Real Madrid vs Espanyol 2022-23 LaLiga

Real Madrid

22': Vinícius Júnior
39': Éder Militão
90'+3': Marco Asensio

FT
3 - 1

Espanyol

8': Joselu

Real Madrid start crucial week with important win over Espanyol

Eder Militao goal celeb Real Madrid vs. Espanyol LaLiga [1296x729]

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

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 59,782

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+49	Real Madrid	33	84	1
+29	Girona	33	71	6
+27	Barcelona	32	70	4
+21	Atlético Madrid	32	61	9

Full Table

Statistics

ESP		RMA
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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Luis López, Lucas Vázquez, Álvaro Rodríguez, Jesús Vallejo, Antonio Rüdiger, Mariano, Andriy Lunin, Marco Asensio, Álvaro Odriozola, Dani Ceballos, Eden Hazard.

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

Substitutes:

Fernando Calero, Dani Gómez, Ronael Pierre-Gabriel, Edu Expósito, Álvaro Fernández, Denis Suárez, Nicolás Melamed, Brian Oliván, Lazo, Joan Garcia, Javier Puado, Aleix Vidal.