Spanish LALIGA

Real Madrid vs Espanyol 2022-23 LaLiga

  • 22': Vinícius Júnior
  • 39': Éder Militão
  • 90'+3': Marco Asensio
FT
3 - 1
  • 8': Joselu

Real Madrid start crucial week with important win over Espanyol

Real Madrid fought back from a goal down to win 3-1 against Espanyol at the Bernabeu ahead of a week in which they face Liverpool and Barcelona.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 8': Goal! Real Madrid 0, Espanyol 1. Joselu (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rubén Sánchez.
  • 19': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Espanyol 1. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
  • 32': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Espanyol 1. Éder Militão (Real Madrid) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Espanyol 1.
  • 56': Óscar Gil (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
  • 69': Substitution, Espanyol. Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel replaces Óscar Gil.
  • 72': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Luka Modric.
  • 74': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Toni Kroos.
  • 74': Substitution, Real Madrid. Antonio Rüdiger replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
  • 75': Substitution, Espanyol. Javier Puado replaces Rubén Sánchez.
  • 75': Substitution, Espanyol. Denis Suárez replaces José Gragera.
  • 84': Substitution, Espanyol. Aleix Vidal replaces Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel because of an injury.
  • 84': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Sergi Gómez.
  • 86': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Substitution, Real Madrid. Álvaro Rodríguez replaces Vinícius Júnior.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Real Madrid 3, Espanyol 1. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nacho.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 3, Espanyol 1.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 59,782

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+44 Real Madrid 29 72 1
+26 Barcelona 29 64 3
+25 Girona 29 62 5
+24 Athletic Club 29 56 5
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Statistics

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17 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 2
29.5 Possession 70.5
10 SHOTS 22
3 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
210 Accurate Passes 585
260 Passes 639
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 3
12 Crosses 16
0.4 Cross % 0.2
47 Long Balls 39
22 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.8
3 Blocked Shots 8
11 Effective Tackles 8
17 Tackles 9
0.6 Tackle % 0.9
16 Interceptions 2
25 Effective Clearances 14
25 Clearances 14

Line-Ups

RMA Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
6 Nacho
3 Éder Militão
12 Eduardo Camavinga
2 Dani Carvajal Yellow Card
18 Aurélien Tchouaméni
8 Toni Kroos
10 Luka Modric
21 Rodrygo
20 Vinícius Júnior
15 Federico Valverde

ESP Espanyol (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Fernando Pacheco (GK)
24 Sergi Gómez
23 César Montes
4 Leandro Cabrera Yellow Card
2 Óscar Gil Yellow Card
15 José Gragera
12 Vinicius Souza
17 Martin Braithwaite
27 Rubén Sánchez
9 Joselu
10 Sergi Darder

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