Barcelona beat Espanyol 3-1 and most likely the score will end like this and Barcelona will win. Dani Olmo made a great comeback by scoring 2 goals in the match. He will probably be the player of the match after the match. The difference in points is also increasing due to the postponement of the match between Real Madrid and Valencia. I think Barcelona will be the champions in La Liga this year. They are playing very good football in every way.
They always win very convincingly, playing some second-string players does not make Barcelona lose stability in attack. The first half is the key to being able to go through the next round more freely. Hansi Flick is very aware that in the second half Espanyol will not be able to turn things around so the rhythm of the game is a little more relaxed. Olmo has the freedom to pass the ball, open space, and score goals, he is a figure full of creativity. This year La Liga champions are unquestionable so Barcelona can shift their focus to the Champions League for a while.
Hansi Flick relaxed the game in the second half. Barcelona did not have half the effort of the first half. If they had continued the same game, they would have scored even more goals, but what was the point? Hansi Flick was after getting the three points without making the players struggle too much, and that's what happened.
Barcelona's rhythm in the first half was very good, Barcelona feels like they have a 15-20 point difference against Real Madrid right now.
Many thought that Barcelona would play their second tier squad in this match. But Hansi Flick did not want to take any risk in this match. Because Barcelona rested Yamal and Raphinha in the match against Osasuna. And it was in this match that Barcelona was defeated. Perhaps this is why Hansi Flick did not want to take any risks in this match. So Barcelona played with their main squad. And managed to score 3 goals in the first half.