Barca break Espanyol hearts, snatch a thrilling last-ditch Catalan derby 

Barcelona suffered a blow in their push for a Champions League place in 2022 as they grabbed an added time 2-2 draw at rivals Espanyol. La Blaugrana end the weekend in fourth place in La Liga with a slender advantage over their rivals for the Top Four.Teenage star Pedri provided the perfect start for Xavi’s visitors on the night as he arrived on cue at the back post to cushion home Jordi Alba’s cross. But despite looking set for a damaging defeat on the road, Dutch forward Luuk de Jong wriggled free from his marker to nod home Adama Traore’s cross in the 96th minute.
Luuk de Jong Salvages Late Draw For Barcelona At EspanyolBarcelona started and finished strongly on Sunday night but sagged in between and drew 2-2 at neighbours Espanyol to cling on to fourth place in La Liga.Opta, the British sports analytics company provides data for 30 sports in 70 countries, stated that Pedri's goal, which came after 74 seconds, was the fastest goal scored in the derby between Barcelona and Espanyol in the twenty-first century.
Barcelona FC played the Catalan derby squad: Ter Stegen - Alba - Araujo - Pique - Dest - De Jong - Busquets - Pedri - Gavi - Ferran - Adama Traore. 
With this result, they are level on points (39) with fifth-placed Atletico Madrid.Barcelona have claimed ten victories in 23 games this season while losing four games. Barca have played out nine draws.Espanyol are sitting at the 13th spot on the table with 28 points from 24 games.


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