Post Match Thread: Espanyol 1-0 Real Madrid | La Liga 2024-2025 (Match Day 22)
La Liga 2024-2025 (Match Day 22)
FULLTIME': Espanyol 1-0 Real Madrid
Espanyol scorers: ⚽ Carlos Romero - 85'
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Match Information
🗺️ Location: Barcelona, Spain
🏟️ Stadium: RCDE Stadium
📅 Date: Saturday 1 February
⏰ Kick-off Time: 20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT
📢 Referee: 🇪🇸 Alejandro Muniz Ruiz
🖥️ VAR: 🇪🇸 Iglesias Villanueva
📺 Where to Watch
🇬🇧 Premier Sports Player, LaLigaTV
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🇨🇦 TSN+
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La Liga Standings
| Position | Team | Name | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | RMA | Real Madrid | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 49 |
| 18th | ESP | Espanyol | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 20 |
Head To Head Record
Espanyol: 1 Win
Real Madrid: 4 wins
Draws: 0
- Last meeting: Last meeting: Real Madrid 4-1 Espanyol (21 September 2024) - La Liga
📝 LINEUPS
Espanyol | 4-4-2
Starting XI: Joan Garcia; Carlos Romero, Leandro Cabrera, Marash Kumbulla, Omar El Hilali; Urko Gonzalez, Alex Kral, Pol Lozano, Jofre Carreras; Roberto Fernandez, Javi Puado
Subs: Angel Fortuno, Fernando Pacheco, Alvaro Tejero, Fernando Calero, Sergi Gomez, Alvaro Aguado, Antoniu Roca, Edu Exposito, Pere Milla, Alejo Veliz, Walid Cheddira
Coach: 🇪🇸 Manolo González
Real Madrid | 4-4-2
Starting XI: Thibaut Courtois; Fran Garcia, Antonio Rudiger, Aurelien Tchouameni, Lucas Vazquez; Dani Ceballos, Federico Valverde; Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo; Kylian Mbappe
Subs: David Alaba, Jesús Vallejo, Arda Güler, Brahim Díaz, Raúl Asencio, Lorenzo Aguado, Endrick, Andriy Lunin, Luka Modric, Ferland Mendy, Sergio Mestre
Coach: 🇮🇹 Carlo Ancelotti
🗒️ Match Events
- 1st Half Begins!
| Time | Event | Links |
|---|---|---|
| 15' | 🤕 Injury, Rudiger (RMA) | |
| 15' | 🔄 Substitution, RMA. Asencio replaces Rudiger | |
| 22' | Vinicius Junior disallowed goal | Highlight |
| 45' | Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time. |
- 1st Half Ends!
HALFTIME': Espanyol 0-0 Real Madrid
| Match Stats | Espanyol | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0 |
| POSSESSION | 25% | 75% |
| Shots on Goal | 1 | 1 |
| Shot Attempts | 2 | 3 |
| Fouls | 7 | 2 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Corner Kicks | 0 | 2 |
| Saves | 1 | 1 |
- 2nd Half Begins!
| 54' | 🤕 Injury, Garcia (ESP) | |
| 61' | 🤕 Injury, Mbappe (RMA) - Foul on Mbappe - | Highlight |
| 61' | 🟨 Carlos Romero (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. | |
| 66' | 🔄 Substitution, Espanyol. Antoniu Roca replaces Urko González because of an injury. | |
| 67' | 🔄 Substitution, Espanyol. Álvaro Tejero replaces Jofre Carreras. | |
| 73' | 🔄 Substitution, Espanyol. Alejo Véliz replaces Roberto Fernández. | |
| 80' | 🔄 Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Dani Ceballos. | |
| 85' | ⚽ Goal! Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 0. Carlos Romero (Espanyol) | Highlight |
- GOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT??? ESPANYOL HAVE TAKEN THE LEAD!! IN THE 85TH MINUTE!! CARLOS ROMERO WHO ARGUABLY SHOULD NOT EVEN BE ON THE PITCH RIGHT NOW! SLOTS ITS HOME AFTER A WONDERFUL COUNTER ATTACK ASSISTED BY Omar El Hilali
| 87' | 🔄 Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Lucas Vázquez | |
| 90' | 🟨 Marash Kumbulla (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card. | |
| 90' | Ref adds 7mins injury time |
FULLTIME': Espanyol 1-0 Real Madrid
Espanyol scorers: ⚽ Carlos Romero - 85'
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