Spanish LALIGA

Espanyol vs Real Madrid, 2022-23 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA
  • 43': Joselu
  • Red Card 90'+6': Benjamin Lecomte
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1 - 3
  • 12': Vinícius Júnior
  • 88': Karim Benzema
  • 90'+10': Karim Benzema

Karim Benzema's late brace snatches win for Real Madrid at Espanyol

Karim Benzema scored twice in the final few minutes to give Real Madrid a 3-1 win at Espanyol on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Foul by Brian Oliván (Espanyol).
  • 5': Éder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Óscar Gil (Espanyol).
  • 7': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Espanyol).
  • 8': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
  • 10': Javier Puado (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Goal! Espanyol 0, Real Madrid 1. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni with a through ball.
  • 14': Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
  • 14': Vinicius Souza (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 14': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Fernando Calero.
  • 17': Foul by David Alaba (Real Madrid).
  • 17': Javier Puado (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Vinicius Souza.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
  • 19': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Federico Valverde.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernando Calero.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Sergi Darder (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Cabrera.
  • 24': Foul by Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
  • 24': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Offside, Real Madrid. Aurélien Tchouaméni tries a through ball, but Lucas Vázquez is caught offside.
  • 25': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Javier Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 26': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Éder Militão.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sergi Darder with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Foul by Sergi Darder (Espanyol).
  • 27': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Óscar Gil (Espanyol).
  • 29': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
  • 30': Vinicius Souza (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Brian Oliván (Espanyol).
  • 32': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez with a cross.
  • 35': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Foul by Javier Puado (Espanyol).
  • 36': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 36': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Edu Expósito.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
  • 36': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
  • 37': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
  • 37': Vinicius Souza (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Vinicius Souza (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edu Expósito.
  • 41': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergi Darder with a cross following a corner.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Joselu (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Óscar Gil with a through ball.
  • 43': Goal! Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 1. Joselu (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 44': Foul by Óscar Gil (Espanyol).
  • 44': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 1.
  • 49': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Espanyol).
  • 49': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Offside, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos tries a through ball, but Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Javier Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joselu.
  • 52': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by David Alaba.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Lecomte.
  • 54': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Éder Militão.
  • 57': Offside, Real Madrid. David Alaba tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
  • 58': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Luka Modric.
  • 58': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Federico Valverde.
  • 58': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
  • 59': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Lucas Vázquez.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Joselu (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier Puado.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Joselu (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Javier Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
  • 64': Offside, Real Madrid. David Alaba tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thibaut Courtois.
  • 66': Offside, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Espanyol. Keidi Bare replaces Vinicius Souza because of an injury.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
  • 70': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
  • 70': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Brian Oliván (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
  • 73': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Éder Militão (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 74': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Eduardo Camavinga.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrygo.
  • 76': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
  • 77': Offside, Real Madrid. Karim Benzema tries a through ball, but Rodrygo is caught offside.
  • 78': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Javier Puado.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Joselu (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rubén Sánchez.
  • 80': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Toni Kroos.
  • 81': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
  • 81': Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
  • 83': Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Sergi Darder (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Melamed.
  • 85': Substitution, Real Madrid. Daniel Carvajal replaces Lucas Vázquez.
  • 85': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
  • 85': Óscar Gil (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 88': Goal! Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrygo with a cross.
  • 89': Substitution, Espanyol. Dani Gómez replaces Edu Expósito.
  • 89': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
  • 90': Foul by Óscar Gil (Espanyol).
  • 90': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
  • 90'+1': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Dani Gómez (Espanyol).
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by David Alaba with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Ceballos with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Benjamin Lecomte (Espanyol).
  • 90'+5': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Benjamin Lecomte (Espanyol).
  • 90'+6': Benjamin Lecomte (Espanyol) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+10': Goal! Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 3. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+12': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Alaba.
  • 90'+12': Second Half ends, Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Espanyol 1, Real Madrid 3.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 15
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
6 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 3
64.3 Possession 35.7
19 SHOTS 15
6 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
499 Accurate Passes 235
555 Passes 303
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 3
18 Crosses 17
0.4 Cross % 0.2
49 Long Balls 60
31 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
10 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 10
8 Tackles 22
1.0 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 6
12 Effective Clearances 18
12 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 25,778

LALIGA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Alavés 0 0 0
2 Athletic Club 0 0 0
3 Atlético Madrid 0 0 0
4 Barcelona 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

ESP Espanyol (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
13 Benjamin Lecomte (GK) Red Card
4 Leandro Cabrera
5 Fernando Calero
12 Vinicius Souza
14 Brian Oliván
2 Óscar Gil
10 Sergi Darder
20 Edu Expósito
7 Javier Puado
27 Rubén Sánchez
9 Joselu

RMA Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
22 Antonio Rüdiger
3 Éder Militão
4 David Alaba
17 Lucas Vázquez
18 Aurélien Tchouaméni
8 Toni Kroos
10 Luka Modric
9 Karim Benzema
20 Vinícius Júnior
15 Federico Valverde

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