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Espanyol 0-0 Real Madrid
Decent move from Real Madrid.
Lucas Vazquez has the ball inside the Espanyol box but the hosts' defenders crowd around him and recover the ball when he tries to poke it back into the middle.
Summary
Espanyol host Real Madrid in La Liga
Carlo Ancelotti's side looking to extend lead at top
Atletico Madrid are one point behind having played a game more
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Espanyol 0-0 Real Madrid
Rodrygo dinks the resulting free kick into the middle but it's headed clear by Omar El Hilali.
Postpublished at 27 mins
Espanyol 0-0 Real Madrid
Real Madrid earn a free kick in a good position as Leandro Cabrera fouls Kylian Mbappe.
The Espanyol defender escapes without a booking.
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Espanyol 0-0 Real Madrid
Real Madrid are controlling the ball and the tempo of the game, but Espanyol are so dangerous on the counter-attack.
They're causing a lot of issues for the visitors at the back.
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Espanyol 0-0 Real Madrid
So close for Espanyol at the other end!
A cross comes towards Roberto Fernandez on the edge of the Real Madrid six-yard box but he can't quite connect.
DISALLOWED GOALpublished at 22 mins
Espanyol 0-0 Real Madrid
Vinicius Jr has the ball in the back of the net, but the referee has ruled out the goal!
Federico Valverde knocks the ball to Kylian Mbappe, he plays it to Vinicius Jr who whips an effort past the Espanyol goalkeeper.
But an Espanyol player goes down in a tangle with Mbappe and the goal is ruled out for the foul.
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Espanyol 0-0 Real Madrid
Oooooh. Nice move from Espanyol.
They build up from the back and after passing their way forward the ball finds Jofre Carreras on the edge of the Real Madrid box.
He sends a low strike towards the bottom right but Thibaut Courtois gets down to stop it.
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Closer! Vinicius Jr whips a free-kick into the Espanyol box but substitute Raul Asencio can't connect cleanly with his head and doesn't hit the target.
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Espanyol 0-0 Real Madrid
Raul Asencio replaces Antonio Rudiger.
Rudiger went down off the ball, it's not entirely clear what happened but he was holding his left leg.
He' able to walk off, though, which is a good sign.
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We've got a stoppage as Antonio Rudiger is down and in need of some treatment.
He might not be able to carry on.
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Neither team are managing to do much in and around the final third yet.
Javi Puado's 20th-second strike is the only effort of the game.
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Espanyol 0-0 Real Madrid
Oooh. Nice idea.
Real are weathering the storm for a moment and letting Espanyol run at them.
Jofre Carreras whips a low ball through the Madrid defence and towards the six yard box but no teammates can get to it in time.
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Espanyol 0-0 Real Madrid
Espanyol are pressing Real high up the pitch, trying to overturn possession.
Jofre Carreras charges at the visitors' defence but loses the ball after a good run.
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Espanyol 0-0 Real Madrid
An energetic start from Espanyol. Javi Puado fires over the Real goal from around 25 yards out.
KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min
Espanyol 0-0 Real Madrid
Real Madrid get the ball rolling.
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Espanyol v Real Madrid (20:00 GMT)
As kick-off approaches imminently, let's just take a minute to marvel at Real Madrid's new matchday tracksuit. Special.
Image source, Getty ImagesWhat the stats saypublished at 19:57 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February
Espanyol v Real Madrid (20:00 GMT)
- Espanyol have won two of their past five home games against Real Madrid in La Liga (L3), having managed just one win in their previous 11 home games against them in the competition (W1 D1 L9).
- Real Madrid have won 108 of their 177 meetings with Espanyol in La Liga (D33 L36), a record number of wins by any team against another in the history of the competition.
- Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has won eight of his nine meetings with Espanyol in La Liga (L1), with his side scoring in all of them (26 goals).
- Espanyol have lost only one of their past six La Liga matches (W1 D4 L1), having lost eight of their previous 10 games in the competition (W2).
Madrid derby next weekendpublished at 19:54 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February
Espanyol v Real Madrid (20:00 GMT)
It is not only important for Real Madrid to win tonight to restore their advantage.
It is also important as they take on second-placed Atletico Madrid next weekend in the Madrid derby.
Anything less than victory for Real tonight would give Atletico the opportunity to leapfrog them with a win next Saturday.
Atletico keep up pressurepublished at 19:51 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February
Espanyol v Real Madrid (20:00 GMT)
Atletico Madrid have just won 2-0 against Mallorca, keeping up the pressure on Real at the top of the table.
It means Carlo Ancelotti's side will go four points ahead in first place if they win this evening.
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Espanyol v Real Madrid (20:00 GMT)
Here's how the teams line up tonight, starting with Espanyol.
Espanyol XI: Garcia, El Hilali, Kumbulla, Cabrera, Romero, Carreras, Lozano, Kral, Gonzalez, Puado, Fernandez.
Subs: Gomez, Calero, Exposito, Veliz, Milla, Tejero, Pacheco, Cheddira, Aguado, Roca, Vinas.
Here's Real Madrid's line-up for tonight, with Jude Bellingham among the starters.
Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Vazquez, Tchouameni, Rudiger, Garcia, Rodrygo, Valverde, Ceballos, Bellingham, Mbappe, Vinicius Jr.
Subs: Alaba, Modric, Lunin, Guler, Endrick, Vallejo, Diaz, Mendy, Mestre, Asencio, Aguado.
Espanyol have won three of their last six home games against Real Madrid in La Liga
Espanyol pulled off a stunning victory over Real Madrid, who missed an opportunity to move four points clear at the top of La Liga.
After soaking up huge amounts of pressure, the home side caught Carlo Ancelotti's side on the counter-attack and Carlos Romero slotted beyond Thibaut Courtois at the back post in the 85th minute.
Real thought they had taken the lead in the first half when Vinicius Jr curled beautifully into the far corner, but Kylian Mbappe was deemed to have committed a foul in the build-up.
Rodrygo came closest to breaking the deadlock for Real in the second half when he jinked inside before prodding an effort off the post as home keeper Joan Garcia dived on the ball.
Minutes later, Garcia made his seventh and best save when he tipped Mbappe's effort wide as it arrowed towards the far corner.
The Real bench were also incensed when Romero only received a yellow card for a calf-high challenge on the back of Mbappe, with the Spanish defender scoring the winner 24 minutes later to move his side out of the bottom three.
Real, who face Manchester City in the Champions League play-offs on 11 February, had a concern too on the fitness of Antonio Rudiger after the German defender was replaced with a suspected hamstring injury in the first half.
Ancelotti's side pushed for an equaliser in the final moments as goalkeeper Courtois came up for a corner, but Espanyol held firm to hand Real their third defeat of the season and end a four-game winning streak.
Second-placed Atletico Madrid enjoyed a 2-0 home win over Mallorca to move within a point of Real, who they visit next Saturday in the Madrid derby.
Player of the match
Number: 5 Fernando Calero
Average rating 8.64
Number: 5 Fernando Calero
Average Rating: 8.64Number: 31 Antoniu Roca
Average Rating: 8.58Number: 2 Roberto Fernández
Average Rating: 8.39Number: 10 Pol Lozano
Average Rating: 8.29Number: 19 Urko González
Average Rating: 8.24Number: 7 Javi Puado
Average Rating: 8.24Number: 17 Jofre Carreras
Average Rating: 8.21Number: 20 A. Král
Average Rating: 8.17Number: 12 Álvaro Tejero
Average Rating: 8.17Number: 22 Carlos Romero
Average Rating: 8.13Number: 9 A. Véliz
Average Rating: 8.08Number: 23 O. El Hilali
Average Rating: 7.89Number: 1 Joan García
Average Rating: 7.74Number: 6 L. Cabrera
Average Rating: 7.68Number: 4 M. Kumbulla
Average Rating: 7.33Number: 1 T. Courtois
Average Rating: 5.42Number: 11 Rodrygo
Average Rating: 4.94Number: 7 Vinícius Júnior
Average Rating: 4.71Number: 20 Fran García
Average Rating: 4.50Number: 17 Lucas Vázquez
Average Rating: 4.48Number: 8 F. Valverde
Average Rating: 4.48Number: 5 J. Bellingham
Average Rating: 4.36Number: 22 A. Rüdiger
Average Rating: 4.33Number: 14 A. Tchouaméni
Average Rating: 4.28Number: 9 K. Mbappé
Average Rating: 4.24Number: 35 Raúl Asencio
Average Rating: 4.14Number: 19 Dani Ceballos
Average Rating: 3.96Number: 21 Brahim Díaz
Average Rating: 3.85Number: 10 L. Modrić
Average Rating: 3.55After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.
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Spanish La Liga Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 1st February
Spanish La Liga Table
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Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Real Madrid, Position 1, Points 49
- Espanyol, Position 17, Points 23
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 21 | 29 | 49 |
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| 2 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 23 | 48 |
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| 3 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 59 | 24 | 35 | 42 |
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| 4 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 40 |
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| 5 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 37 |
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| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 32 |
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| 7 | Mallorca | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 30 |
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| 8 | Girona | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 28 |
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| 9 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
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| 10 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 28 |
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| 11 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 28 |
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| 12 | Osasuna | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 27 |
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| 13 | Celta Vigo | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 25 |
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| 14 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
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| 15 | Las Palmas | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 23 |
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| 16 | Leganés | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 23 |
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| 17 | Espanyol | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 23 |
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| 18 | Deportivo Alavés | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 21 |
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| 19 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 16 |
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| 20 | Real Valladolid | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 47 | -32 | 15 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 4 : UEFA Champions League
- Position 5 : UEFA Europa League
- Position 6 : UEFA Conference League Qualifiers
- Position 18 - 20 : Relegation
Team Lineups
home team, Espanyol
Manager: Manolo González
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, García, Goalkeeper
23, El Hilali, Defender
4, Kumbulla, Defender
6, Cabrera, Defender
22, Romero, Defender
10, Lozano, Defensive Midfielder
19, González, Defensive Midfielder
17, Carreras, Attacking Midfielder
20, Král, Attacking Midfielder
7, Puado, Attacking Midfielder
2, Fernández, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, Joan García
- Number 22, Carlos Romero , Yellow Card at 61 minutes
- Number 6, L. Cabrera
- Number 4, M. Kumbulla , Yellow Card at 90 minutes
- Number 23, O. El Hilali
- Number 19, Urko González , substituted for Antoniu Roca at 66 minutes
- Number 10, Pol Lozano
- Number 7, Javi Puado , Captain, substituted for Fernando Calero at 83 minutes
- Number 20, A. Král
- Number 17, Jofre Carreras , substituted for Álvaro Tejero at 67 minutes
- Number 2, Roberto Fernández , substituted for A. Véliz at 73 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Espanyol
- Number 18, Álvaro Aguado
- Number 5, Fernando Calero
- Number 16, W. Cheddira
- Number 8, Edu Expósito
- Number 33, Ángel Fortuño
- Number 3, Sergi Gómez
- Number 11, Pere Milla
- Number 13, Fernando Pacheco
- Number 31, Antoniu Roca
- Number 12, Álvaro Tejero
- Number 9, A. Véliz
away team, Real Madrid
Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Courtois, Goalkeeper
17, Vázquez, Defender
14, Tchouaméni, Defender
22, Rüdiger, Defender
20, García, Defender
19, Ceballos, Defensive Midfielder
8, Valverde, Defensive Midfielder
11, Rodrygo, Attacking Midfielder
5, Bellingham, Attacking Midfielder
7, Vinícius Júnior, Attacking Midfielder
9, Mbappé, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, T. Courtois
- Number 20, Fran García
- Number 22, A. Rüdiger , substituted for Raúl Asencio at 15 minutes
- Number 14, A. Tchouaméni
- Number 17, Lucas Vázquez , Captain, substituted for Brahim Díaz at 87 minutes
- Number 8, F. Valverde
- Number 19, Dani Ceballos , substituted for L. Modrić at 80 minutes
- Number 7, Vinícius Júnior
- Number 5, J. Bellingham
- Number 11, Rodrygo
- Number 9, K. Mbappé
away team, Real Madrid
- Number 21, Brahim Díaz
- Number 39, Lorenzo Aguado
- Number 35, Raúl Asencio
- Number 15, A. Güler
- Number 13, A. Lunin
- Number 23, F. Mendy
- Number 34, Sergio Mestre
- Number 10, L. Modrić
- Number 16, Endrick
- Number 4, D. Alaba
- Number 18, Jesús Vallejo
home team, Espanyol
Manager: Manolo González
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, García, Goalkeeper
23, El Hilali, Defender
4, Kumbulla, Defender
6, Cabrera, Defender
22, Romero, Defender
10, Lozano, Defensive Midfielder
19, González, Defensive Midfielder
17, Carreras, Attacking Midfielder
20, Král, Attacking Midfielder
7, Puado, Attacking Midfielder
2, Fernández, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, Joan García
- Number 22, Carlos Romero , Yellow Card at 61 minutes
- Number 6, L. Cabrera
- Number 4, M. Kumbulla , Yellow Card at 90 minutes
- Number 23, O. El Hilali
- Number 19, Urko González , substituted for Antoniu Roca at 66 minutes
- Number 10, Pol Lozano
- Number 7, Javi Puado , Captain, substituted for Fernando Calero at 83 minutes
- Number 20, A. Král
- Number 17, Jofre Carreras , substituted for Álvaro Tejero at 67 minutes
- Number 2, Roberto Fernández , substituted for A. Véliz at 73 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 18, Álvaro Aguado
- Number 5, Fernando Calero
- Number 16, W. Cheddira
- Number 8, Edu Expósito
- Number 33, Ángel Fortuño
- Number 3, Sergi Gómez
- Number 11, Pere Milla
- Number 13, Fernando Pacheco
- Number 31, Antoniu Roca
- Number 12, Álvaro Tejero
- Number 9, A. Véliz
away team, Real Madrid
Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Courtois, Goalkeeper
17, Vázquez, Defender
14, Tchouaméni, Defender
22, Rüdiger, Defender
20, García, Defender
19, Ceballos, Defensive Midfielder
8, Valverde, Defensive Midfielder
11, Rodrygo, Attacking Midfielder
5, Bellingham, Attacking Midfielder
7, Vinícius Júnior, Attacking Midfielder
9, Mbappé, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, T. Courtois
- Number 20, Fran García
- Number 22, A. Rüdiger , substituted for Raúl Asencio at 15 minutes
- Number 14, A. Tchouaméni
- Number 17, Lucas Vázquez , Captain, substituted for Brahim Díaz at 87 minutes
- Number 8, F. Valverde
- Number 19, Dani Ceballos , substituted for L. Modrić at 80 minutes
- Number 7, Vinícius Júnior
- Number 5, J. Bellingham
- Number 11, Rodrygo
- Number 9, K. Mbappé
Substitutes
- Number 21, Brahim Díaz
- Number 39, Lorenzo Aguado
- Number 35, Raúl Asencio
- Number 15, A. Güler
- Number 13, A. Lunin
- Number 23, F. Mendy
- Number 34, Sergio Mestre
- Number 10, L. Modrić
- Number 16, Endrick
- Number 4, D. Alaba
- Number 18, Jesús Vallejo
- Referee:
- Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Javier Iglesias Villanueva
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Diego Sánchez Rojo
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Fabián Blanco Rodríguez
- Fourth Official:
- Daniel Pastoriza Iglesias
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Aitor Villate Martínez
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, Espanyol v Real MadridOverall possession
Shots
Espanyol 5Real Madrid 21Shots on target
Espanyol 2Real Madrid 7Total touches in the box
Espanyol 6Real Madrid 50Goalkeeper saves
Espanyol 7Real Madrid 1Fouls
Espanyol 14Real Madrid 3Corners
Espanyol 1Real Madrid 8Season so far
Spanish La Liga
Key, Espanyol v Real Madrid
League position, Espanyol 17th, Real Madrid 1stTotal points, Espanyol 23, Real Madrid 49
Goals scored
Espanyol 21Real Madrid 50Form guide
All competitions
Espanyol draw
v Sevilla
1
1
Primera División
Real Madrid won
v Brest
0
3
UEFA Champions League
Espanyol won
v Real Valladolid
2
1
Primera División
Real Madrid won
v Real Valladolid
0
3
Primera División
Espanyol draw
v Leganés
1
1
Primera División
Real Madrid won
v Red Bull Salzburg
5
1
UEFA Champions League
Espanyol lose
v Las Palmas
1
0
Primera División
Real Madrid won
v Las Palmas
4
1
Primera División
Espanyol draw
v Valencia
1
1
Primera División
Real Madrid won
v Celta Vigo
5
2
Copa del Rey
Previous meetings
All competitions
Espanyol and Real MadridEspanyol Won 9Real Madrid Won 44Draw 6
Played
59
Previous scores
All competitions
Primera División
Real Madrid 4 , Espanyol 1 on the 21st of September 2024
Real Madrid
Espanyol
21st of September 2024
Real Madrid 3 , Espanyol 1 on the 11th of March 2023
Real Madrid
Espanyol
11th of March 2023
Espanyol 1 , Real Madrid 3 on the 28th of August 2022
Espanyol
Real Madrid
28th of August 2022