La Liga: Real Madrid vs RCD Espanyol Match Preview And Prediction 30/04/2022

Real Madrid gave themselves a lifeline to come back against Manchester City in the second leg next week.

Real Madrid will face off with Espanyol in La Liga play before facing Man City in the semifinal second leg. Espanyol are 13th in the La Liga standings after 33 games. Nine points currently separate Espanyol from the relegation zone.

Real Madrid are on a four-match winning streak in La Liga. Los Blancos can win the La Liga title this weekend with a victory over Espanyol. Anything less than a win and Real Madrid will have to wait until Sunday’s games to finish before they could be crowned champions.

Los Blancos are the form team in La Liga with 15 points taken from the last 18 points available. They scored 13 goals and conceded eight times in the last six matches.

Espanyol are on a two-match losing streak in La Liga. The Parakeets picked up seven points from the last 18 points on offer in the division. Goals were scarce at Espanyol as just four were scored in their last six games.

They won the reverse fixture against Real Madrid 2-1. It was a shock result as Espanyol were up 2-0 by the 60-minute mark courtesy of Raul de Tomas and Aleix Vidal. De Tomas is a former Real Madrid B striker.

Team News:

Nacho Fernandez and Eder Militao will both miss the match through suspension for Madrid. David Alaba was removed in midweek due to a muscle injury. He will miss the match with Espanyol. Mariano Diaz and Luka Jovic are both doubts to make the squad on Saturday.

Espanyol’s Keidi Bare will miss the match on Saturday. He is the only absence Espanyol currently have for the match. Despite losing the reverse fixture, Real Madrid should pick up a win at home against Espanyol.

PREDICTION: OVER 2.5 MATCH GOALS TO BE EXPECTED.