Real Madrid shaded it against Espanyol 1-2 in the Spanish La Liga at RCDE Stadium.
Jude Bellingham found the net for Real Madrid on 9 minutes, set up by Arda Güler. Álex Calatrava got on the scoresheet for Espanyol on 30 minutes, set up by Javi Hernández.
Real Madrid had 6 shots to the home side's 5, 55% of the 11 attempts in the match. The visitors put 5 on target to Espanyol's 2, an on-target rate of 83% against 40%. Real Madrid had 1 off target and 0 blocked, the home side 2 off target and 1 blocked. The visitors had 5 attempts from inside the box, to Espanyol's 2.
Vinícius Júnior was booked for Real Madrid on 32 minutes. Calatrava was booked for Espanyol on 32 minutes. Clemens Riedel was booked for Espanyol on 59 minutes.
Espanyol are third on three points from two matches. Real Madrid are fifth on three points from one match.
The match was played on matchday 2.
Only two of the three goals are confirmed by the match timeline; the remaining scorer was not recorded by the data provider.
Possession, corners and other territorial statistics were not available for this match.
Match at a glance
- Full time: Espanyol 1-2 Real Madrid
- Competition: Spanish La Liga
- Matchday: 2
- Date: 22 August 2026
- Venue: RCDE Stadium
Shooting breakdown
| Statistic | Espanyol | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Total shots | 5 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 5 |
| Shots off target | 2 | 1 |
| Shots blocked | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside the box | 2 | 5 |
