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Real Madrid unveil starting XI for 2026 La Liga opener vs Espanyol

Real Madrid published their starting XI for the La Liga opener vs Espanyol: Courtois; Dumfries, Konaté, Huijsen, Carreras; Valverde, Bernardo Silva; Bellingham, Güler, Vinicius; Mbappé. Espanyol’s XI is listed as Dmitrovic; El Hilali, Riedel, Unai Núlez, Hinojo; Urko, Edu Expósito; Calatrava, Javier Hernández, Dolan; Roberto (TBC). The match takes place on 08/22/2026 at 21:30 CEST at Cornellá-El Prat, with Espanyol entering off a 3-0 win in their opener; broadcast in Spain on DAZN La Liga and in the USA on ESPN Deportes (ESPN+ for streaming).