Espanyol vs Real Madrid LIVE - Latest updates - LaLiga 22/23 | Marca

Hello there everyone and thank you for tuning in to this MARCA in English LaLiga Santander live blog for this Sunday's game between Espanyol and Real Madrid.

Taking place just down the road from the Barcelona vs Real Valladolid clash, and just after full time in that other big game, this battle at the RCDE Stadium could also be a key one in the title race.

Real Madrid lost this fixture when they visited Espanyol last season, something Carlo Ancelotti pointed out in his pre-match press conference, but the Italian is feeling confident after a perfect start to the new campaign, having won the UEFA Super Cup and also the LaLiga Santander duels with Almeria and Celta Vigo.

Espanyol have not had such a good start to 2022/23, with new coach Diego Martinez yet to oversee a victory. But, they'll hope for a night to remember this Sunday.

We'll be bringing you all the action from this one, with updates following below and with the most recent updates the ones nearest the top.

Espanyol vs Real Madrid Live - Latest Updates

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The RCDE Stadium is ready

It's a perfect summer's evening in Barcelona, so this game between Espanyol and Real Madrid will be played in optimal conditions, once the ball gets rolling at 22:00 CEST.

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The Espanyol and Real Madrid predicted line-ups

Ahead of this one, let's take a look at the predicted line-ups.

For Espanyol, their probable starting XI is: Lecomte; Gil, Calero, Cabrera, Olivan; Darder, Exposito, Souza; Sanchez, Joselu, Melamed.

For Real Madrid, they could start with: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Kroos, Tchouameni, Modric; Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius.

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What is the start time of Espanyol vs Real Madrid?

This Sunday's Espanyol vs Real Madrid match starts at 22:00 CEST, the local time in Barcelona. That's 21:00 BST in the UK or 16:00 ET on the east coast of the USA. In the UK it's on LaLiga TV, while in the USA it's on ESPN+.

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This, then, is our Espanyol vs Real Madrid live blog, where we'll bring you all the information you need in order to fully enjoy this Sunday's clash at the RCDE Stadium.

We'll have build-up and preview news, as well as predicted line-ups, before we bring you the confirmed line-ups once they're announced, which tends to be quite early - around two hours before kick off - in the case of Real Madrid.

For now, here comes a look at the predicted starting XIs for Espanyol vs Real Madrid.

Espanyol's probable starting line-up vs Real Madrid: Lecomte; Gil, Calero, Cabrera, Olivan; Darder, Exposito, Souza; Sanchez, Joselu, Melamed.

Real Madrid's probable starting line-up vs Espanyol: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Kroos, Tchouameni, Modric; Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius.