The third round of La Liga continues, when Real Madrid will challenge Espanyol away and Ancelotti is expected to score all three points. Before the game, Real Madrid won 2 rounds and scored 6 points; Espanyol, on the other hand, just lost 2-0 at home to Rayo Vallecano in the last round, suffered a defeat and scored only one point in the first two games of the league. This time encountered the powerful Real Madrid, the Spaniards were fierce and less auspicious.
Real Madrid, as the best club last season, naturally became the biggest winner at the recent awards ceremony, with the best player being voted By Benzema and Ancelotti being the best coach. Back in La Liga, Real Madrid in the first round of 2-1 small victory over the promotion of the horse, the last round ushered in the outbreak, 4-1 victory over Celta, Real Madrid team more blossoms, Benzema, Modric, Vinicius and Valverde have scored, Real Madrid continued the good start of the season, the team competitive state is good. However, there are still many players in the team, including Rodrigo, who are injured. Of course, as a championship-winning team, Ancelotti vowed to take advantage of the chase.
As for espanyol, they didn't do well in the new season, having been equalised 2-2 by Celta in the first round at 2-0. In the last round, it was even more lost and lost, and under the premise of having a numerical advantage early in the game, Gomez was still sent off by a red card in the 30th minute, resulting in a 0-2 defeat at home, and the attack and defense problems continued. After losing the team's number one De Thomas (injury stop) on the offensive end, the team could only rely on goalscorers such as Jose lu, and Pedrosa was also absent due to injury in the defensive line. At present, the Spaniard has won 9 consecutive games across the season, the ability to win is very weak, and now when he encounters the defending champions, it is inevitable that he will lose.
From the perspective of the team's value, Real Madrid, as a European giant, has a clear advantage, Ancelotti holds a squad of 780 million euros, and the stars are gathered; while the Espanyol team is only 110 million euros. Historical records show that in the last 5 meetings, Real Madrid have won 4 and lost 1, and the last three games have played 1-0, 1-2, 4-0 scores. In the most recent meeting, Real Madrid won 4-0 at home to win the title, when Asensio and Benzema scored and Rodrigo scored twice. According to the post-match data, the possession ratio is 58:42, the shooting ratio is 14:21, Real Madrid is in an advantage in the field, the number of shots on goal is not as good as the opponent, but the goal rate is extremely high, and the quality of the attacker is high.
In this campaign, Ancelotti led Real Madrid to a new season of La Liga three consecutive wins, if they can beat Espanyol, they will usher in a five-game winning streak in each competition. At that time, their points will come to 9 points, continuing to impact the championship this season. In addition, in the last seven league games against Espanyol, Benzema has averaged 1 goal per game (5 goals and 2 assists in total), and the French striker is expected to continue to help the team win. This game will start at 4:00 on August 29, and we look forward to a wonderful performance. —— Thank you for paying attention to the discussion and liking...