Comments and predictions for Real Madrid vs Espanyol: Defeat the away team

Latest Real Madrid vs Espanyol team information

Real Madrid will continue to be without four players through injury for this weekend's match against Espanyol, including Brahim Diaz, Dani Ceballos, Eduardo Camavinga and David Alaba.

Jude Bellingham, after returning from injury, put in a good performance in the 80 minutes of the Champions League game against Stuttgart and is expected to start for this game. Eder Militao will also return after being on the bench against Stuttgart.

Madrid's attack will be unchanged, with Rodrygo continuing alongside Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior. Endrick, the youngster who scored Real Madrid's second Champions League goal, is likely to be on the bench again.

As for Espanyol, coach Gonzalez is likely to stick with the same starting lineup that played against Alaves, including striker Puado, who scored a hat-trick. Alejo Veliz, on loan from Tottenham, will also continue in attack, having scored one goal in five league games this season. Espanyol have no new injury problems, but Fernando Calero and Edu Exposito will miss out due to injury.

Latest Real Madrid vs Espanyol expected lineup

Real Madrid:

Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Mendy; Valverde, Tchouameni, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius

Espanyol:

J Garcia; El Hilali, Kumbulla, Cabrera, Romero; Tejero, Kral, Aguado, Carreras; Puado, Veliz

Latest Real Madrid vs Espanyol football review

Real Madrid have started the 2024-25 season in solid form, with three wins and two draws, currently sitting third in La Liga with 11 points, four behind Barcelona. The team, managed by Carlo Ancelotti, has had a less-than-stellar but promising start to the season.

After a 0-0 draw with Mallorca, they put in an impressive performance, beating Real Valladolid 3-0 and holding Las Palmas 2-2. Although Kylian Mbappe has yet to score in his first three league games, Real's squad has shown their strength with wins over Real Betis and Real Sociedad, and they opened their Champions League campaign with a 3-1 win over Stuttgart.

Real Madrid have had an impressive record against Espanyol in recent meetings, winning three in a row, including a 3-1 win at the Bernabeu last season. They have also not lost at home to Espanyol since April 1996, putting the pressure on the visitors. Despite some rumours of discontent in the attack, Jude Bellingham has strongly denied any negative reports, insisting the team is united and working towards common goals.

Espanyol, who returned to La Liga after being promoted from the Segunda Division, had a shaky start to the season, losing back-to-back games to Real Valladolid and Real Sociedad. However, they have shown signs of improvement in their last three games, with two consecutive wins, with Javi Puado scoring three goals in a 3-2 win over Alaves. Sitting 12th in the table with seven points from five games, Espanyol will be hoping to improve their form in the coming weeks.

Despite scoring seven goals in their last two away games against Real Madrid, Espanyol have struggled to make it at the Bernabeu, where they have not won in years. With confidence rising and a history against them, Espanyol will have to be at their best to make things difficult for Real Madrid. However, the home side are likely to use their home advantage and current form to continue their winning streak.

Real Madrid vs Espanyol score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Real Madrid vs Espanyolas follows:

• Sportsmole:Real Madrid 3-1 Espanyol

• WhoScore:Real Madrid 2-0 Espanyol
• Our newspaper predicts:Real Madrid 3-1 Espanyol

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