Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2–1 — 2026 LaLiga 2026-27 LALIGA

Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2–1 at RCDE Stadium on Saturday, August 22, 2026.

The goals

• 9' — Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
• 30' — Cala (Espanyol)
• 90' — Carlos Espí (Real Madrid)

How it unfolded

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. 25'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
4. 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.
5. 32'•Cala (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
6. 32'•Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
7. 45'+4'•First Half ends, Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 1.
8. 59'•Clemens Riedel (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
9. 64'•Substitution, Real Madrid. Marc Cucurella replaces Álvaro Carreras.
10. 64'•Substitution, Real Madrid. Yan Diomande replaces Arda Güler.
11. 66'•Substitution, Espanyol. Vanja Drkusic replaces Clemens Riedel.
12. 66'•Substitution, Espanyol. Rafel Bauzà replaces Cala.
13. 75'•Substitution, Espanyol. Pol Lozano replaces Urko González de Zárate.
14. 75'•Substitution, Espanyol. Pere Milla replaces Javi Hernández.
15. 80'•Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Bernardo Silva.
16. 80'•Substitution, Real Madrid. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Denzel Dumfries.
17. 80'•Substitution, Real Madrid. Carlos Espí replaces Jude Bellingham.
18. 84'•Edu Expósito (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19. 88'•Substitution, Espanyol. Jofre Carreras replaces Edu Expósito.
20. 90'⚽Goal! Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 2. Carlos Espí (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
21. 90'+1'•Pere Milla (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
22. 90'+4'•Pol Lozano (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
23. 90'+5'•Second Half ends, Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 2.

How they arrived

• Espanyol: 1W 0D 1L in their last 2 — 50% win rate, 4 scored and 3 conceded.
• Real Madrid: 4W 1D 0L in their last 5 — 80% win rate, 12 scored and 4 conceded.

Full match statistics

Team records

Sources

• 2026 LaLiga 2026-27 LALIGA — live match data

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