
Real Madrid vs Espanyol 2022-23 LaLiga
3 - 1
Real Madrid start crucial week with important win over Espanyol
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Real Madrid fought back from a goal down to win 3-1 against Espanyol at the Bernabeu ahead of a week in which they face Liverpool and Barcelona.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Goal! Real Madrid 0, Espanyol 1. Joselu (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rubén Sánchez.
- 19': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Espanyol 1. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
- 32': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Espanyol 1. Éder Militão (Real Madrid) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Espanyol 1.
- 56': Óscar Gil (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Substitution, Espanyol. Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel replaces Óscar Gil.
- 72': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Luka Modric.
- 74': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Toni Kroos.
- 74': Substitution, Real Madrid. Antonio Rüdiger replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 75': Substitution, Espanyol. Javier Puado replaces Rubén Sánchez.
- 75': Substitution, Espanyol. Denis Suárez replaces José Gragera.
- 84': Substitution, Espanyol. Aleix Vidal replaces Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel because of an injury.
- 84': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Sergi Gómez.
- 86': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Substitution, Real Madrid. Álvaro Rodríguez replaces Vinícius Júnior.
- 90'+3': Goal! Real Madrid 3, Espanyol 1. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nacho.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 3, Espanyol 1.
Game Information
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 59,782
Spanish LALIGA Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+58 | Barcelona | 34 | 79 | 5 |
+36 | Real Madrid | 34 | 75 | 5 |
+33 | Atlético Madrid | 35 | 70 | 5 |
+24 | Athletic Club | 34 | 61 | 5 |
Statistics
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RMA![]() |
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17 | Fouls | 12 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
4 | Saves | 2 |
29.5 | Possession | 70.5 |
10 | SHOTS | 22 |
3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
210 | Accurate Passes | 585 |
260 | Passes | 639 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
12 | Crosses | 16 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
47 | Long Balls | 39 |
22 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
17 | Tackles | 9 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
16 | Interceptions | 2 |
25 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
25 | Clearances | 14 |
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
6 | Nacho |
3 | Éder Militão |
12 | Eduardo Camavinga |
2 | Dani Carvajal ![]() |
18 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
8 | Toni Kroos |
10 | Luka Modric |
21 | Rodrygo |
20 | Vinícius Júnior |
15 | Federico Valverde |
Espanyol (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Fernando Pacheco (GK) |
24 | Sergi Gómez |
23 | César Montes |
4 | Leandro Cabrera ![]() |
2 | Óscar Gil ![]() |
15 | José Gragera |
12 | Vinicius Souza |
17 | Martin Braithwaite |
27 | Rubén Sánchez |
9 | Joselu |
10 | Sergi Darder |
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