Real Madrid are set to play Espanyol at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday in La Liga.
Real Madrid come into this game on the back of a pulsating 4-3 loss to Pep Guardiola's Manchester City in the first leg of the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League. Goals from Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, Brazilian attacker Gabriel Jesus, forward Phil Foden and Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva sealed the deal for Manchester City.
A brace from star French striker Karim Benzema and a goal from Brazilian winger Vinicius Junior proved to be a mere consolation for Real Madrid.
Espanyol, on the other hand, lost 1-0 to Andoni Iraola's Rayo Vallecano in La Liga. A first-half goal from attacker Sergi Guardiola secured the win for Rayo Vallecano.
Real Madrid vs Espanyol Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Real Madrid vs Espanyol Prediction
Real Mardrid are top of the league table, and are incredibly close to winning the league title. While Los Blancos have enjoyed a fairly comfortable league campaign, their European adventure has been decidedly frantic.
Throughout this season, the club has relied on the attacking brilliance of Karim Benzema to bail them out. The explosive Vinicius Junior has been extremely impressive as well, but all eyes, rightly, have been on Benzema's world-class performances.
Espanyol, on the other hand, are 13th in the league, and have won two of their last five league games. Striker Raul de Tomas has been a revelation with his goalscoring, and won his debut cap for the Spanish national team on the back of some impressive performances this season.
Midfielder Sergi Darder has been a crucial player for Espanyol, having registered eight assists in the league so far.
Real Madrid will be the favourites to win.
Prediction: Real Madrid 3-0 Espanyol
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Real Madrid vs Espanyol Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result- Real Madrid
Tip 2: game to have over 2.5 goals- Yes
Tip 3: Karim Benzema to score- Yes