Real Madrid 6-0 Espanyol: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 31 January 2016
Result
Real Madrid 6-0 Espanyol
La Liga · Sunday 31 January 2016, 19:30 UTC · half-time 4-0
Real Madrid 6-0 Espanyol: match report
Real Madrid defeated Espanyol 6-0 in La Liga on Sunday 31 January 2016. The half-time score was 4-0.
Karim Benzema opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Real Madrid's goals came from Karim Benzema (7'), Cristiano Ronaldo (12', penalty), J. Rodríguez (16'), Cristiano Ronaldo (45'), Cristiano Ronaldo (82') and an own goal by Óscar Duarte (86'). Espanyol did not score.
Discipline: Real Madrid received 1 yellow card; Espanyol received 5 yellow cards.
Going into the game Real Madrid were 3rd on 42 points from 21 and Espanyol 15th on 24 points from 21. Real Madrid went on to finish that season 3rd with 84 points, and Espanyol 16th with 41.
Real Madrid lined up in a 4-3-3 and Espanyol in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid (9.9), ahead of James Rodríguez (8.9).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 8 Real Madrid wins, 2 draws and 0 for Espanyol.
Key events
- 7'Goal · Karim Benzema
- 11'Yellow card · Hernán Pérez
- 12'Penalty goal · Cristiano Ronaldo
- 16'Goal · J. Rodríguez
- 37'Yellow card · Pape Diop
- 42'Yellow card · Javi López
- 42'Yellow card · Mamadou Sylla
- 45'Goal · Cristiano Ronaldo
- 77'Yellow card · Álvaro González
- 82'Goal · Cristiano Ronaldo
- 84'Yellow card · Casemiro
- 86'Own goal · Óscar Duarte
Head-to-head
Team news
Real Madrid line-up (4-3-3)
Keylor Navas, Daniel Carvajal, Raphaël Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Luka Modrić, Toni Kroos, Isco, James Rodríguez, Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo
Espanyol line-up (4-2-3-1)
Giedrius Arlauskis, Javi López, Álvaro González, Enzo Roco, Rubén Duarte Sánchez, Víctor Sánchez, Pape Diop, Hernán Pérez, Joan Jordán, Salva Sevilla, Mamadou Sylla