Barcelona appear with full force. However, Pep Guardiola, who rely on 4-3-3 formation, playing a young player at the back, Andreu Fontas, to patch up the position left by Carles Puyol.
Espanyol tried to apply the 4-2-3-1 strategy to reduce Barca midfield. However, Barca continued to dominate. Since the early minutes, Pedro and Villa often perform prick-puncture of the wing makes Galan et al hassles.
Villa and Pedro recorded two opportunities to package, but both efforts are still not meet the target. New Barca opened the advantage in minute 29, when Espanyol defender made a mistake.
