Overview
- Kick-off is set for Saturday at 3:15pm BST at the Santiago Bernabéu.
- Real Madrid arrive with four wins from four to top LaLiga, while Espanyol sit third with 10 points from four matches.
- Dean Huijsen is suspended, Trent Alexander-Arnold faces roughly six to eight weeks out with a hamstring injury, and Antonio Rüdiger and Ferland Mendy remain sidelined with muscle problems.
- Reports suggest Jude Bellingham could return sooner than first expected, with late September floated as a possible timeframe.
- Kylian Mbappé enters on a four-game scoring streak, and Espanyol are without suspended striker Pere Milla; previews include predicted XIs and UK coverage on Premier Sports 1.