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Depay penalty gives Barca win over Espanyol on Xavi's debut

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November 20, 2021 Espanyol's Diego Lopez fouls FC Barcelona's Memphis Depay to concede a penalty REUTERS

Barcelona fans finally had a reason to celebrate again as their team played arguably their best game of the season to earn a much-needed 1-0 home win over local rivals Espanyol in LaLiga on their new head coach Xavi Hernandez's debut on Saturday.

Xavi probably could not have asked for much more in his first game managing a struggling Barca team who are sixth in the standings, eight points behind leaders Sevilla.

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