Barcelona’s Derby Edge: 39 Goals Against Espanyol in 18 Games Over a Decade

Barcelona’s recent derby record against Espanyol has been underlined in a new Mundo Deportivo review, which counts 39 Barça goals in 18 official meetings between the city rivals over the past decade.

The review covers matches from April 2017 through April 2026 and presents a sharply one-sided picture: Barcelona are listed with 12 wins, five draws and one defeat across those 18 fixtures, while outscoring Espanyol 39-11.

A decade tilted toward Barça

According to the report, the sequence begins with a 3-0 Barcelona win away to Espanyol on April 29, 2017, and runs through a 4-1 Barça victory at Camp Nou on April 12, 2026.

The biggest margins in that period were a 5-0 Barcelona win in the 2017-18 LaLiga season and a 4-0 away win in the following campaign. Mundo Deportivo also notes that Barça scored four goals in two other derbies during the same span.

For readers tracking LaLiga trends, the numbers matter because the derby has not just been decided by isolated moments. Over the sample cited by the Spanish outlet, Barcelona’s edge is repeated across several seasons, squads and attacking groups.

Key facts

Who scored the goals

Mundo Deportivo’s list has Lionel Messi as Barcelona’s leading scorer against Espanyol in this 10-year window with eight goals. Luis Suárez follows with seven.

Robert Lewandowski and Dani Olmo are listed with three each, while Gerard Piqué, Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal are each credited with two. The remaining scorers named by the outlet include Marcus Rashford, Raphinha, Ivan Rakitic, Pedri, Memphis Depay, Jules Koundé, Fermín López, Ousmane Dembélé, Frenkie de Jong, Alejandro Balde, Marcos Alonso II and Arturo Vidal, each on one.

The spread of names is useful context. It shows that Barça’s derby output did not depend only on the Messi-Suárez era. Later scorers in the list include younger players and more recent arrivals, which helps explain how the scoring trend continued after major changes in Barcelona’s squad.

The April bookends

The first goal in the run, as described by Mundo Deportivo from its archive, came from Luis Suárez in the 2017 match at Espanyol. The report recalls that Suárez punished a defensive error before later adding another goal, with Ivan Rakitic also scoring in the 3-0 win.

The final game in the review is the April 12, 2026 meeting at Camp Nou, which Mundo Deportivo says Barcelona won 4-1. Ferran Torres is credited with two goals in that match, while Lamine Yamal and Marcus Rashford scored late to complete the result.

Because the current item is based on a Mundo Deportivo statistical recap rather than an official competition database in the provided material, the figures should be read as the outlet’s compiled derby review. The broad trend, however, is clear within that source: Barcelona have repeatedly found scoring routes against Espanyol across different match situations.

Why it matters for LaLiga readers

The Barcelona-Espanyol derby is more than a local rivalry. It is a recurring LaLiga reference point for squad depth, tactical mismatches and momentum around both clubs.

For Barcelona followers, the numbers highlight how often the team has converted derby control into goals. For Espanyol supporters and neutral readers, the same data points to the difficulty of turning derby intensity into sustained defensive resistance against Barça.

The goal list also gives a quick snapshot of Barcelona’s changing attacking identity. Messi and Suárez dominate the upper end, but the later names show the handover from one era to another, with players such as Lewandowski, Olmo, Ferran and Lamine Yamal appearing in the same decade-long derby record.

What remains to check

The next step for readers who want a complete record is to compare the Mundo Deportivo tally with official match logs from LaLiga and the clubs, especially for lineups, assists and competition-by-competition splits.

The review does not provide a full match-by-match table in the supplied source context, so details such as venue distribution, exact dates for every fixture and how the 11 Espanyol goals were shared are not included here.

Source: Mundo Deportivo Futbol, https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/barca-goles/20260724/1004209076/39-goles-espanyol-diez-anos.html