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Espanyol

15th · 2-1-4 · 7 pts · 0
Ugh, no.
Espanyol lost to Real Madrid
Real Madrid1-0-0 2 – 1 Espanyol1-0-1
FT · Sat, Aug 22

Match Details

RCDE Stadium (Barcelona) · 33,304 fans · ABC, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 2.
  • 90'+5'Second Half ends, Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 2.
  • 90'+4'Pol Lozano (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4'Carlos Espí (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4'Foul by Vanja Drkusic (Espanyol).
  • 90'+1'Pere Milla (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Goal! Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 2. Carlos Espí (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 88'Substitution, Espanyol. Jofre Carreras replaces Edu Expósito.
  • 85'Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85'Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol).
  • 84'Edu Expósito (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.

Line Score

12T
RMA 11 2
ESP 10 1

Match Leaders

Real Madrid
Espanyol

League Table · 2026-27 Spanish LALIGA
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Barcelona 7 7 0 0 +24 21
2 Atlético 7 5 1 1 +9 16
3 Betis 7 5 1 1 +2 16
4 Real Madrid 7 5 0 2 +10 15
5 Sevilla 7 4 1 2 +1 13
6 Alavés 7 3 2 2 +5 11
7 Deportivo 7 2 4 1 +2 10
8 Real Sociedad 7 3 1 3 -4 10
9 Villarreal 7 2 2 3 +1 8
10 Athletic 6 2 2 2 +1 8
11 Getafe 7 2 2 3 -3 8
12 Rayo 7 2 2 3 -5 8
13 Osasuna 7 2 2 3 -7 8
14 Celta Vigo 7 1 4 2 +2 7
15 Espanyol 7 2 1 4 0 7
16 Racing 7 2 1 4 -10 7
17 Levante 6 1 2 3 -4 5
18 Elche 7 1 2 4 -6 5
19 Valencia 7 1 1 5 -9 4
20 Málaga 7 0 3 4 -9 3
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Key Events

90'+4'Pol Lozano (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1'Pere Milla (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
90'Goal! Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 2. Carlos Espí (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
88'Substitution, Espanyol. Jofre Carreras replaces Edu Expósito.
84'Edu Expósito (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
80'Substitution, Real Madrid. Carlos Espí replaces Jude Bellingham.
80'Substitution, Real Madrid. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Denzel Dumfries.
80'Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Bernardo Silva.
75'Substitution, Espanyol. Pere Milla replaces Javi Hernández.
75'Substitution, Espanyol. Pol Lozano replaces Urko González de Zárate.
66'Substitution, Espanyol. Rafel Bauzà replaces Cala.
66'Substitution, Espanyol. Vanja Drkusic replaces Clemens Riedel.
64'Substitution, Real Madrid. Yan Diomande replaces Arda Güler.
64'Substitution, Real Madrid. Marc Cucurella replaces Álvaro Carreras.
59'Clemens Riedel (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32'Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
32'Cala (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
30'Goal! Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 1. Cala (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Javi Hernández.
9'Goal! Espanyol 0, Real Madrid 1. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arda Güler with a cross following a set piece situation.

Team Stats

Real MadridEspanyol
General
62.7 Possession % 37.3
21 Shots 8
8 On Target 3
0 Offsides 3
8 Corners 0
7 Fouls 19
Passing & Defense
509 Passes Completed 271
7 Crosses Won 1
15 Tackles Won 13
5 Interceptions 4
18 Clearances 26
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 6

Recent Form

Espanyol W W D L W
Real Madrid W D W W W

Starting Lineups

Real Madrid4-2-3-1
1 Courtois
24 Dumfries 16 Konaté 4 Huijsen 18 Carreras
20 Silva 8 Valverde
15 Güler A 5 Bellingham 9' 7 Júnior
10 Mbappé
28 Hernandez A 9 Fernández
24 Dolan 8 Expósito 4 Gonzalez 22 Calatrava 30'
21 Hinojo 14 Núñez 5 Riedel 23 El Hilali
13 Dmitrovic
Espanyol4-4-2
Full lineups and substitutes

Espanyol

  1. MD #13 Marko DmitrovicG
  2. UN #14 Unai NúñezCD-L
  3. CR #5 Clemens RiedelCD-R
  4. RH #21 Roger HinojoLB
  5. OE #23 Omar El HilaliRB
  6. EE #8 Edu ExpósitoCM-L
  7. UG #4 Urko GonzalezCM-R
  8. TD #24 Tyrhys DolanLM
  9. C #22 CalaRM30'
  10. JH #28 Javi HernandezCF-L
  11. RF #9 Roberto FernándezCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Real Madrid

  1. TC #1 Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. DH #4 Dean HuijsenCD-L
  3. IK #16 Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. ÁC #18 Álvaro CarrerasLB
  5. #24 Denzel DumfriesRB
  6. JB #5 Jude BellinghamAM9'
  7. FV #8 Federico ValverdeLM
  8. BS #20 Bernardo SilvaRM
  9. KM #10 Kylian MbappéF
  10. VJ #7 Vinícius JúniorAM-L
  11. AG #15 Arda GülerAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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