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Espanyol vs Real Madrid: match report
Espanyol hosted Real Madrid at RCDE Stadium on Saturday 22 August 2026, in the LaLiga (round 2). Espanyol are without 1 player (Leandro Cabrera); Real Madrid have no reported absences. José María Sánchez Martínez is the referee, averaging 4.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.5.
Result and scorers
Espanyol 1-2 Real Madrid. Goals: Jude Bellingham 9' for Real Madrid; Cala 30' for Espanyol; Carlos Espí 90' for Real Madrid. Attendance: 33,304.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 9' Goal: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) 0-1
- 30' Goal: Cala (Espanyol) 1-1
- 32' Yellow card: Cala (Espanyol)
- 32' Yellow card: Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)
- 59' Yellow card: Clemens Riedel (Espanyol)
- 84' Yellow card: Edu Expósito (Espanyol)
- 90' Goal: Carlos Espí (Real Madrid) 1-2
- 90'+1' Yellow card: Pere Milla (Espanyol)
- 90'+4' Yellow card: Pol Lozano (Espanyol)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 37.3% | Possession | 62.7% |
| 8 | Shots | 21 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 0 | Corners | 8 |
| 19 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 5 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Espanyol 4-4-2
Coach: Manolo González
- 13 Marko Dmitrovic GK
- 23 Omar El Hilali DEF
- 5 Clemens Riedel DEF
- 14 Unai Núñez DEF
- 21 Roger Hinojo DEF
- 22 Álex Calatrava MID
- 4 Urko González MID
- 8 Edu Expósito MID
- 24 Tyrhys Dolan FWD
- 9 Roberto Fernández FWD
- 28 Javi Hernández FWD
Bench
- 16 Vanja Drkusic DEF
- 26 Rafel Bauzà MID
- 10 Pol Lozano MID
- 11 Pere Milla FWD
- 17 Jofre Carreras MID
- 1 Ángel Fortuno GK
- 31 Llorenç Serred GK
- 27 Adama Timera DEF
- 32 José Ángel DEF
- 3 Quilindschy Hartman DEF
- 20 Gabriel Moscardo MID
- 18 Marcos Fernández FWD
Real Madrid 4-2-3-1
Coach: José Mourinho
- 1 Thibaut Courtois GK
- 24 Denzel Dumfries MID
- 16 Ibrahima Konaté DEF
- 4 Dean Huijsen DEF
- 18 Alvaro Carreras DEF
- 20 Bernardo Silva MID
- 8 Federico Valverde MID
- 15 Arda Güler MID
- 5 Jude Bellingham MID
- 7 Vinícius Júnior FWD
- 10 Kylian Mbappé FWD
Bench
- 17 Marc Cucurella DEF
- 25 Yan Diomande FWD
- 12 Trent Alexander-Arnold DEF
- 6 Eduardo Camavinga MID
- 19 Carlos Espí FWD
- 13 Andriy Lunin GK
- 26 Sergio Mestre GK
- 22 Antonio Rüdiger DEF
- 33 Mario Rivas DEF
- 29 Jorge Cestero MID
- 36 Alexis Ciria FWD
- 21 Brahim Díaz FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Espanyol
- Leandro Cabrera suspension, back Late August 2026
Real Madrid
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Sunday 3 May 2026: Espanyol 0-2 Real Madrid
- Saturday 20 September 2025: Real Madrid 2-0 Espanyol
- Saturday 1 February 2025: Espanyol 1-0 Real Madrid
- Saturday 21 September 2024: Real Madrid 4-1 Espanyol
- Saturday 11 March 2023: Real Madrid 3-1 Espanyol