LaLiga 2026-27 | Matchday 2 | 2026-08-23 04:30 JST
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9' J. Bellingham 90' C. Espi
Match summary Espanyol and Real Madrid met in the LaLiga 2026-27 Matchday 2 on August 23. Real Madrid held on to beat Espanyol 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time. Real Madrid scored 1 after the break to seal the win.
Real Madrid controlled the game with 63% possession and 21 shots (8 for their opponents). Real Madrid scored 2 from 8 shots on target. Yellow cards: Espanyol 5, Real Madrid 1.
Team stats 4-4-2 13 Dmitrov 21 Hinojo 14 Nunez 5 Riedel 23 Hilali 24 Dolan 8 Expo sit 4 Gonz ale 22 Cala tra 28 Hernand 9 Jaen
4-2-3-1 1 Courtoi 18 Carr era 4 Huij sen 16 Konate 24 Dumf rie 8 Valverd 20 Silva 7 Junior 5 Belling 15 Guler 10 Mbappe
1.05 Expected goals (xG) 2.71
-0.53 Goals prevented (xG) -0.53
View as table Espanyol Stat Real Madrid 4-4-2 Formation 4-2-3-1 37% Possession 63% 1.05 Expected goals (xG) 2.71 8 Shots 21 3 Shots on target 8 4 Shots off target 7 1 Blocked shots 6 4 Shots inside the box 14 4 Shots outside the box 7 0 Corner kicks 8 3 Offsides 0 19 Fouls 7 326 Passes 552 273 Accurate passes 508 84% Pass accuracy 92% 6 Goalkeeper saves 2 -0.53 Goals prevented (xG) -0.53 5 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez, Spain
Player stats Espanyol Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Marko Dmitrović 0 9(43%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 1(None) DF Omar El Hilali 0 1 1 17(89%) 0 0 0 4 6 90 1 8(1) DF Clemens Riedel 1 1 0 1 22(85%) 0 1 0 3 6 66 7(2) DF Unai Núñez 0 3 37(95%) 0 0 0 6.6 90 2(1) DF Roger Hinojo 0 3 35(83%) 0 0 0 1 6 90 9(3) MF Álex Calatrava 2 1 1 1(100%) 3 15(65%) 0 1 0 3 7.2 66 1 9(4) MF Urko González 0 28(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 75 6(1) MF Edu Expósito 2 1 0 3(75%) 4 1 40(85%) 0 1 0 1 7 88 13(7) MF Tyrhys Dolan 0 1 18(86%) 0 0 0 2 1 5.9 90 2 8(2) FW Roberto Fernández 2 0 1 1 8(80%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.9 90 1 11(6) FW Javier Hernández 0 1(50%) 1 15(94%) 1 0 0 2 2 6.9 75 2 13(4) DF Vanja Drkušić 0 2 7(78%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 24 3(2) MF Rafael Bauzà 0 3 9(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 24 7(4) MF Pol Lozano 0 1 6(86%) 0 1 0 6.3 15 2(1) MF Pere Milla 0 5(100%) 0 1 0 6.2 15 3(None) FW Jofre Carreras 0 2(50%) 0 0 0 2 1(None) GK Llorenç Serred 0 0 0 0 GK Angel Fortuno 0 0 0 0 FW Adama Timera 0 0 0 0 DF José Ángel López 0 0 0 0 DF Quilindschy Hartman 0 0 0 0 MF Gabriel Moscardo 0 0 0 0 FW Marcos Fernández 0 0 0 0
Real Madrid Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Thibaut Courtois 0 19(79%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 DF Denzel Dumfries 2 1 0 4 27(87%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.7 80 6(5) DF Ibrahima Konaté 1 1 0 3 73(97%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 90 1 11(8) DF Dean Huijsen 0 74(97%) 0 0 0 1 7 90 1 7(4) DF Álvaro Carreras 0 1(100%) 2 32(94%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 64 2 4(4) MF Bernardo Silva 0 1(33%) 1 52(95%) 0 0 0 3 6.3 80 1 1 10(2) MF Federico Valverde 1 0 1(50%) 3 64(97%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 1 1 7(4) MF Arda Güler 0 1(50%) 2 1 38(93%) 1 0 0 2 8 64 7 8(6) MF Jude Bellingham 2 2 1 3(60%) 2 37(95%) 0 0 0 8.2 80 2 15(7) MF Vinícius Júnior 1 0 3(43%) 1 9(69%) 0 1 0 1 8 7 90 16(12) FW Kylian Mbappé 7 3 0 3(75%) 32(82%) 0 0 0 2 6.5 90 1 8(5) DF Marc Cucurella 0 1 19(90%) 0 0 0 6.9 26 1 1 2(2) FW Yan Diomande 0 1(33%) 10(91%) 0 0 0 6.3 26 1 3(1) DF Trent Alexander-Arnold 0 1 7(64%) 0 0 0 1 7 10 2(2) MF エドゥアルド Camavinga 0 1 13(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 10 2(1) FW Carlos Espí 1 1 1 1(100%) 2(67%) 0 0 0 1 7.9 10 1 2(2) GK Sergio Mestre 0 0 0 0 GK Andriy Lunin 0 0 0 0 DF Mario Rivas 0 0 0 0 DF Antonio Rüdiger 0 0 0 0 MF Brahim Díaz 0 0 0 0 MF Alexis Ciria 0 0 0 0 MF Jorge Cestero 0 0 0 0
Lineups Espanyol Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 13 M. Dmitrovic Starter DF 23 O. El Hilali Starter DF 5 C. Riedel Starter DF 14 U. Nunez Starter DF 21 R. Hinojo Starter MF 22 A. Calatrava Starter MF 4 U. Gonzalez Starter MF 8 Exposito Starter MF 24 T. Dolan Starter FW 9 R. Fernandez Jaen Starter FW 28 J. Hernandez Bench DF 16 V. Drkusic Bench MF 10 P. Lozano Bench MF 26 R. Bauza Bench MF 11 P. Milla Bench FW 17 Jofre
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 A. Fortuno Bench GK 31 L. Serred Bench DF 3 Q. Hartman Bench DF 32 J. A. Lopez Bench MF 20 Gabriel Moscardo Bench FW 18 M. Fernandez Sanchez Bench FW 27 A. Timera
Real Madrid Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 T. Courtois Starter DF 24 D. Dumfries Starter DF 16 I. Konate Starter DF 4 D. Huijsen Starter DF 18 A. Carreras Starter MF 20 B. Silva Starter MF 8 F. Valverde Starter MF 15 A. Guler Starter MF 5 J. Bellingham Starter MF 7 Vinicius Junior Starter FW 10 K. Mbappe Bench DF 17 M. Cucurella Bench DF 12 T. Alexander-Arnold Bench MF 6 E. Camavinga Bench FW 19 C. Espi Bench FW 25 Y. Diomande
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 13 A. Lunin Bench GK 26 S. Mestre Bench DF 22 A. Rudiger Bench DF 33 M. Rivas Bench MF 21 B. Diaz Bench MF 29 J. Cestero Sancho Bench MF 36 A. Ciria
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 9' Real Madrid ⚽ Goal J. Bellingham 0-1 1H 30' Espanyol ⚽ Goal A. Calatrava 1-1 1H 32' Espanyol 🟨 Yellow card Álex Calatrava 1H 32' Real Madrid 🟨 Yellow card Vinícius Júnior 2H 14' Espanyol 🟨 Yellow card Clemens Riedel 2H 19' Real Madrid 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Carreras → IN M. Cucurella 2H 19' Real Madrid 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Guler → IN Y. Diomande 2H 21' Espanyol 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Riedel → IN V. Drkusic 2H 21' Espanyol 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Calatrava → IN R. Bauza 2H 30' Espanyol 🔄 Substitution OUT U. Gonzalez → IN P. Lozano 2H 30' Espanyol 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Hernandez → IN P. Milla 2H 35' Real Madrid 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Dumfries → IN T. Alexander-Arnold 2H 35' Real Madrid 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Silva → IN E. Camavinga 2H 35' Real Madrid 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Bellingham → IN C. Espi 2H 39' Espanyol 🟨 Yellow card Edu Expósito 2H 43' Espanyol 🔄 Substitution OUT Exposito → IN Jofre 2H 45+4' Espanyol 🟨 Yellow card Pol Lozano 2H 45+1' Espanyol 🟨 Yellow card Pere Milla 2H 45' Real Madrid ⚽ Goal C. Espi 1-2
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