Espanyol 0–2 Real Madrid
- Junior 55'
- Junior 66'
3 May 2026
The match in data
Real Madrid got the better of Espanyol, 2–0, on 3 May 2026, on matchday 34 of the 2025-26 La Liga.
Player of the match: Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid), rated 73, thanks above all to 2 goals and 0.63 xG. Junior produced 2.0 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
It is their 3rd time as player of the match this season.
For Espanyol, the highest-rated player was Tyrhys Dolan, with 73.
Vinicius Junior scored twice.
Vinicius Junior
Real Madrid · 84'
Produced 2.04× and cost 0.57× their position's average
- 2 goals 4.0×
- 0.63 xG 2.6×
- 2 shots on target 2.5×
- 2 shots off target 1.6×
- 1 ball lost 0.7×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrhys Dolan | Forward | 73 | 73 |
| Ludovic Taillandier | Defender | 90 | 56 |
| Edu Expósito | Midfielder | 61 | 56 |
| Antoniu Roca | Forward | 29 | 50 |
| Omar El Hilali | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Urko González de Zárate | Midfielder | 90 | 41 |
| Fernando Calero | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Charles Pickel | Midfielder | 29 | 37 |
| Roberto Fernández | Forward | 73 | 35 |
| Carlos Romero | Defender | 90 | 34 |
| Rubén Sánchez | Defender | 61 | 34 |
| Ramón Terrats | Midfielder | 73 | 33 |
| Marko Dmitrovic | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Jofre Carreras | Forward | 17 | no rating |
| Kike García | Forward | 17 | no rating |
| Pere Milla | Forward | 17 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinicius Junior ★ | Forward | 84 | 73 |
| Aurélien Tchouaméni | Midfielder | 84 | 65 |
| Franco Mastantuono | Forward | 37 | 63 |
| Federico Valverde | Midfielder | 90 | 61 |
| Dean Huijsen | Defender | 90 | 56 |
| Jude Bellingham | Midfielder | 90 | 52 |
| Fran García | Defender | 76 | 45 |
| Thiago Pitarch | Midfielder | 53 | 43 |
| Gonzalo García | Forward | 37 | 42 |
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | Defender | 90 | 41 |
| Brahim Díaz | Forward | 53 | 37 |
| Antonio Rüdiger | Defender | 90 | 33 |
| Andriy Lunin | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Ferland Mendy | Defender | 14 | no rating |
| César Palacios | Midfielder | 6 | no rating |
| Eduardo Camavinga | Midfielder | 6 | no rating |
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.