Betting tips for Real Madrid vs Espanyol 22.09.2018

The champion of Europe receives to Espanyol in one of the great parties of the 5º day in the Santander League.

Real Madrid is still getting used to life without its star, Cristiano Ronaldo, and without his most successful coach, Zinedine Zidane. It comes from losing in Tallin in the final of the European Super Cup against Atletico Madrid (4-2).

Julen Lopetegui has been chosen to take the reins of a team that has won the last three Champions League, something that nobody has achieved, prevailing in 4 of the last 5 editions. Five are the signings made by the Whites for this season: the Belgian goal Thibaut Courtois; the striker mariano Mariano; the Brazilian extreme explosive of Flamengo, Vinicius Jr .; the right-back of Real Sociedad, Álvaro Odriozola; and the Ukrainian goalkeeper of the Zorya, Andriy Lunin. In addition, they are with the first equipment in this tour several canteranos and players that have been yielded in the last season, like the Norwegian Odegaard, the central Javi Sánchez, the left side Reguilon, or the Uruguayan mediocentro Fede Valverde. In the loss chapter, the club sold CR7 to Juventus for 100 million euros, and ceded to right-back Moroccan Achraf Hakimi to Borussia Dortmund.

After falling 2-1 to Manchester United in the debut of the International Cup of Champions, the team thrashed Juventus 3-1 with a double of Marco Asensio. In front of AS Roma, the goals of Bale and Asensio gave a new victory, the third in four match after the triumph by 3-1 before AC Milan. In the league debut, the team won in comfort to Getafe; thrashed in Girona by 1-4 and defeated Leganés (3-1) clearly. Last day, it was 1 in San Mamés.

Carvajal is injured.

Espanyol opens the stage with Rubí as a new coach after the team's uneven trajectory with Quique Sánchez Flores on the bench. The Madrilenian did not finish the season after his continuous disagreements with the directive of the equipment, and has been the ex- trainer of the Huesca the chosen one to try to carry to good port this new project espanyolista.

The great referent of the team, Gerard Moreno, has gone to Villarreal, leaving 20 million euros in the arcas pericas. Also left side left Aaron Martín, ceded to Mainz 05, and the right side Marca Navarro, sold to Watford in exchange for 2 million euros.

The team has scored scorer Borja Iglesias, one of the top scorers of the Second Division with Real Zaragoza, becomes the option to buy Sergi Darder and returns after a year in Russia center Sergio Sánchez.

The Catalan set opened the season tying in Balaídos 1 against Celta de Vigo, won Valencia, lost in Vitoria and won at home to Levante.

Real Madrid vs Espanyol  Prediction: 1/1 1.30

Real Madrid vs Espanyol Betting Tip: Over 3.5 Goals @ 1.80

Real Madrid vs Espanyol   Score Recommendations: 3-1 10.00