Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2-1 in Jose Mourinho’s first game on return
Carlos Espi scores late to snatch a win for Real Madrid after Alex Calatrava had levelled Jude Bellingham’s opener. Jose Mourinho’s second spell in charge of Real Madrid began with a last-gasp 2-1 victory at Espanyol in La Liga, with substitute Carlos Espi pouncing in the 90th minute to grab the winner.
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- Fact 1: Jose Mourinho’s second spell in charge of Real Madrid began with a last-gasp 2-1 victory at Espanyol in La Liga, with substitute Carlos Espi pouncing in the 90th minute to grab the winner.
- Fact 2: Man Utd humiliated at Hull to open Premier League account Fans and police injured in pitch invasion during ‘high risk’ German Cup tie CONCACAF asks Infantino to skip youth event amid FIFA governance crisis Maresca faces daunting task to succeed Guardiola at Man City Back in charge of Madrid 13 years after leaving, Portuguese veteran Mourinho must bring the dressing room under control after the chaos of last season, and end Spanish champions Barcelona’s domestic dominance.
- Fact 3: Madrid did not heed the warning, and Espanyol levelled in the 30th minute, Calatrava slotting home Javi Hernandez’s cut-back after a fine team move.
- Fact 4: Mourinho sent on two more new arrivals in the form of record signing Yan Diomande and Marc Cucurella as Madrid sought a winner in the final 25 minutes.
Carlos Espi scores late to snatch a win for Real Madrid after Alex Calatrava had levelled Jude Bellingham’s opener. Jose Mourinho’s second spell in charge of Real Madrid began with a last-gasp 2-1 victory at Espanyol in La Liga, with substitute Carlos Espi pouncing in the 90th minute to grab the winner.
Jude Bellingham opened the scoring in Los Blancos’ opening fixture of the season on Saturday, and new signing Espi secured the points at the death after Alex Calatrava had levelled against Mourinho’s star-studded team. Man Utd humiliated at Hull to open Premier League account Fans and police injured in pitch invasion during ‘high risk’ German Cup tie CONCACAF asks Infantino to skip youth event amid FIFA governance crisis Maresca faces daunting task to succeed Guardiola at Man City Back in charge of Madrid 13 years after leaving, Portuguese veteran Mourinho must bring the dressing room under control after the chaos of last season, and end Spanish champions Barcelona’s domestic dominance. Mourinho started with superstars Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Bellingham, as well as handing debuts to Bernardo Silva, Denzel Dumfries and Ibrahima Konate.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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