Comments and predictions for Real Madrid vs Espanyol: Narrow escape
The match between Real Madrid vs Espanyol in La Liga takes place at 9:15 p.m. on September 20. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Real Madrid vs Espanyol team information
Real Madrid will be without Trent Alexander-Arnold for 6-8 weeks with a hamstring injury suffered against Marseille. Ferland Mendy and Antonio Rüdiger are also not back, but young talent Endrick is in the squad.
Dean Huijsen was suspended due to his red card against Real Sociedad, opening the door for Raúl Asencio to start in central defence.
Up front, Vinícius Junior will return on the left wing, Mbappé will play as a center forward and Franco Mastantuono will take over on the right wing, meaning Rodrygo will likely be on the bench.
Jude Bellingham and Eduardo Camavinga have both recovered from injury and manager Alonso has confirmed they will feature this weekend, likely from the bench.
For Espanyol, Brian Oliván is absent due to a calf injury, while Jose Gragera is doubtful about recovering from a muscle problem. Pere Milla is suspended following his red card against Mallorca – a big loss considering he has scored three goals this season.
Kike García is expected to be given the chance to replace Milla, partnering Roberto Fernández in attack, after he scored the decisive goal against Mallorca.
Latest Real Madrid vs Espanyol expected lineup
Real Madrid:
Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Asencio, Carreras; Valverde, Tchouameni; Mastantuono, Guler, Vinicius; Mbappe
Espanyol:
Dmitrovic; El Hilali, Calero, Cabrera, Romero; Dolan, Lozano, Gonzalez de Zarate, Puado; K Garcia, Fernandez
Latest Real Madrid vs Espanyol football review
Real Madrid have not really shown their explosive playing style in the early stages of the season, but they still maintain a streak of 5 consecutive victories in all arenas. Coach Xabi Alonso had a perfect start with "Los Blancos" when winning all 4 rounds of La Liga against Osasuna, Real Oviedo, Mallorca and Real Sociedad, earning 12 points to lead the table, 2 points more than Barcelona.
Last weekend, Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 2-1, and in midweek, they continued to open the Champions League group stage with a 2-1 win over Marseille.
Star Kylian Mbappé is exploding with 6 goals in 5 matches this season, bringing his total to 50 goals in 64 appearances for Real since joining on a free.
Historically, Real Madrid have won 117 of their 199 meetings with Espanyol, including a 4-1 victory in the first leg last season. However, the last time they met in February 2025, Espanyol surprisingly won 1-0.
Espanyol beat Real Madrid in their last meeting, but they have not won at the Bernabéu since April 1996, suggesting a huge difficulty in this match.
However, coach Manolo González and his team are very confident thanks to an impressive start to the season: winning 10 points after 4 rounds, ranking 3rd in La Liga, only 2 points behind Real Madrid.
The Catalans opened the 2025-26 campaign with a 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid, a 2-2 draw with Real Sociedad, and then went on to beat Osasuna and Mallorca. A win over Real this weekend would see them move to the top of the table.
Espanyol also have a physical advantage as Real have just played in the Champions League, but in reality the "White Vultures" are still playing at home so the difference is not too big.
Latest 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 2-1 Espanyol
- WhoScore:Real Madrid 2-0 Espanyol
- Our newspaper predicts:Real Madrid 2-1 Espanyol
When and where to watch Real Madrid vs Espanyol live?
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