It's turning into a very bad week for Real Madrid.

Espanyol cut the visitors apart with one pass forward to Sergi Darder, but Darder pulls his shot wide of the target as Thibaut Courtois comes out to close the angles.

A double change for Real Madrid.

Carlo Ancelotti sends on Casemiro and Luka Jovic for midfield pair Luka Modric and Toni Kroos.

Karim Benzema fights to regain possession for his side, but Espanyol quickly get back in numbers and Leandro Cabrera does well to cut out a ball into the box towards the Frenchman.

Manuel Morlanes comes on for Espanyol, replacing Oscar Melendo.

Wonderful control by Raul de Tomas from a ball forward, but he slips as he tries to cut inside and another chance to test Thibaut Courtois disappears.

Carlo Ancelotti doesn't look impressed, but this has been much better from Real since the break. It's shaping up to be a long half for Espanyol.

Eder Militao leaps to meet another Real corner but just can't get enough of a touch with his head. They're getting closer.

Corner to Real. Toni Kroos whips it in but Espanyol head clear. The hosts can't get out at the start of the second period.

Real start the second half on the front foot. Vinicius Junior drills a ball into the box but Diego Lopez is alert to it.

One change for Real Madrid at the interval.

Rodrygo replaces Eduardo Camavinga.

Away we go again!

Real have dominated the possession so far, but Espanyol have looked relatively comfortable.

Karim Benzema has had three shots - all on target - but he's yet to really test Diego Lopez.

Plenty for Real to improve on in the second half, then. Eden Hazard is among the options available to Carlo Ancelotti from the bench.

Espanyol's goalscorer Raul de Tomas was at Real Madrid from 2004 to 2019, but his only competitive appearance for the club came in a 4-1 victory at Cornella in the Copa del Rey in October 2014 - under manager Carlo Ancelotti.

One minute of added time at the end of the first half.

It's the hosts who launch a final attack, but Raul de Tomas shoots off target.

That will be all for now. Espanyol are ahead against the league leaders!

Espanyol are matching Real all over the pitch. Federico Valverde produces a good challenge to stop Adria Pedrosa's progress on the left.

Eder Militao does well to steer his header from David Alaba's free-kick towards goal, but he's unable to at least draw a save from Diego Lopez.

Another half chance for Espanyol! Raul de Tomas is at the heart of Espanyol's attacks and drags a shot just wide of the target.

Espanyol certainly look the more likely to get the next goal as half-time approaches.

Raul de Tomas dribbles at the Real defence but he loses control of the ball before going down under minimal contact. Not a penalty.

The pesky Adrian Embarba looks like he's in for Espanyol, but Nacho recovers with a sliding challenge to save his side. The hosts fancy a second before half-time...