Real Madrid vs Espanyol: TV channel, live stream, kick-off time and team news

Good afternoon from Madrid

Welcome to our live coverage of the LaLiga clash between Real Madrid and Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Real could seal the league title today as a single point would be enough for them with four games to spare.

However, Los Blancos are likely to be more focused on Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Manchester City at home.

That is why manager Carlo Ancelotti could rest some of his best players, including star man Karim Benzema who has had some injury issues this season.

That means Ancelotti could opt for an attack consisted of Rodrygo, Marco Asensio and Vinicius Junior, while Mariano Diaz also returns to the squad.

Casemiro and Luka Modric could be rested as well, which means Eduardo Camavinga and Federico Valverde may replace them in the middle of the park.

The same goes for Ferland Mendy, but Ancelotti is dealing with a defensive crisis as Nacho and Eder Militao are suspended, while David Alaba is dealing with a hamstring injury, so Jesus Vallejo and Dani Carvajal could feature at centre-back.

Eden Hazard and Luka Jovic are also sidelined with a calf injury and dental issue respectively, while Gareth Bale is excluded from the squad after recently sustaining his seventh injury of the season.

Espanyol manager Vicente Moreno, on the other hand, will be without Keidi Bare due to a knee injury.

However, the visitors will have top scorer Raul de Tomas available for this difficult match