Espanyol 1 – 2 Real Madrid: La Liga Match Report

La Liga · 2

Espanyol

Full Time

1–2

Saturday, 22 August 2026 · RCDE Stadium

Real Madrid

Real Madrid won after full-time.

⚽ Álex Calatrava 30' ⚽ Carlos Espí 90'⚽ Jude Bellingham 9'

Match Events

90+4'

Pol LozanoEspanyol

90+1'

Pere MillaEspanyol

90'

Carlos EspíReal Madrid

1-2

88'

Jofre CarrerasEspanyol · Edu Expósito

84'

Edu ExpósitoEspanyol

80'

Carlos EspíReal Madrid · Jude Bellingham

80'

Eduardo CamavingaReal Madrid · Bernardo Silva

80'

Trent Alexander-ArnoldReal Madrid · Denzel Dumfries

75'

Pere MillaEspanyol · Javi Hernández

75'

Pol LozanoEspanyol · Urko González de Zárate

66'

Vanja DrkusicEspanyol · Clemens Riedel

66'

Rafel BauzàEspanyol · Álex Calatrava

64'

Yan DiomandeReal Madrid · Arda Güler

64'

Marc CucurellaReal Madrid · Álvaro Carreras

59'

Clemens RiedelEspanyol

32'

Vinicius JuniorReal Madrid

32'

Álex CalatravaEspanyol

30'

Álex CalatravaEspanyol · Javi Hernández

1-1

Jude BellinghamReal Madrid · Arda Güler

0-1

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

Real Madrid75021015

Espanyol721407

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VenueRCDE StadiumSaturday, 22 August 2026

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RefereeJosé María Sánchez Martínez

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Espanyol Starting XI

Formation 4-4-2

13 7.3

Marko Dmitrovic

23 6.1

Omar El Hilali

5 6.3

Clemens Riedel

14 6.8

Unai Núñez

21 6

Roger Hinojo

22 7.4

Álex Calatrava

4 6.3

Urko González de Zárate

8 7

Edu Expósito

24 5.7

Tyrhys Dolan

9 6.9

Roberto Fernández

28 7

Javi Hernández

Substitutes 12

#1 Ángel Fortuño Goalkeeper

#3 Quilindschy Hartman Defender

#10 Pol Lozano Midfielder

6.4

#11 Pere Milla Midfielder

6.2

#16 Vanja Drkusic Defender

6.5

#17 Jofre Carreras Attacker

#18 Marcos Fernández Attacker

#20 Gabriel Moscardo Midfielder

#26 Rafel Bauzà Midfielder

6.5

#27 Adama Timera Attacker

#31 Llorenç Serred Goalkeeper

#32 José Ángel López Defender

Real Madrid Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

1 6.5

Thibaut Courtois

24 7.1

Denzel Dumfries

16 7.3

Ibrahima Konaté

4 6.8

Dean Huijsen

18 7

Álvaro Carreras

20 6.5

Bernardo Silva

8 7.4

Federico Valverde

15 8.1

Arda Güler

5 7.9

Jude Bellingham

7 6.8

Vinicius Junior

10 7.4

Kylian Mbappé

Substitutes 12

#6 Eduardo Camavinga Midfielder

6.6

#12 Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender

6.6

#13 Andriy Lunin Goalkeeper

#17 Marc Cucurella Defender

6.9

#19 Carlos Espí Attacker

7.5

#21 Brahim Díaz Midfielder

#22 Antonio Rüdiger Defender

#25 Yan Diomande Attacker

6.6

#26 Sergio Mestre Goalkeeper

#29 Jorge Cestero Sancho Midfielder

#33 Mario Rivas Defender

#36 Alexis Ciria Midfielder

Statistics

Match Statistics

Espanyol

Comparison

Real Madrid

37% Ball Possession % 63%

8 Shots Total 21

3 Shots On Target 8

4 Shots Off Target 7

1 Shots Blocked 6

4 Shots Insidebox 14

4 Shots Outsidebox 7

4 Goal Attempts 14

2 Big Chances Created 3

1 Big Chances Missed 2

0 Corners 8

3 Offsides 0

19 Fouls 7

5 Yellowcards 1

326 Passes 552

273 Successful Passes 508

84% Successful Passes Percentage 92%

4 Key Passes 17

36 Long Passes 40

11 Successful Long Passes 25

31% Successful Long Passes Percentage 63%

12 Total Crosses 20

1 Accurate Crosses 7

13 Dribble Attempts 29

5 Successful Dribbles 15

38% Successful Dribbles Percentage 52%

21 Tackles 21

3 Interceptions 5

38 Duels Won 65

6 Saves 2

68 Attacks 112

36 Dangerous Attacks 66

7 Free Kicks 19

20 Throwins 20

10 Goal Kicks 6

0 Hit Woodwork 2

5 Substitutions 5

6 Successful Headers 11

1 Assists 1

1 Goals 2

76 Ball Safe 64

20 Tackles Won 20