Match ends. Espanyol 1-0 Real Madrid.
Last play of the match with a corner kick in favor of Madrid. Courtois goes up for a shot.
Vini Jr.’s shot is deflected wide of the goal.
The referee adds seven minutes to the match.
In the final stretch of the match, Espanyol is closing in and Madrid is going all out in search of a draw.
Real Madrid: Vázquez out, Brahim in
GOAL FOR ESPANYOL! Romero crosses into the box and Romero shoots to score the first goal of the match.
Espanyol: Puado comes off and Calero comes on.
Real Madrid: Ceballos out, Modric in
GARCIA! Great save by the home goalkeeper after a powerful shot by Mbappé.
Espanyol: Fernandez is out, Veliz is in.
Vini Jr is encouraged by a shot from outside the area that goes just wide of the goal.
Ancelotti’s team is in complete control of possession, but there are still no goals at Espanyol’s stadium.
Espanyol: Jofre and Urko comes off and Tejero and Roca comes on.
The capital team began to enter the opponent’s area with some dangerous touches.
Yellow card for Carlos Romero for foul on Mbappé
Hard foul by Romero on Mbappé. Real Madrid demands a red card for the foul from behind.
Free kick taken by Valverde that goes into the wall.
POST! Madrid’s first key arrival as they capitalize on a rebound from a Bellingham shot, but Mbappé’s shot hits the metal.
Carlos Romero’s left-footed shot after a run from midfield. But his shot just misses the post.
The complementary part begins.
First half ends. Espanyol 0-0 Real Madrid.
The referee adds two minutes to the first half.
Rodrygo’s free kick is deflected by the defense. We have a corner kick.
In the final minutes of the first half, both teams looked for a goal before the break.
Fran García’s cross that nobody manages to finish at the far post.
Apart from the disallowed Real Madrid goal, there were no clear chances at the RCDE Stadium.
At the half-hour mark, Espanyol took advantage of counterattacks to go forward, but did so without danger.
Filtered pass to Jofre but Asensio covers the space very well and intercepts.
Merengue possession in these twenty minutes of the match was 73%.
Vini had scored the first goal of the match, but an earlier foul by Mbappé on Lozano is flagged.
Jofre makes space for a shot without power that Courtois saves without problem.
Real Madrid: Rüdiger out, Asensio in
Rudiger is in pain. Apparently it is a muscle strain. Sensitive absence for Ancelotti.
Bellingham takes a hit in the accidental collision with Joan Garcia in the area.
We reached the ten minute mark. A lot of ball in the midfield, but no danger is generated.
If Real Madrid lost, they would still have the LaLiga lead. But Ancelotti didn’t hold anything back, despite the fixture load ahead for Los Merengues.
The first minutes of the match belonged to Espanyol, at least in possession.
The match starts
The most recent match played between Merengues and Pericos was played last September 2024. That match ended in a 4-1 victory for Real Madrid with goals from Mbappé, Vinicius, Rodrygo and Dani Carvajal.
In the long history of these two historic Spanish teams, Real Madrid has the balance in its favor, as the Merengues have 118 victories to Espanyol’s 45 and only 37 draws. Espanyol have not beaten Real Madrid since 2021.
All set for today’s match! Welcome back to our VAVEL Spain coverage. There is just under an hour to go until the match between Espanyol and Real Madrid, corresponding to the 22nd LaLiga matchday, kicks off at the RCDE Stadium. Both teams want the win, can the home side or the visitors get the victory in this game? Follow all our coverage on VAVEL USA.
In a few moments we will share with you the Espanyol vs Real Madrid starting line-ups in real time for this matchday 22 match, as well as data, statistics, photos, and all the latest information from the RCDE Stadium. Don’t miss any details of this match with VAVEL Spain’s minute-by-minute live online coverage.
1 García, 23 El Hilali, 4 Kumbulla, 6 Cabrera, 14 Oliván, 17 Carreras, 20 Kral, 10 Lozano, 12 Tejero, 2 Fernández, 7 Puado.
1. Thibaut Courtois, 14. Aurelien Tchouameni, 22 Antonio Rüdiger, 17. Lucas Vázquez, 23. Ferland Mendy, 8. Federico Valverde, 10. Luka Modric, 21. Brahim Diaz, 5. Jude Bellingham, 11. Rodrygo, 9. Kylian Mbappé.
The refereeing quartet is yet to be confirmed.
We have a new weekend with the second month of 2025 and we are back with all the activity in all the soccer leagues of the world. Today we continue with the soccer day with initial matches in this date 22 of LaLiga that will play several teams of the Spanish league, two of them will be Real Madrid visiting Espanyol of Barcelona. On this midday Saturday, we will have a very striking match where the RCDE stadium, will witness this confrontation between the capital and Barcelona.Both teams will want to come away with the three points in this half of European competition, especially Espanyol, who are dangerously close to the relegation zone. Will the home team be able to get the win or will the visitors do it in this matchday 22? Or will this match end in a draw? Find out at VAVEL USA.
The match between Espanyol and Real Madrid will be played at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, in the city of Barcelona, Spain. Kick-off is scheduled for 3:00 pm (ET).
Good afternoon to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the live broadcast of the match between Espanyol and Real Madrid, corresponding to matchday 22 of LaLiga 2024-25. Follow all our coverage on VAVEL USA and don’t miss any of the details of this match.
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