Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, August 22, 2026
Real Madrid WDWWW 2
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Espanyol WWDLW 1
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RMA112
ESP101
RCDE Stadium · 33,304 att. · ABC

Match Report

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Carlos Espí nets winner to hand Real Madrid win on José Mourinho's return

Substitute Carlos Espí's last-minute winner ensured Jose Mourinho made a winning start in his first game back as Real Madrid boss as his side clinched a 2-1 win at Espanyol in their opening LaLiga match.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

7
Fouls
19
1
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
8
Corner Kicks
0
2
Saves
6
62.7
Possession
37.3
21
SHOTS
8
8
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
509
Accurate Passes
271
552
Passes
326
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
1
20
Crosses
11
0.4
Cross %
0.1
41
Long Balls
38
27
Accurate Long Balls
11
0.7
Long Balls %
0.3
6
Blocked Shots
1
15
Effective Tackles
13
20
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
5
Interceptions
4
18
Effective Clearances
26
18
Clearances
26

Highlights

01:14 Espanyol vs. Real Madrid - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 01:59 Bellingham on the scoresheet as Real Madrid win in 90th minute vs. Espanyol Watch on ESPN 00:34 Jude Bellingham heads Real Madrid into an early lead Watch on ESPN 01:18 Bellingham opens the scoring on Mourinho's Real Madrid return Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 4-1

Lineups

ESP · 4-4-2

  1. 13Marko DmitrovicG
  2. 14Unai NúñezCD-L
  3. 5Clemens RiedelCD-R
  4. 21Roger HinojoLB
  5. 23Omar El HilaliRB
  6. 8Edu ExpósitoCM-L
  7. 4Urko GonzalezCM-R
  8. 24Tyrhys DolanLM
  9. 22CalaRM
  10. 28Javi HernandezCF-L
  11. 9Roberto FernándezCF-R

RMA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 4Dean HuijsenCD-L
  3. 16Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 18Álvaro CarrerasLB
  5. 24Denzel DumfriesRB
  6. 5Jude BellinghamAM
  7. 8Federico ValverdeLM
  8. 20Bernardo SilvaRM
  9. 10Kylian MbappéF
  10. 7Vinícius JúniorAM-L
  11. 15Arda GülerAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Espanyol 0, Real Madrid 1. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arda Güler with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 23' Delay in match because of an injury Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid).
  3. 23'
  4. 25' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 25'
  6. 30' Goal! Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 1. Cala (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Javi Hernández.
  7. 32' Cala (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 32' Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 59' Clemens Riedel (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 64' Substitution, Real Madrid. Marc Cucurella replaces Álvaro Carreras.
  11. 64' Substitution, Real Madrid. Yan Diomande replaces Arda Güler.
  12. 66' Substitution, Espanyol. Vanja Drkusic replaces Clemens Riedel.
  13. 66' Substitution, Espanyol. Rafel Bauzà replaces Cala.
  14. 75' Substitution, Espanyol. Pol Lozano replaces Urko González de Zárate.
  15. 75' Substitution, Espanyol. Pere Milla replaces Javi Hernández.
  16. 80' Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Bernardo Silva.
  17. 80' Substitution, Real Madrid. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Denzel Dumfries.
  18. 80' Substitution, Real Madrid. Carlos Espí replaces Jude Bellingham.
  19. 84' Edu Expósito (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 88' Substitution, Espanyol. Jofre Carreras replaces Edu Expósito.
  21. 90' Goal! Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 2. Carlos Espí (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  22. 90'+1' Pere Milla (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
  23. 90'+4' Pol Lozano (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.

LALIGA News

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