Match Analysis: Espanyol vs Real Madrid
Espanyol vs Real Madrid ended 2-1. Read the match story, decisive moments, lineups, player highlights, xG and full team statistics.
La Liga How the match unfolded
Espanyol beat Real Madrid 2-1.
Goals: Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol, 17'), Aleix Vidal (Espanyol, 60'), K. Benzema (Real Madrid, 71').
Espanyol had 35% possession to Real Madrid's 65%, with 8.00 shots to 18.00.
K. Benzema (Real Madrid) was the standout performer, rated 8.3.
Match events timeline
Match statistics
Espanyol
Starting lineups and substitutes
Espanyol
Formation 4-1-4-1 · Coach: Vicente Moreno
Starting XI
- 3Adrià PedrosaD
- 4L. CabreraD
- 10DarderM
- 11Raúl de TomásF
- 12Óscar GilD
- 13Diego LópezG
- 14MelendoM
- 20K. BareM
- 22Aleix VidalM
- 23Adri EmbarbaM
- 24Sergi GómezD
Substitutes (11)
- 6Manu MorlanesM
- 7Wu LeiF
- 15David LópezD
- 16Loren MorónF
- 17Dídac ViláD
- 18L. DimataF
- 19VadilloM
- 21Nico MelamedM
- 32GoriM
- 33Álvaro GarcíaD
- 34Joan GarcíaG
Real Madrid
Formation 4-1-3-2 · Coach: C. Ancelotti
Starting XI
- 1T. CourtoisG
- 3Éder MilitãoD
- 4D. AlabaD
- 6NachoD
- 8T. KroosM
- 9K. BenzemaF
- 10L. ModrićM
- 15F. ValverdeM
- 17Lucas VázquezD
- 20Vinícius JúniorF
- 25E. CamavingaM
Substitutes (8)
- 5VallejoD
- 7E. HazardF
- 13A. LuninG
- 14CasemiroM
- 16L. JovićF
- 21RodrygoF
- 26Luis LópezG
- 35Miguel GutiérrezD
Data-based man of the match and player highlights
K. Benzema
Rating 8.3 · 1 goals · 0 assists · 4 shots on target
Adri Embarba
Rating 7.6 · 0 G · 1 A · 1 SOT
Raúl de Tomás
Rating 7.2 · 1 G · 0 A · 1 SOT
Aleix Vidal
Rating 7.2 · 1 G · 0 A · 1 SOT
K. Bare
Rating 7.0 · 0 G · 1 A · 0 SOT
Diego López
Rating 6.6 · 0 G · 0 A · 0 SOT
Prediction vs actual result
Espanyol vs Real Madrid match analysis
Review Espanyol 2-1 Real Madrid with the match story, goals, events, lineups, player highlights and detailed team statistics from La Liga.