CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Real Madrid prevails over Espanyol 3-1. Real Madrid was surely superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Sunday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. In front of 25,778 spectators.​ The referee was Mario Melero López assisted by Diego Barbero Sevilla and José Luis Martínez Serrato. The 4th official was Antonio Monter Soláns. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26.1 degrees Celsius or 79.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Espanyol

1 - 3

Real Madrid

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 14 Total 21
  • 3 On Target 8
  • 11 Off Target 13
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 70 Attack 115
  • 44 Dangerous attack 55
  • 78 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 15 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Real Madrid had a strong ball possession 64% while Espanyol was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Madrid had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Madrid won the match.​

Espanyol shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Real Madrid shot 21 times, 8 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

(Espanyol) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

12'
Vinicius Junior (goal)A. Tchouameni
43'
Joselu (goal)
58'
Eduardo Camavinga- sub ->L. Modric
58'
Rodrygo- sub ->F. Valverde
Keidi Bare- sub ->V. Costa
69'
Nico Melamed- sub ->J. Puado
78'
80'
Dani Ceballos- sub ->T. Kroos
85'
Daniel Carvajal- sub ->Lucas
88'
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After playing this contest, Espanyol stays with 1 points to occupy the 16th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Real Madrid has 9 points (1st).

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Espanyol will host Sevilla on the 10th of September with a 20-8 head to head statistic in favor of Sevilla (9 draws).

Real Madrid will host Mallorca on the 10th of September with a 15-5 head to head in favor of Real Madrid (2 draws).

Espanyol – Formation

Espanyol
G
Benjamin Lecomte 13.France
6.1
90'
D
Leandro Cabrera 4.Uruguay
7.1
D
Brian Oliván 14.Spain
6.3
D
Fernando Calero 5.Spain
7.1
D
Óscar Gil 2.Spain
6.5
M
Rubén Sánchez 27.Spain
6.7
M
Sergi Darder 10.Spain
7.1
M
Edu Expósito 20.Spain
7.2
90'
M
Vini Souza 12.Brazil
7.0
69'
M
Javi Puado 7.Spain
6.9
78'
F
Joselu 9.Spain
7.8
43'
Substitutes
G
Joan García 1.Spain
G
Angel Fortuno 34.Spain
D
O. El Hilali 26.Morocco
D
Simo Keddari 28.Algeria
M
Daniel Villahermosa 31.Spain
M
José Carlos Lazo 16.Spain
M
Keidi Bare 8.Albania
6.6
69'
M
Nico Melamed 21.Spain
6.2
78'
F
Dani Gómez 19.Spain
6.6
90'
F
Zoubdi 32.Spain

Espanyol started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Diego Martínez Penas decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Lecomte (6.1), Óscar Gil (6.5), Fernando Calero (7.1), Leandro Cabrera (7.1), Brian Oliván (6.3), Vinícius Souza (7.0), Ruben Sanchez Saez (6.7), Edu Expósito (7.2), Sergi Darder (7.1), Javi Puado (6.9) and Joselu (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Dani Gómez (6.6), Daniel Villahermosa, Joan García, José Carlos Lazo, Nabil Touaizi, Omar El Hilali, Keidi Bare (6.6), Simo, Angel Fortuno and Nicolás Melamed (6.2).

Espanyol could not rely on the presence of K. Bare (injured).

Substitutions

Espanyol made 3 changes: V. Costa for K. Bare (69′), J. Puado for N. Melamed (78′) and Exposito for D. Gomez (90′).

Best player: Joselu​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Espanyol was Joselu.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 22 passes (59% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 11.

Real Madrid – Formation

Real Madrid
G
Thibaut Courtois 1.Belgium
7.1
D
David Alaba 4.Austria
6.4
D
Antonio Rüdiger 22.Germany
6.8
D
Éder Militão 3.Brazil
7.1
D
Lucas Vázquez 17.Spain
6.9
85'
M
Luka Modric 10.Croatia
7.0
58'
M
Toni Kroos 8.Germany
6.8
80'
M
Aurélien Tchouaméni 18.France
7.5
F
Federico Valverde 15.Uruguay
6.8
58'
F
K. Benzema 9.France
8.7
88', 90'
F
Vinicius Junior 20.Brazil
7.4
12'
Substitutes
G
Luis López 26.Spain
G
Andriy Lunin 13.Ukraine
D
Ferland Mendy 23.France
D
Daniel Carvajal 2.Spain
6.2
85'
M
Dani Ceballos 19.Spain
7.1
80'
M
Eduardo Camavinga 12.France
6.8
58'
F
Marco Asensio 11.Spain
F
Rodrygo 21.Brazil
7.1
58'
F
Mariano Díaz 24.Dominican Republic
F
Eden Hazard 7.Belgium

Real Madrid started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Carlo Ancelotti played with: Thibaut Courtois (7.1), Lucas Vázquez (6.9), Éder Militão (7.1), Antonio Rüdiger (6.8), David Alaba (6.4), Luka Modrić (7.0), Aurélien Tchouaméni (7.5), Toni Kroos (6.8), Federico Valverde (6.8), Karim Benzema (8.7) and Vinícius Júnior (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Marco Asensio, Luis López, Rodrygo (7.1), Andriy Lunin, Dani Ceballos (7.1), Eduardo Camavinga (6.8), Ferland Mendy, Mariano Díaz, Eden Hazard and Daniel Carvajal (6.2).

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 4 changes: L. Modric for E. Camavinga (58′), F. Valverde for Rodrygo (58′), T. Kroos for D. Ceballos (80′) and Lucas for D. Carvajal (85′).

Best player: Karim Benzema​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Madrid was Karim Benzema.

His rating is (8.7) with 2 goals, 47 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​