Jose Mourinho will take charge of a competitive Real Madrid game for the first time since 2013 when his second spell begins with a LaLiga trip to Espanyol.
The Portuguese coach is hoping to spark a turnaround at the Santiago Bernabeu after a tumultuous 2025-26 campaign that ended without trophies.
Madrid travel to an Espanyol side who already have three points on the board following a 3-0 win over Levante last weekend.
Here is the full team news for the encounter.
Espanyol XI: Dmitrovic; El Hilali, Riedel, Nunez, Hinojo, Calatrava, Exposito, Gonzalez, Dolan; Fernandez Jaen, Hernandez.
Espanyol substitutes: Bauza, Drkusic, Fernandez Sanchez, Fortuno, Gabriel Moscardo, Hartman, Jofre, Lopez, Lozano, Milla, Serred, Timera.
Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Dumfries, Konate, Huijsen, Carreras; Silva, Valverde; Guler, Bellingham, Vinicius, Mbappe.
Real Madrid substitutes: Lunin, Mestre, Camavinga, Alexander-Arnold, Cucurella, Espi, Diaz, Rudiger, Diomande, Cestero, Rivas, Ciria.
Madrid’s three new signings, Denzel Dumfries, Ibrahima Konate and Bernardo Silva, all start, while Marc Cucurella and Yan Diomande begin their Madrid careers from the bench.
Mourinho will hope to begin this new chapter with a win, while Espanyol will look to build on their opening-day success.
