La Liga · Sat, 22 Aug 2026 ·
Espanyol vs Real Madrid — 1 - 2
RCDE Stadium · Referee: J. Sanchez
Match report
C. Espi’s 90' winner gives Real Madrid 2-1 victory over Espanyol
Espanyol were beaten 2-1 by Real Madrid at RCDE Stadium on Saturday, 22 August 2026 in La Liga matchday 2. A. Calatrava (30') scored for Espanyol, while J. Bellingham (9') and C. Espi (90') found the net for Real Madrid. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Espanyol had 37% of the ball and 8 shots (3 on target) against Real Madrid’s 21 (8 on target). Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Espanyol 15th in the La Liga table on 7 points and Real Madrid 4th on 15.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Real Betis | 7 | +2 | 16 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 7 | +10 | 15 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 7 | +1 | 13 |
| 14 | Celta Vigo | 7 | +2 | 7 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 7 | -10 | 7 |
Match events
- 9'goalJ. BellinghamAssist: A. Guler
- 30'goalA. CalatravaAssist: J. Hernandez
- 32'yellow cardÁlex CalatravaYellow Card
- 32'yellow cardVinícius JúniorYellow Card
- 59'yellow cardClemens RiedelYellow Card
- 64'substitutionA. CarrerasOff: M. Cucurella
- 64'substitutionA. GulerOff: Y. Diomande
- 66'substitutionC. RiedelOff: V. Drkusic
- 66'substitutionA. CalatravaOff: R. Bauza
- 75'substitutionU. GonzalezOff: P. Lozano
- 75'substitutionJ. HernandezOff: P. Milla
- 80'substitutionD. DumfriesOff: T. Alexander-Arnold
- 80'substitutionB. SilvaOff: E. Camavinga
- 80'substitutionJ. BellinghamOff: C. Espi
- 84'yellow cardEdu ExpósitoYellow Card
- 88'substitutionExpositoOff: Jofre
- 90'goalC. EspiNormal Goal
- 90+1'yellow cardPere MillaYellow Card
- 90+4'yellow cardPol LozanoYellow Card
Lineups
Espanyol
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Manolo Gonzalez
Starting XI
- 13M. DmitrovicG
- 23O. El HilaliD
- 5C. RiedelD
- 14U. NunezD
- 21R. HinojoD
- 22A. CalatravaM
- 4U. GonzalezM
- 8ExpositoM
- 24T. DolanM
- 9R. Fernandez JaenF
- 28J. HernandezF
Substitutes
- 1A. FortunoG
- 31L. SerredG
- 16V. DrkusicD
- 3Q. HartmanD
- 32J. A. LopezD
- 10P. LozanoM
- 20Gabriel MoscardoM
- 26R. BauzaM
- 11P. MillaM
- 17JofreF
- 18M. Fernandez SanchezF
- 27A. TimeraF
Real Madrid
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Jose Mourinho
Starting XI
- 1T. CourtoisG
- 24D. DumfriesD
- 16I. KonateD
- 4D. HuijsenD
- 18A. CarrerasD
- 20B. SilvaM
- 8F. ValverdeM
- 15A. GulerM
- 5J. BellinghamM
- 7Vinicius JuniorM
- 10K. MbappeF
Substitutes
- 13A. LuninG
- 26S. MestreG
- 22A. RudigerD
- 33M. RivasD
- 17M. CucurellaD
- 12T. Alexander-ArnoldD
- 6E. CamavingaM
- 21B. DiazM
- 29J. Cestero SanchoM
- 19C. EspiF
- 36A. CiriaM
- 25Y. DiomandeF
Match statistics
- 37%Possession63%
- 1.05Expected goals (xG)2.71
- 8Total shots21
- 3Shots on target8
- 4Shots off target7
- 1Blocked shots6
- 4Shots inside the box14
- 4Shots outside the box7
- 0Corners8
- 3Offsides0
- 19Fouls7
- 5Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 6Goalkeeper saves2
- 326Passes552
- 273Accurate passes508
- 84%Pass accuracy92%
- -0.53Goals prevented-0.53
Player statistics
Espanyol
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Marko DmitrovićG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Clemens RiedelD | 66 | 6.0 | ||
| 14Unai NúñezD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 21Roger HinojoD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 23Omar El HilaliD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 4Urko GonzálezM | 75 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Edu ExpósitoM | 88 | 7.0 | ||
| 22Álex CalatravaM | 66 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 24Tyrhys DolanM | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 9Roberto FernándezF | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 28Javier HernándezF | 75 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 1Angel FortunoG | – | – | ||
| 31Llorenç SerredG | – | – | ||
| 3Quilindschy HartmanD | – | – | ||
| 16Vanja DrkušićD | 24 | 6.7 | ||
| 32José Ángel LópezD | – | – | ||
| 10Pol LozanoM | 15 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Pere MillaM | 15 | 6.2 | ||
| 20Gabriel MoscardoM | – | – | ||
| 26Rafael BauzàM | 24 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Jofre CarrerasF | 2 | – | ||
| 18Marcos FernándezF | – | – | ||
| 27Adama TimeraF | – | – |
Real Madrid
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thibaut CourtoisG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 4Dean HuijsenD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 16Ibrahima KonatéD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 18Álvaro CarrerasD | 64 | 6.9 | ||
| 24Denzel DumfriesD | 80 | 6.7 | ||
| 5Jude BellinghamMTop rated | 80 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 7Vinícius JúniorM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 8Federico ValverdeM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 15Arda GülerM | 64 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 20Bernardo SilvaM | 80 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Kylian MbappéF | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 13Andriy LuninG | – | – | ||
| 26Sergio MestreG | – | – | ||
| 12Trent Alexander-ArnoldD | 10 | 7.0 | ||
| 17Marc CucurellaD | 26 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Antonio RüdigerD | – | – | ||
| 33Mario RivasD | – | – | ||
| 6Eduardo CamavingaM | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| 21Brahim DíazM | – | – | ||
| 29Jorge CesteroM | – | – | ||
| 36Alexis CiriaM | – | – | ||
| 19Carlos EspíF | 10 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 25Yan DiomandeF | 26 | 6.3 |
