La Liga · Sat 7 Dec 2019 · Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
- Raphaël Varane 37'
- Karim Benzema 79'
The story
Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2-0 at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in La Liga, matchday 16.
The goals came from Raphaël Varane (37') and Karim Benzema (79').
It was 1-0 at half-time.
Ferland Mendy of Real Madrid was sent off (83', second booking).
Real Madrid had 61% of the ball and 18 shots to Espanyol's 6.
Match stats
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Key moments
- 37' Raphaël Varane Goal · Real Madrid 1-0 Assist: Karim Benzema
- 79' Karim Benzema Goal · Real Madrid 2-0 Assist: Federico Valverde
- 83' Ferland Mendy Sent off (second booking) · Real Madrid
Line-ups
Real Madrid
- Thibaut CourtoisGoalkeeper
- Raphaël VaraneDefender
- Daniel CarvajalDefender
- Ferland MendyDefender
- Sergio RamosDefender
- CasemiroMidfielder
- Federico ValverdeMidfielder
- Toni Kroosoff 71'Midfielder
- Vinícius Júnioroff 85'Forward
- Rodrygooff 86'Forward
- Karim BenzemaForward
Espanyol
- Diego LópezGoalkeeper
- Fernando CaleroDefender
- David LópezDefender
- Bernardo EspinosaDefender
- Dídac ViláDefender
- Víctor GómezDefender
- Marc RocaMidfielder
- Sergi DarderMidfielder
- Esteban Granerooff 73'Midfielder
- Lei Wuoff 65'Forward
- Jonathan Callerioff 83'Forward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (9)
- 15' 🟨 Esteban Granero
- 17' 🟨 Vinícius Júnior
- 37' ⚽ Raphaël Varaneassist Karim Benzema
- 61' 🟨 Fernando Calero
- 63' 🟨 Ferland Mendy
- 74' 🟨 Federico Valverde
- 79' ⚽ Karim Benzemaassist Federico Valverde
- 83' 🟨🟥 Ferland Mendy
- 90+1' 🟨 Sergi Darder
Head to head
5Real Madrid wins0Draws1Espanyol wins


