Real Madrid Defeat Espanyol 2-0 in La Liga

Real Madrid secured a 2-0 victory over visitors Espanyol in a La Liga match played on September 20, 2025. The encounter took place at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium as part of the fifth round of the Spanish football league competition.

Éder Militão opened the scoring for Real Madrid in the 22nd minute with a powerful long-range shot, giving his team the lead. In the second half, Kylian Mbappé extended the home side's advantage with a well-placed shot in the 47th minute.

In the 52nd minute, Real Madrid created a dangerous opportunity following a strong effort from Mastantuono and a shot from Mbappé that narrowly went over the crossbar. Real Madrid nearly added a third goal in the 66th minute after multiple attempts from Mbappé, Vinicius, and Militão. Espanyol responded with a dangerous chance of their own in the 67th minute, a header from Fernández that went just wide of the post.

With this result, Real Madrid maintained their lead at the top of the La Liga standings with 15 points, while Espanyol dropped to fourth place with 10 points. Real Madrid are scheduled to face Levante in their next La Liga fixture, while Espanyol will host Valencia.