Barcelona won the La Liga derby thanks to two fine finishes from summer signing Dani Olmo. Rafinhao is on the scoresheet. The Catalan giants won 3-1 against Espanyol.
Barca secured victory in the first half. Espanyol could not stand in front of them at this time.
Barca took the lead in just 12 minutes. Lamine Yamal passes through the Espanyol defense. Olmo defeated Joan Garcia in the first shot.
After 11 minutes, Marc Casado evaded Espanyol's defense and advanced the ball. Rafinha, moving forward, easily put the ball over Garcia's head and into the net. Olmo scored his second goal in the 31st minute. The Spanish star made it 3-0 with a long shot.
Espanyol threatened to get the ball out of Barca's defense on several occasions. But the net was not seen. In the 63rd minute of the match, Javier Puado gave Barca a goal.
In this victory, Barca increased the gap of 9 points with Real Madrid in second place. They are at the top with 33 points in 12 matches. Madrid club is second with 24 points after playing one match less.
