ESPANYOL VS REAL MADRID Good afternoon all and welcome to our live-text commentary of Espanyol vs Real Madrid. Real are flying high at the top of the table and enjoying some big breathing space from regular rivals Barcelona who languish five points behind already. The league leaders are unbeaten in seven and will fancy their chances to make it eight against an Espanyol side toying with the relegation zone in 16th place. Stick with us for all the build-up, hype and highlights ahead of kick-off at 3.15pm
La Liga / Matchday 8
Stage Front Stadium / 03.10.2021
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- R. De Tomás(17')
- A. Vidal(60')
- K. Benzema(71')
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Updated 03/10/2021 at 16:08 GMT
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ESPANYOL 2 REAL MADRID 1
A huge upset in La Liga as Espanyol consign Real to their first defeat of the season. They were brilliant at the back and so effective up front when they had the chances.
Real have had a real week to forget after a draw with Villarreal, a defeat to Sheriff and now this.
A week for the underdogs and Carlo Ancelotti will be desperate to get his house in order during the international break.
Real reamin top, but they look very vulnerable right now.
90+5´
Espanyol are holding on! Real can´t get through....seconds left and they´re on the verge.
What a week this has been for Real Madrid...
TWO MINUTES REMAIN
90+3´
It´s all Real. Three minutes for Espanyol to hold on.
They´ve been brilliant at the back...are Real about to lose their first La Liga match of the season or is there a moment of magic to come?
FIVE MINUTES STOPPAGE TIME
88´
More danger as Real win another free-kick. Once again it´s Alaba but he lashes against the wall!
WASTED!
86´
Real win a free-kick in the dangerzone as Vila brings down Benzema outside the box.
Alaba lines it up...he goes for the cross instead and Espanyol clear their lines.
Into the dying minutes.
82´
Time is running out!
Real have a corner but Cabrera clears for the 1000th time today.
David Lopez is on for Darder in the middle for Espanyo.
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On
D. López
RCD Espanyol
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Off
S. Darder
RCD Espanyol
On target1
Fouls1
Wide1
Free Kicks4
79´
Gil is in the book for a yellow now! He´s big into his protests but Guillermo Cuadra dishes out the booking.
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Yellow card
Ó. Gil
RCD Espanyol
77´
Benzema tries to play Hazard ion downt he left but his backheel flick is hilariously overpowered and flies out of play.
75´
Ancelotti celebrated that one and he will know that there´s a way back for his side now. They are going to have at least one big chance in the next 15 minutes...you feel.
74´
Militao is down injured and about 14 staff run on to check he´s okay.
He is okay.
We move.
72´
Hazard is on for Vinicius Junior.
Here come the big guns.
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On
E. Hazard
Real Madrid
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Off
Vinícius Júnior
Real Madrid
Fouls1
Fouls against2
71´
GOAL! ESPANYOL 2 REAL MADRID 1 (Benzema 71´)
Brilliant from Benzema.
The way his team had been palying he had to do it all himself.
Benzema runs at Esapnyol down the left, cutrs inside, and two dummies later he puts Gomez and Cabrera on the floor before striking beyond Lopez from outside the box.
It´s a goal of real class. Real have 20 minutes to get back into it.
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Goal
K. Benzema
Real Madrid
Goals1
On target3
Blocked Shots1
Fouls1
70´
Real in real danger of conceding a third here!
There is so much space in behind and Darder this time is through down the left, dawdling too long before Fernandez can get back to make the tackle.
68´
Benzema has the ball in the net!
OFFSIDEEEEE
67´
In among all that chaos, Real have brought on Casemiro and Jovic for Kroos and Modric.
Meanwhile, goalscorer Vidal is off for Wu and Embarba is off for Ribaudo.
Changes galore.
64´
SHOULD BE THREE!
Oh my word. de Thomas is clean through on goal with all the time and space in the world but he slides his effort wide!
63´
You can´t say that Espanyol have not deserved their lead. Real have had the possession, yes, but they´ve done close to nothing with it.
And while they´ve looked composed going forward there are so many gaps at the back and Espanyol have taken full advantage of that.
60´
GOAL! ESPANYOL 2 REAL MADRID 0 (Vidal, 61´)
ESPANYOL DREAMING!
Vidal surges towards goal, skins Fernandez, and is one on one with Courtois before coolly sliding the ball into the net!
TWO NIL! What do Real Madrid have???
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Goal
A. Vidal
RCD Espanyol
Goals1
On target1
Fouls against1