2024-09-24 05:22:33
Despite the initial stumble in La Liga, Real has returned to winning ways. Carlo Ancelotti’s team is winning one after another. This time the Madrid team defeated Espanyol. The title holders beat Espanyol 4-1 in a La Liga match at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday night (September 21).
At the beginning of the match, Thibaut Courtois scored a suicide goal and Real fell behind. Then Dani Carvajal equalized. Rodrigo took Real forward. Then Vinicius increased the gap. At the end, another star, Kylian Mbappe, made his name on the scoresheet by scoring from the penalty spot.
From the beginning of the match, Real announced themselves in the battle for possession of the ball. But they did not see the goal. Attacking players kept missing one after another. Both teams went into the break with a scoreless tie.
At the beginning of the second half, Real scored a goal. In the 54th minute, Spanish forward Kareyas entered the box from the left side and took a shot avoiding Giller’s barrier near the byline. The ball was not on target, but Courtois’ feet and into the net. After that, the Madrid team did not make any mistakes.
Carvajal equalized Real in the 58th minute. In the 75th minute, two Brazilians, Rodrigo-Vinicius, took Real’s lead. Vinicius tapped in a wonderful low cross into the box from the left, and Rodrigo found the address with his right foot from the face of the six-yard box.
Vinicius increased the gap in the 78th minute. Konakuni scored with a low shot through Mbappe. In the 84th minute, Mbappe scored his sixth goal in Real Madrid’s jersey with a spot-kick.
In this victory, Real is second with 14 points in 6 matches with 4 wins and 2 draws. Barcelona are at the top with 15 points, they have played one match less. Espanyol is at number 13 with 7 points in the same match as Real.