Barcelona is only one step away from sealing the LA Liga title this season with three more games to play this month.
La Blaugrana produced an incredible version to fight back against Real Madrid in a seasonal El Clasico-Showdown.
Two early goals from Kylian Mbappe threatened to derail the team of Hansi Flick, but they showed an impressive sustainability to score four goals of the first half.
The Hattrick from Mbappe could not block Flick from the victory and Barcelona is now only one victory away from sealing the title.
Barcelona can be crowned as champions at Buren Espanyol on 15 May in what a different boost would be for the floating Barca fans.
Flick called for rest for another derby and insisted that they had to concentrate on the clearing – either at Espanyol – or in their other two remaining matches.
His options in the defense, however, will be exhausted on the other side of the city, suspended with veteran center inigo Martinez.
Martinez took his fifth La Liga Yellow card of the season against Real Madrid and will serve an automatic ban on one game against Espanyol.
Flick indicated that Pau Cubarsi was replaced by a belly bug in the second half, but he should be ok to keep his place in the team.
With the title so close, Flick cannot risk the teenager at Espanyol, and report reports from Marca that Ronald Araujo will come in for Martinez.
The Uruguayan was not in the risk against Real Madrid, where Flick kept Martinez's ban in mind and a late call on Cubarsi will be made.
Alejandro Balde came from the couch against Los Blancos – as part of Flick's plan to bring him back to gradually after injury – and the Spain star should start on the left in the midweek for Gerard Martin.