Real Madrid 2–0 Espanyol
- Militão 22'
- Mbappé 47'
20 September 2025
The match in data
Real Madrid got the better of Espanyol, 2–0, on 20 September 2025, on matchday 5 of the 2025-26 La Liga.
Player of the match: Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), rated 72, thanks above all to 14 final-third passes and 75 passes. Valverde produced 1.3 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
For Espanyol, the highest-rated player was Luca Koleosho, with 68.
Federico Valverde
Real Madrid · 90'
Produced 1.33× and cost 0.26× their position's average
- 14 final-third passes 2.2×
- 75 passes 1.6×
- 8 recoveries 1.7×
- 5 misplaced passes 0.8×
- 1 duel lost 0.2×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Valverde ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 72 |
| Aurélien Tchouaméni | Midfielder | 90 | 65 |
| Arda Güler | Midfielder | 29 | 65 |
| Éder Militão | Defender | 90 | 62 |
| Álvaro Carreras | Defender | 90 | 58 |
| Kylian Mbappé | Forward | 89 | 57 |
| Franco Mastantuono | Forward | 77 | 56 |
| Raúl Asencio | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Thibaut Courtois | Goalkeeper | 90 | 46 |
| Vinicius Junior | Forward | 77 | 44 |
| Gonzalo García | Forward | 61 | 42 |
| Daniel Carvajal | Defender | 90 | 33 |
| Brahim Díaz | Forward | 13 | no rating |
| Rodrygo | Forward | 13 | no rating |
| Eduardo Camavinga | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
| Jude Bellingham | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Koleosho | Forward | 27 | 68 |
| Omar El Hilali | Defender | 90 | 54 |
| Charles Pickel | Midfielder | 27 | 53 |
| Edu Expósito | Midfielder | 63 | 50 |
| Carlos Romero | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Ludovic Taillandier | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Jofre Carreras | Forward | 27 | 42 |
| Tyrhys Dolan | Forward | 63 | 41 |
| Javi Puado | Forward | 77 | 39 |
| Fernando Calero | Defender | 90 | 34 |
| Marko Dmitrovic | Goalkeeper | 90 | 34 |
| Pol Lozano | Midfielder | 63 | 31 |
| Urko González de Zárate | Midfielder | 90 | 23 |
| Roberto Fernández | Forward | 84 | 23 |
| Kike García | Forward | 13 | no rating |
| Antoniu Roca | Forward | 6 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Real Madrid player won the most duels?
Franco Mastantuono, with 12 duels won. Next: Álvaro Carreras 7, Daniel Carvajal 6.
Franco Mastantuono dominated individual battles with 12 duels won in Real Madrid's 2–0 win over Espanyol. Álvaro Carreras finished with 7 and Daniel Carvajal added 6.
Which Espanyol player made the most tackles?
Omar El Hilali, with 8 tackles. Next: Carlos Romero 3, Urko González de Zárate 2.
Omar El Hilali faced heavy defensive pressure against Real Madrid, posting 8 tackles for Espanyol. Carlos Romero followed with 3, while Urko González de Zárate recorded 2.
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.
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