Real Madrid vs Espanyol 2021-22 LaLiga
Real Madrid secure LaLiga title with victory over Espanyol
Rodrygo scored twice as Real Madrid beat Espanyol 4-0 at the Bernabeu on Saturday to clinch the LaLiga title.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 33': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Espanyol 0. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcelo.
- 42': Mariano (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Espanyol 0. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 46': Casemiro (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Goal! Real Madrid 3, Espanyol 0. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga following a fast break.
- 60': Substitution, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos replaces Luka Modric.
- 60': Substitution, Real Madrid. Karim Benzema replaces Mariano.
- 61': Substitution, Real Madrid. Isco replaces Casemiro.
- 65': Substitution, Espanyol. Dídac Vilá replaces Tonny Vilhena.
- 65': Substitution, Espanyol. Wu Lei replaces Raúl de Tomás.
- 65': Substitution, Espanyol. Manu Morlanes replaces Óscar Melendo.
- 75': Substitution, Real Madrid. Mario Gila replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
- 75': Substitution, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior replaces Rodrygo.
- 76': Substitution, Espanyol. Fran Mérida replaces Yangel Herrera.
- 81': Goal! Real Madrid 4, Espanyol 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior following a fast break.
- 83': Substitution, Espanyol. David López replaces Fernando Calero.
Game Information
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 58,686
Spanish LALIGA Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+47 | Real Madrid | 31 | 78 | 1 |
+28 | Barcelona | 31 | 70 | 3 |
+24 | Girona | 31 | 65 | 6 |
+23 | Atlético Madrid | 31 | 61 | 8 |
Statistics
ESP | RMA | |
---|---|---|
6 | Fouls | 11 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
9 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
1 | Saves | 6 |
41.8 | Possession | 58.2 |
20 | SHOTS | 11 |
6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
376 | Accurate Passes | 568 |
422 | Passes | 617 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
26 | Crosses | 9 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
33 | Long Balls | 34 |
20 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
14 | Tackles | 13 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
7 | Interceptions | 6 |
7 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
7 | Clearances | 18 |
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
5 | Jesús Vallejo |
14 | Casemiro |
12 | Marcelo |
17 | Lucas Vázquez |
25 | Eduardo Camavinga |
19 | Dani Ceballos |
10 | Luka Modric |
24 | Mariano |
21 | Rodrygo |
11 | Marco Asensio |
Espanyol (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Diego López (GK) |
24 | Sergi Gómez |
5 | Fernando Calero |
4 | Leandro Cabrera |
22 | Aleix Vidal |
10 | Sergi Darder |
25 | Yangel Herrera |
19 | Tonny Vilhena |
14 | Óscar Melendo |
11 | Raúl de Tomás |
9 | Javier Puado |
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