Barcelona 3-1 Espanyol — xTears 14.50 (03/11/24)

Barcelona won 3-1 against Espanyol on 3 November 2024 during Matchday 12 of La Liga, even with the xTears split tilting slightly the other way. Total damage: 14.50 xTears.

Dani Olmo ended up carrying the main damage for Barcelona through Dani Olmo 12' goal (+1.41 xT) and then Dani Olmo 31' goal (+1.29 xT).

The scoreboard and xTears did not tell exactly the same story: Barcelona punished better without fully owning the emotional volume. The real gut punch came when VAR wiped the joy away: goal ruled out by VAR (Álvaro Tejero at 58') and goal ruled out by VAR (Jofre Carreras at 28').