The teams are on the field for the second half. The goals from Vinicius Júnior (21′ 1T) and Éder Militão (38′ 1T) give the Merengues the victory so far.
The teams will have to do their best to get the three points that they failed to add on the last date. The last result of the local team was a draw at 0, while the visit lost its last game of the tournament.
Real Madrid comes from an even result, 0-0, against Betis. It has a recent record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 4 games played, adding 7 goals for and having conceded 2.
Espanyol comes from losing 1 to 2 against Valladolid. It must be redeemed after having lost some points as a result of 1 lost game, 1 draw and only 2 wins. He scored 7 goals in those matches and his fence has been beaten 7 times.
The local is in second place and reached 53 points (16 PG – 5 PE – 3 PP), while the visitor has achieved 27 points and is in thirteenth place in the championship (6 PG – 9 PE – 9 PP) .
The judge chosen to direct the match at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium was Jorge Figueroa Vázquez.
Real Madrid formation today
Manager Carlo Ancelotti arranged a 4-3-3 formation with Thibaut Courtois at the three posts; Dani Carvajal, Éder Militão, Nacho Fernández and Eduardo Camavinga at the back; Luka Modric, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Toni Kroos in midfield; and Federico Valverde, Rodrygo and Vinicius Júnior as strikers.
Espanyol training today
For his part, Diego Martínez enters the ring with a 4-5-1 strategy, with goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco; Óscar Gil, César Montes, Sergi Gómez, Leandro Cabrera on the defensive wall; Vinicius Souza, José Gragera, Rubén Sánchez, Sergi Darder and Martin Braithwaite in midfield; and Joselu up front.
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