Dani Olmo has developed an excellent game for Barcelona in the 12th round of the Spanish La Liga, providing the Catalan team with a depth of 9 points in the table ranking against arch rivals Real Madrid who this week did not play against Valencia due to floods largest in the country's history.
Barcelona's opponent was Espanyol and Olmo scored two goals (12', 31') in the first half of the game.
In this meeting, Olmo returned to the first 11 of Barcelona, as for several matches in a row he was not in the competition due to injury.
The Brazilian Raphinha scored another goal (23rd minute), and the only goal for Espanyol was scored by Javi Puado (63rd minute), while the two penalties awarded to the visiting team were canceled in the 27th and 58th minutes. after watching the VAR.
Barcelona led by German Hansi Flick continues to lead the table with 33 points, nine more than second-placed Real Madrid with 24 points and a game in hand, while Atletico Madrid ranks third with 23 points.