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Real Madrid at EspanyolReal Madrid
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Post Game SummaryStat Savant
atReal Madrid at EspanyolReal Madrid broke through in the 90th minute to defeat Espanyol 2-1 in a tightly contested affair that stayed level until late. Jude Bellingham scored for the hosts, who made the most of limited chances. Real Madrid hosts Real Sociedad on Wednesday, while Espanyol travels to Real Sociedad on Saturday.
Real Madrid and Espanyol stayed locked at 1-1 through a low-scoring, disciplined contest before Carlos Espí's 90th-minute goal separated them.
Bellingham got on the board for Real Madrid, who were clinical in front of goal, converting 3 shots on target into 2 goals.
Real Madrid improved to 1-0-0 on the season. Espanyol fell to 1-0-1.
The Real Madrid sit 2nd in the 2026-27 LALIGA. The Espanyol sit 8th in the 2026-27 LALIGA.
The Real Madrid are up next home vs Málaga (Aug 30), then at Real Betis. The Espanyol are up next at Real Sociedad (Aug 29), then home vs Sevilla.
Pick DrawMiss
RMA · 84%HeldGraded against the closing line across 4 books.
Where the result left them, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.
Goals by half across the top, then every player who appeared underneath — starters first, then whoever came on. Shots carry their shots-on-target in brackets; the keeper’s line is saves and goals conceded.
| Half | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMAReal Madrid | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ESPEspanyol | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | POS | G | A | SH | SOG | F | FS | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Huijsen | CD-L | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Ibrahima Konaté | CD-R | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Álvaro Carreras | LB | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
 Denzel Dumfries | RB | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jude Bellingham | AM | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Federico Valverde | LM | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bernardo Silva | RM | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Kylian Mbappé | F | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Vinícius Júnior | AM-L | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | — |
| Arda Güler | AM-R | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Eduardo Camavinga | SUB | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | SUB | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Carlos Espí | SUB | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Yan Diomande | SUB | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Cucurella | SUB | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Player | SV | GA | F | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thibaut Courtois | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.
