Espanyol vs Real Madrid 2021-22 LaLiga
Real Madrid struggles continue with shock defeat at Espanyol
Real Madrid's struggles continued as they sustained a shocking 2-1 defeat at Espanyol on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 11': Adrián Embarba (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Goal! Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 0. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrián Embarba with a cross.
- 29': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
- 58': Substitution, Espanyol. Manu Morlanes replaces Óscar Melendo.
- 60': Goal! Espanyol 2, Real Madrid 0. Aleix Vidal (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Keidi Bare.
- 62': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Jovic replaces Luka Modric.
- 62': Substitution, Real Madrid. Casemiro replaces Toni Kroos.
- 65': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Aleix Vidal.
- 65': Substitution, Espanyol. Wu Lei replaces Adrián Embarba.
- 71': Goal! Espanyol 2, Real Madrid 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Jovic following a fast break.
- 72': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eden Hazard replaces Vinícius Júnior.
- 79': Óscar Gil (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Substitution, Espanyol. Dídac Vilá replaces Óscar Gil because of an injury.
- 82': Substitution, Espanyol. David López replaces Sergi Darder.
Game Information
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 23,377
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +45 | Barcelona | 26 | 64 | 4 |
| +32 | Real Madrid | 26 | 60 | 4 |
| +20 | Atlético Madrid | 26 | 51 | 5 |
| +17 | Villarreal | 26 | 51 | 7 |
Statistics
 RMA |
ESP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 65.5 | Possession | 34.5 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 526 | Accurate Passes | 250 |
| 581 | Passes | 311 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 31 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 16 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 8 | Clearances | 27 |
Espanyol (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Diego López (GK) |
| 4 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 24 | Sergi Gómez |
| 20 | Keidi Bare |
| 3 | Adrià Pedrosa |
| 12 | Óscar Gil  |
| 10 | Sergi Darder |
| 14 | Óscar Melendo |
| 23 | Adri Embarba |
| 22 | Aleix Vidal |
| 11 | Raúl de Tomás |
Real Madrid (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 6 | Nacho |
| 3 | Éder Militão |
| 8 | Toni Kroos |
| 4 | David Alaba |
| 17 | Lucas Vázquez |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 25 | Eduardo Camavinga |
| 15 | Federico Valverde |
| 20 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 9 | Karim Benzema |
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