LIVE Espanyol – Real Madrid, in La Liga » A wrong step by the “galacticos” sends the title to Barcelona

Following Barcelona's 2-1 win at Osasuna this season, Real Madrid must beat Espanyol to extend the suspense in the title race. If the “galacticos” do not win tonight, Barcelona becomes the champion of Spain.

LIVE » Espanyol – Real Madrid 0-0

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• Min. 4: Ruben Sanchez has the first opportunity for Espanyol! The strong shot passed by a millimeter past the link of the goal defended by Lunin.

The starting teams in Espanyol – Real Madrid

Espanyol (4-2-3-1): Dmitrovic – El Hilali, Calero, Cabrera, Z. Romero – Gonzalez, Terrats – R. Sanchez, Exposito, Dolan – J. Fernandez
reserves: Fortuno – Almansa, Castell, K. Garcia, F. Gomez, Jofre, Milla, Pickel, Riedel, Roca, Rubio, Salinas
Coach: Manolo Gonzalez

Real Madrid (4-4-2): Lunin – Alexander-Arnold, Rudiger, Huijsen, Mendy – Valverde, Bellingham, Tchouameni, Pitarch – Diaz, Vinicius
Reserves: Mestre, Fran – Alaba, Asencio, Camavinga, Carreras, F. Garcia, G. Garcia, Jimenez, Mastantuono, Palacios
Coach: Alvaro Arbeloa

Real Madrid, bound to win

Both Espanyol and Real Madrid are going through difficult times. the hosts have not won an official match since December 2025, while the visitors have only managed one win in their last six official matches

Sitting 14 points behind leaders Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid must win tonight to keep their title hopes alive. The two teams will meet next week, on May 10, in El Clasico.

In the round match, Real Madrid prevailed thanks to the successes of Militao and Mbappe.

The two coaches prefaced tonight's duel.

The locker room is eager to win and play a good game. To compete at their best, as they have done so far, even if the results were not up to par. We know it will be a long game against a demanding opponent, but perhaps this is the ideal day for Real Madrid.

We will compete at our best, knowing that it is important to keep a clean sheet and that we must create scoring opportunities. We managed to recover some defensive solidity from the match against Betis. We have to try to be patient in the last third.

– Manolo Gonzalez, Espanyol coach

What concerns me is tomorrow's game. That's the only thing I focus on. I always thought about Real Madrid, about the team, and for me, the future is tomorrow. I understand all the questions you may have and all the problems you may have about this topic, but my answer to them will always be the same.

The future is tomorrow, and what concerns me is the match against Espanyol, winning those three points, which are important to me. I've said these months that for me, every match is life at Real Madrid, because that's how I see it. I think the most important thing for my team, my players and the club is tomorrow's game.

– Alvaro Arbeloa, Real Madrid coach

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