Overview
- Kickoff is 3:15 p.m. BST at the Santiago Bernabéu, with Real Madrid perfect on 12 points and Espanyol third on 10 after four matches.
- Trent Alexander-Arnold is sidelined by a hamstring injury sustained against Marseille and is expected to miss roughly six to eight weeks.
- Dean Huijsen is set to miss the game through suspension as Real Madrid appeal the red card following LaLiga’s acknowledgment of an officiating mistake.
- Espanyol will be without striker Pere Milla due to suspension from his red card in the win over Mallorca.
- Reports indicate Jude Bellingham could return earlier than first projected, potentially by late September, and the match airs on Premier Sports 1 in the UK with U.S. streaming via ESPN Select.