelona a point, Real Madrid followed closely behind with a 9-point gap to show the champion. This season, Barcelona has scored 40 goals in 12 rounds of league matches, and coach Felix has equaled Real Madrid's record of 12 league matches as the leading coach, becoming the first in La Liga since the 21st century.
Despite the big gap in strength, Barcelona still firmly controlled the rhythm of the game. Just 12 minutes into the game, Lamin Yema sent a precise pass from the side road, Daniel Omo grabbed the goal, Barcelona took the lead to break the deadlock. Subsequently, from Rafinha Biloni to 2-0, Barcelona's offense like a tidal wave, the Brazilian international players in excellent condition, has three consecutive scored five goals.
On 31 minutes, Daniel Omer once again showed off his shooting skills, scoring a goal from distance to complete his second goal of the season. Since joining Barcelona, he has now scored five goals in the league, a figure that surpasses even the four he scored in 21 league games with RB Leipzig.
Barcelona had taken a 3-0 lead at half-time and so clearly held back in the second half, saving themselves for their UEFA Cup clash in the early hours of Thursday morning. Although Espinoza pulled a goal back in the second half, Barcelona still sealed the three points with a 3-1 win and a sixth consecutive victory in all competitions.
It is worth noting that Barcelona scored 40 goals in 12 games this season, the first 12 league goals in the team's history and second only to the 42 goals scored in 1950/51. At the same time, Barcelona's goal tally is second only to the 'Madrid duo' of Real Madrid (21 goals) and Atletico Madrid (18 goals), whose combined league tally stands at 42 goals.
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