On Sunday, three matches of the 16th round of the Spanish "La Liga" championship were played. A lot of attention was drawn to the duel at the "Camp Nou" stadium, where two Barcelona city teams - "Barcelona" and "Espanyol" clashed. Luis Enrique's players surpassed their opponents with a score of 4-1 and temporarily reduced the gap from the leaders from Madrid to 3 points. From the beginning of the match, "Barca" imposed its game and dominated in ball control and created opportunities until the end of the match. The first goal of the match came in the 18th minute, when Andres Iniesta sent a long pass towards the "Espanyol" goal and Luis Suarez, sprinting, put the hosts in the lead with an accurate shot. In the second half, the second goal was scored in the 67th minute. L. Suarez marked once again, but this episode stood out not because of the Uruguayan's goal, but because of an impressive Lionel Messi dribble. The Argentine dribbled past four "Espanyol" players and took a shot, but the goalkeeper Roberto Jimenez saved it right at L. Suarez's feet. Just a minute later, the third goal was scored into the "Espanyol" goal - Jordi Alba scored, but again in this episode, L. Messi stood out with incredible technique. In the 79th minute, the visitors scored a consolation goal, but at the end of the match, "Espanyol" conceded the fourth goal - finally, L. Messi scored his goal after a brilliant pass from L. Suarez. After the victory, "Barcelona" remains in second place and reduced the gap from Madrid's "Real" to 3 points. However, the "white" have played one game less, as they played the FIFA Club World Cup final match in Japan today. Other matches ended with a victory for La Coruna's "Deportivo" against Pamplona's "Osasuna", and "Leganes" and "Eibar" ended in a draw. Results: "Barcelona" 4 - 1 "Espanyol" 18' [1 - 0] L. Suarez 67' [2 - 0] L. Suarez 68' [3 - 0] J. Alba 79' [3 - 1] D. Lopez 90' [4 - 1] L. Messi "Deportivo" 2 - 0 "Osasuna" 7' [1 - 0] F. Andone 42' [2 - 0] R. Babel "Leganes" 1 - 1 "Eibar" 23' [1 - 0] Guerrero 76' [1 - 1] Bebe 26' I. Herrerin ("Leganes") sent off from the field League table:
