Espanyol vs Real Madrid, 2019-2020 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGABrilliant Benzema assist helps Real Madrid go clear at the top
Real Madrid beat Espanyol 1-0 on Sunday to wrestle control of the La Liga race from Barcelona.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Raphael Varane (Real Madrid).
- 1': Attempt saved. Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Sergi Darder (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wu Lei.
- 5': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Víctor Gómez (Espanyol).
- 8': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Raphael Varane.
- 9': Foul by David López (Espanyol).
- 9': Isco (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 10': Attempt missed. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Casemiro following a set piece situation.
- 11': Foul by Marc Roca (Espanyol).
- 11': Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Víctor Gómez (Espanyol).
- 13': Attempt blocked. Marcelo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Bernardo Espinosa.
- 13': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Real Madrid) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Raphael Varane following a corner.
- 13': Attempt missed. Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Foul by Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol).
- 14': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid).
- 19': Víctor Gómez (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Attempt saved. Bernardo Espinosa (Espanyol) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Roca with a cross.
- 20': Foul by Adrián Embarba (Espanyol).
- 20': Isco (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Hand ball by Dídac Vilá (Espanyol).
- 22': Offside, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos tries a through ball, but Isco is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt missed. Wu Lei (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adrián Embarba with a through ball.
- 26': Foul by Isco (Real Madrid).
- 26': Marc Roca (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Marc Roca (Espanyol).
- 31': Offside, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos tries a through ball, but Sergio Ramos is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
- 36': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Diego López.
- 36': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Marc Roca.
- 39': Foul by Marc Roca (Espanyol).
- 39': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid).
- 41': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Adrián Embarba (Espanyol).
- 43': Isco (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 44': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Casemiro.
- 44': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Diego López.
- 45': Goal! Espanyol 0, Real Madrid 1. Casemiro (Real Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Espanyol 0, Real Madrid 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 0, Real Madrid 1.
- 45': Substitution, Espanyol. Adrià Pedrosa replaces Dídac Vilá.
- 49': Attempt saved. Wu Lei (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Víctor Gómez with a cross.
- 51': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Isco with a cross.
- 53': Foul by Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol).
- 53': Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Eden Hazard (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Bernardo Espinosa (Espanyol).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo.
- 55': Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 55': Foul by Adrián Embarba (Espanyol).
- 55': Marcelo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Raphael Varane (Real Madrid).
- 57': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Substitution, Espanyol. Óscar Melendo replaces Wu Lei.
- 58': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Bernardo Espinosa.
- 60': Foul by Isco (Real Madrid).
- 60': Óscar Melendo (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Hand ball by Víctor Gómez (Espanyol).
- 64': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Isco.
- 64': Substitution, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior replaces Eden Hazard.
- 64': Foul by Raphael Varane (Real Madrid).
- 64': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 65': Óscar Melendo (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Attempt saved. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 66': Attempt missed. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Cabrera.
- 68': Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, Espanyol. Jonathan Calleri replaces Adrián Embarba.
- 69': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Sergi Darder.
- 70': Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
- 70': Óscar Melendo (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt saved. David López (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Melamed.
- 74': Foul by Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol).
- 74': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Marcelo (Real Madrid).
- 79': Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 82': Offside, Real Madrid. Daniel Carvajal tries a through ball, but Rodrygo is caught offside.
- 84': Substitution, Espanyol. Pol Lozano replaces David López.
- 86': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Jonathan Calleri (Espanyol).
- 87': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 87': Óscar Melendo (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
- 88': Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Raphael Varane (Real Madrid).
- 89': Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Marc Roca (Espanyol).
- 90'+3': Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol).
- 90'+4': Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
- 90'+4': Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Espanyol 0, Real Madrid 1.
- 0': Match ends, Espanyol 0, Real Madrid 1.
Statistics
 RMA |
ESP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 19 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 68.7 | Possession | 31.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 626 | Accurate Passes | 248 |
| 710 | Passes | 325 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 15 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 94 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 67 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 3 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 3 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 38 | +59 | 94 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | +42 | 86 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 38 | +26 | 72 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | +18 | 69 |
Line-Ups
Espanyol (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Diego López (GK) |
| 18 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 20 | Bernardo Espinosa |
| 17 | Dídac Vilà |
| 34 | Víctor Gómez |
| 21 | Marc Roca |
| 15 | David López |
| 10 | Sergi Darder |
| 7 | Wu Lei |
| 11 | Raúl de Tomás |
| 23 | Adri Embarba |
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 4 | Sergio Ramos |
| 5 | Raphaël Varane |
| 12 | Marcelo |
| 2 | Dani Carvajal |
| 14 | Casemiro |
| 8 | Toni Kroos |
| 15 | Federico Valverde |
| 9 | Karim Benzema |
| 7 | Eden Hazard |
| 22 | Isco |
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