<!--Article Start--> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>FC Barcelona started off their new year in an inauspicious manner after they were held to a goalless draw by Espanyol in the first Catalan derby of the season. </strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez struck the woodwork in a tempestuous affair at the Estadi Cornell -El Prat, but were ultimately unable to breach a well-drilled Espanyol back line. Espanyol themselves had a host of chances during the match, most notably through Hernan Perez, but failed to find the back of the net in front of a rowdy home crowd.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The stalemate against Espanyol means that FC Barcelona have failed to win three of their last four matches in the league. This has given the Madrid clubs -- Atletico and Real -- a golden opportunity to cut the gap at the top of the table.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">FC Barcelona's fearsome trident of Messi, Suarez and Neymar were slated on Twitter as they drew a blank on the night. Here are the best Twitter reactions to FC Barcelona's 0-0 draw with Espanyol on Saturday.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> . <p dir="ltr" lang="en">FULL TIME: Bar a held 0-0 at Espanyol in Catalan derby in their first game of 2016 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EspanyolFCB?src=hash">#EspanyolFCB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBlive?src=hash">#FCBlive</a> <a href="https://t.co/n9j89104Eb">pic.twitter.com/n9j89104Eb</a></p> a FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/683329023028674561">January 2, 2016</a></blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> 3 of Barcelona's last 4 Liga games ended with a draw <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/fcblive?src=hash">#fcblive</a> a barcastuff (@barcastuff) <a href="https://twitter.com/barcastuff/status/683329672642465793">January 2, 2016</a> </blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Barcelona have failed to score in La Liga for the first time since February 2015, and Atletico can go top tonight. <a href="https://t.co/cQXWC8644l">pic.twitter.com/cQXWC8644l</a></p> a Goal UK (@GoalUK) <a href="https://twitter.com/GoalUK/status/683330558940856323">January 2, 2016</a></blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> Barcelona fans and their logic level -.- <a href="https://t.co/3M4HIzT2cs">pic.twitter.com/3M4HIzT2cs</a> a Troll Football (@TrollFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrollFootball/status/683335146351673344">January 2, 2016</a> </blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">180 goals in 2015 but <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona">@FCBarcelona</a> start 2016 with a blank after 0-0 draw v <a href="https://twitter.com/RCDEspanyol">@RCDEspanyol</a> <a href="https://t.co/bCBNdTBJeS">pic.twitter.com/bCBNdTBJeS</a></p> a Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/683337131616563201">January 2, 2016</a></blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> Oh, and Bar a not being able to register Arda and Vidal for today's game because the FA members are on vacation says it all about Spain a migeru (@migerucb) <a href="https://twitter.com/migerucb/status/683335771189841924">January 2, 2016</a> </blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hack, hack, hack, complain, lay down, repeat. Congrats on your point, Espanyol. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/fcblive?src=hash">#fcblive</a></p> a Church of Soccer (@churchofsoccer) <a href="https://twitter.com/churchofsoccer/status/683331674864660481">January 2, 2016</a></blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> Luis Enrique: "They [Espanyol] were very intense but that was something we knew before the game" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBlive?src=hash">#FCBlive</a> <a href="https://t.co/TlAtKRxuuW">pic.twitter.com/TlAtKRxuuW</a> a FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/683334343931097088">January 2, 2016</a> </blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">True that lenient refereeing facilitated Espanyol's approach. With many other refs, they'd have to rein it in a lot. <a href="https://t.co/pRUKVE2wqo">https://t.co/pRUKVE2wqo</a></p> a Andy West (@andywest01) <a href="https://twitter.com/andywest01/status/683333716463194112">January 2, 2016</a></blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> Luis Enrique asked about racist chants towards Neymar and goes silent. Then says "I don't want to talk anything that isn't the game" a Richard Martin (@rich9908) <a href="https://twitter.com/rich9908/status/683332535233953797">January 2, 2016</a> </blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">For me, Messi is the best ever. But the treatment Leo got today at Espanyol, Maradona had every game back in the 1980s. Different game now.</p> a Ben Hayward (@bghayward) <a href="https://twitter.com/bghayward/status/683341841828327424">January 2, 2016</a></blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> Racist fans, scummy players, dodgy refereeinga Espanyol in a nutshell. a Rafael HernA?ndez (@RafaelH117) <a href="https://twitter.com/RafaelH117/status/683326103814025217">January 2, 2016</a> </blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">La Liga officiating as ugly as ever. Makes you wonder if the federation will ever at least ameliorate the state of refs. There's a limit.</p> a Sergi Dom nguez (@FutbolSergi) <a href="https://twitter.com/FutbolSergi/status/683329675423256576">January 2, 2016</a></blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> Barcelona didn't win Messi didn't score Mahrez missed a penalty Ozil didn't assist a goal Rooney scored Manchester United won Welcome 2016! a TheSPORTbible (@TSBible) <a href="https://twitter.com/TSBible/status/683356539214761984">January 2, 2016</a> </blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">How to stop Messi: the 'Shrovetide method' <a href="https://t.co/nfllsZvl86">pic.twitter.com/nfllsZvl86</a></p> a AS English (@English_AS) <a href="https://twitter.com/English_AS/status/683326309905334272">January 2, 2016</a></blockquote> <!--Article End-->