{"id":4341,"date":"2026-04-14T12:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/4341\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T12:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:49:08","slug":"watch-barcelona-fan-favourite-caught-in-heated-clash-with-espanyol-players-after-derby-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/4341\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Barcelona fan-favourite caught in heated clash with Espanyol players after derby win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona may have secured a <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/three-takeaways-from-barcelona-4-1-espanyol-la-liga-md31\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:convincing 4-1 win over Espanyol;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;convincing 4-1 win over Espanyol&quot;}\" class=\"link \">convincing 4-1 win over Espanyol<\/a> in La Liga, but the story of the night goes beyond the scoreline.<\/p>\n<p>On paper, it looked like a routine victory, one that strengthens Barcelona\u2019s grip at the top and reinforces their dominance in the derby.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>However, reports from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.es\/es\/noticias\/barca\/lio-derbi-pique-total-gavi-129069815\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SPORT;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;SPORT&quot;}\" class=\"link \">SPORT<\/a> suggest the match came dangerously close to boiling over into full-blown chaos.<\/p>\n<p>With several players from both sides having crossed paths at the youth level, there is already a deep-rooted rivalry that goes beyond the 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>That tension was evident once again, as tempers began to flare late in the game.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s the story?<\/p>\n<p>The flashpoint came following an exchange involving Gavi and Espanyol winger Pere Milla.<\/p>\n<p>After the incident, Gavi was seen on the bench venting his frustration to teammates, revealing what had been said during the altercation.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe number 11? He\u2019s even worse\u2026 he\u2019s a w**ker, always getting on your nerves.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s come over to tell Fermin and me that I\u2019m absolutely rubbish,\u201d explained Gavi with the score already clearly in the Blaugrana\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona players respond with taunts<\/p>\n<p>Rather than letting the moment pass, emotions carried over, as Gavi, alongside Fermin Lopez, joined in with chants from Barcelona supporters aimed at their rivals.<\/p>\n<p>As Espanyol players headed towards the tunnel, Fermin made his feelings clear in no uncertain terms, shouting, \u201cYou\u2019re absolutely rubbish\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The reaction from Espanyol was immediate, as the taunts did not go unnoticed, and it triggered a heated response, particularly from Pere Milla.<\/p>\n<p>As tensions rose, the winger went looking for Fermin to confront him directly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou cowardly piece of s**t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although he did not find his intended target, Milla did cross paths again with Gavi, leading to another exchange from a distance.<\/p>\n<p>The situation threatened to escalate further, with both sides even appearing to arrange a confrontation in the tunnel.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, despite the heated words and rising tempers, the situation did not spiral out of control.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams eventually made their way to their respective dressing rooms without physical confrontation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barcelona may have secured a convincing 4-1 win over Espanyol in La Liga, but the story of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4342,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,1856,3157,93,931,728,3156],"class_list":{"0":"post-4341","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-barcelona","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-blaugrana","10":"tag-dangerously-close","11":"tag-espanyol","12":"tag-fermin-lopez","13":"tag-gavi","14":"tag-pere-milla"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}