Espanyol vs Real Madrid

La Liga 3 Oct 2021, 14:15
Espanyol
Espanyol
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Real Madrid
Real Madrid
🏟 RCDE Stadium (Cornella de Llobregat) 👤 Guillermo Cuadra Round 8

Match report

Espanyol edged past Real Madrid 2-1 in the La Liga on 3 October 2021.

Real Madrid dominated possession with 65% of the ball and had 17 shots to Espanyol's 8.

The match was played at RCDE Stadium (Cornella de Llobregat), with Guillermo Cuadra in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 35% - 65% Shots 8 - 17 On target 4 - 4 Corners 2 - 7 Fouls 12 - 13 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Karim Benzema
Real Madrid · 1 goal
8 Adrián Embarba 1 assist
7 Aleix Vidal 1 goal
7 Raúl de Tomás 1 goal
7 Diego López 3 saves
First half vs second half
Real Madrid came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 7 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–7 3–10
Shots On Goal 2–3 2–1
Ball Possession 34–66 —
Corners 2–3 0–4
Attacks 40–61 46–54
Match statistics
5 Substitution 4
86 Attacks 115
32 Dangerous Attacks 79
4 On Target 6
4 Off Target 14
8 Shots Total 17
4 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 7
0 Shots Blocked 6
3 Shots Inside Box 12
5 Shots Outside Box 5
12 Fouls 13
2 Corners 7
1 Offsides 4
35% Ball Possession 65%
2 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 2
309 Passes Total 577
248 Passes Accurate 523
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  4-1-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Espanyol · 4-1-4-1
13 D. López
12 Ó. Gil 24 S. Gómez 4 L. Cabrera 3 A. Pedrosa
20 K. Bare
22 A. Vidal 14 Ó. Melendo 10 S. Darder 23 A. Embarba
11 R. Tomás
Real Madrid · 4-1-3-2
1 T. Courtois
17 L. Vázquez 3 É. Militão 6 N. Fernández 4 D. Alaba
8 T. Kroos
15 F. Valverde 10 L. Modric 25 E. Camavinga
9 K. Benzema 20 V. Júnior
Espanyol
Coach
Vicente Moreno
Substitutes
  • 34 Joan Garcia
  • 33 Álvaro García
  • 17 Dídac Vila
  • 6 Manuel Morlanes
  • 15 David López
  • 19 Álvaro Vadillo
  • 32 Gori
  • 21 Nicolás Melamed
  • 18 Landry Dimata
  • 16 Loren Morón
  • 7 Wu Lei
Real Madrid
Coach
C. Ancelotti
Substitutes
  • 26 Luis López
  • 13 Andriy Lunin
  • 5 Jesús Vallejo
  • 35 Miguel Gutiérrez
  • 14 Casemiro
  • 7 Eden Hazard
  • 16 Luka Jovic
  • 21 Rodrygo
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Rodrygo ↓ E. Camavinga Real Madrid
  • 58' ↑ Manu Morlanes ↓ Melendo Espanyol
  • 62' ↑ Casemiro ↓ T. Kroos Real Madrid
  • 62' ↑ L. Jović ↓ L. Modrić Real Madrid
  • 65' ↑ Wu Lei ↓ Adri Embarba Espanyol
  • 65' ↑ Nico Melamed ↓ Aleix Vidal Espanyol
  • 72' ↑ E. Hazard ↓ Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid
  • 81' ↑ Dídac Vilá ↓ Óscar Gil Espanyol
  • 82' ↑ David López ↓ Darder Espanyol
Cards
  • 11' A. Embarba Espanyol
  • 29' E. Camavinga Real Madrid
  • 79' O. Gil Espanyol
Head-to-head
Espanyol 2 1 draws 5 Real Madrid
2026-05-03 Espanyol vs Real Madrid 0 - 0
2025-09-20 Real Madrid vs Espanyol 2 - 0
2025-02-01 Espanyol vs Real Madrid 1 - 0
2024-09-21 Real Madrid vs Espanyol 4 - 1
2022-08-28 Espanyol vs Real Madrid 1 - 3
2022-04-30 Real Madrid vs Espanyol 4 - 0
Recent form
Espanyol D D D D L
Real Madrid D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Espanyol vs Real Madrid?
Espanyol won 2-1 against Real Madrid on 3 October 2021.
Who won Espanyol vs Real Madrid?
Espanyol won the match 2-1.
Where was Espanyol vs Real Madrid played?
The match was played at RCDE Stadium (Cornella de Llobregat).
Who had more possession in Espanyol vs Real Madrid?
Real Madrid had 65% of possession, compared to 35% for the other side.