Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski were the heroes for Barcelona as they dominated 2-0 in the Catalan derby at Espanyol.
Espanyol had actually won their last 5 LaLiga matches before the winter season break, which Barca came close to with a four-point lead over Real Madrid on top of the table.
The home side’s kind and the return of Joan Garcia to the club he left for Barcelona in the summer season produced a tough ambience at the Cornella El-Prat.
It was the outstanding efficiency of Garcia that avoided Espanyol from taking the lead as they had the much better of the ready extended periods.
And Espanyol were penalized for stopping working to overcome Garcia, Olmo flexing home a superb 86th-minute strike right into the top-right edge.
Lewandowski after that made the factors secure, transforming home a dispersed initiative in the 90th min after outstanding work with the break from Fermin Lopez.