Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, February 1, 2025
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Espanyol DLDWD 1
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RCDE Stadium · 33,669 att. · ESPN Deportes

Match Report

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Real Madrid made to pay for profligacy as Espanyol snatch win

LaLiga leaders Real Madrid were stunned at lowly Espanyol on Saturday after losing 1-0 thanks to a late Carlos Romero strike.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

3
Fouls
14
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
8
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
7
76.1
Possession
23.9
21
SHOTS
5
7
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
725
Accurate Passes
187
793
Passes
242
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
1
25
Crosses
12
0.1
Cross %
0.1
46
Long Balls
39
31
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
1
5
Effective Tackles
11
7
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
9
10
Effective Clearances
39
10
Clearances
39

Highlights

00:37 Should this tackle on Mbappe have been a red card? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 4-1

Lineups

ESP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Joan GarcíaG
  2. 6Leandro CabreraCD-L
  3. 4Marash KumbullaCD-R
  4. 22Carlos RomeroLB
  5. 23Omar El HilaliRB
  6. 20Alex KrálAM
  7. 19Urko GonzalezLM
  8. 10Pol LozanoRM
  9. 2Roberto FernándezF
  10. 7Javier PuadoAM-L
  11. 17Jofre CarrerasAM-R

RMA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 22Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  3. 14Aurélien TchouaméniCD-R
  4. 20Fran GarcíaLB
  5. 17Lucas VázquezRB
  6. 5Jude BellinghamAM
  7. 8Federico ValverdeLM
  8. 19Dani CeballosRM
  9. 9Kylian MbappéF
  10. 7Vinícius JúniorAM-L
  11. 11RodrygoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Substitution, Real Madrid. Raúl Asencio replaces Antonio Rüdiger because of an injury.
  2. 61' Carlos Romero (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 66' Substitution, Espanyol. Antoniu Roca replaces Urko González because of an injury.
  4. 67' Substitution, Espanyol. Álvaro Tejero replaces Jofre Carreras.
  5. 73' Substitution, Espanyol. Alejo Véliz replaces Roberto Fernández.
  6. 80' Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Dani Ceballos.
  7. 83' Substitution, Espanyol. Fernando Calero replaces Javi Puado.
  8. 85' Goal! Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 0. Carlos Romero (Espanyol) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Omar El Hilali with a cross following a fast break.
  9. 87' Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Lucas Vázquez.
  10. 90' Marash Kumbulla (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.

LALIGA News

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