Espanyol 1-0 real Madrid. Lost points in the league. Here is a quick reaction to loss. More for you: players classifications, interviews and a podcast.
With Real Madrid managing to find some form in recent times, Espanyol Away would surely be a case of taking the three points and going, right? Well, fans would have stressed slightly in the alignment, including Lucas Vázquez on the right side, and Aurélien Tchouaméni in the center of the afternoon. Vinícius Júnior returned to the team after a spell away, with Dani Ceballos continuing to start in the center of the field. Lucas Vázquez captained Madrid tonight.
I have written these reactions for a long time, and I have never found half of football as without incident as the first 45 minutes here. Junior Vinícius scored a goal that was not counted due to a foul in accumulation, but that was literally everything. Nothing of both guardians is required at each end. 0-0 at rest, and reason for concern for Madrid.
Kylian Mbappé tried to make a better view at the beginning of the second half with an effort outside the post, but this was all that any of the sides could gather until the last quarter. Rodrygo Goes had an excellent opportunity to give Madrid the advantage, but could not capitalize, while Mbappé could not beat the goalkeeper moments later. With minutes left over, Espanyol took the lead as a player who should have been sent before in the game took advantage of Thibaut Courtois from a short distance. Madrid did not release a great fight after this truth, apart from a half of Júnior Vinícius, and crashed into the defeat with the final score that reads the hosts 1-0. What went wrong here?