Schedules match between Espanyol vs Barcelona in the Spanish League continued Jornada 31 will be held at the Cornella El - Prat Stadium on Saturday, March 29, 2014 . Catalan derby will be a vital match for Barcelona to continue to stare at the top of the Spanish League . Meanwhile , Espanyol benefited by the injury of Victor Valdes . Barcelona is not going to be strengthened by the main goalkeeper until the end of the season , but Tata Martino did not want to use this as an excuse . Barcelona won four consecutive games and scored 16 goals , must still win under any circumstances including the Derby against rival Barcelona this time .

There is a chance for Lionel Messi and friends . to reach the top of the table this weekend . Because the possibility of tripping over Atletico Madrid during a visit to the headquarters of Athletic Bilbao , Espanyol but only lost once in the last five games should still watch out .

In the first round , they successfully made Barcelona a 1-0 win only with difficulty . Javier Aguirre's team is the most hated opponent typical Barcelona because it has a high discipline for 90 minutes . Do not forget the 2011-2012 season , a draw at Cornella El - Prat makes Barcelona lost the title.

Espanyol also had weaknesses . Front row they 're not sharp . The club's top scorers Sergio Garcia scored only 1 goal in the last six . Contrast with Barcelona that has Lionel Messi, the man who packed 8 goals in his last five games . Neymar not to mention the rise , as well as Alexis Sanchez and Pedro Rodriguez were equally good . On paper , Barcelona will be able to win , but the Spanish league this season , is full of mystery .

Head to Head Espanyol vs Barcelona :

08/01/2012 Espanyol vs Barcelona 1-1
05/05/2012 Barcelona vs Espanyol 4-0
06/01/2013 Barcelona vs Espanyol 4-0
26/05/2013 Espanyol vs Barcelona 0-2
02/11/2013 Barcelona vs Espanyol 1-0

Estimated Lineups Espanyol vs Barcelona :

Espanyol ( 4-4-2 ) : 13 - Casilla ; 16 - Javi López , 6 - Sidnei , 15 - Moreno , 18 - Fuentes ; 14 - David López , Víctor Sánchez - 4 , 8 - Stuani ; 10 - Pizzi ; 9 - Sergio García , 24 - Jhon Cordoba

Barcelona ( 4-3-3 ) : 13 - Pinto ; 22 - Daniel Alves , 15 - Bartra , 3 - Piqué , 18 - Alba ; 4 - Cesc , 16 - Busquets , 8 - Iniesta ; 7 - Pedro , 10 - Messi 11 - Neymar
Espanyol vs Barcelona Prediction : 40 - 60