Spanish La Liga

Espanyol v Real Madrid: Mbappé 2+ 11/4, 1‑3 Madrid 11/1 — Los Blancos look to start fast under Mourinho

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| BY Sam McLoughlin

William Hill News tipster @Footy_Tipster previews Saturday’s La Liga clash between Espanyol and Real Madrid.

Our Prediction: Kylian Mbappe To Score 2 Or More (11/4), Espanyol 1-3 Real Madrid (11/1)

Real Madrid will get their La Liga campaign up and running on Saturday night in Barcelona as they take on Espanyol at the RCDE Stadium.

Now, let’s take a closer look at some La Liga odds and betting angles for Saturday’s fixture:

Espanyol v Real Madrid – Saturday, 8.30pm

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Espanyol made the ideal start to their La Liga campaign last week, sweeping aside Levante with a dominant 3–0 victory that will fill the Parakeets with optimism for the season ahead. Manolo González’s side finished eleventh last term — just five points off the European places but only four above the drop — highlighting how fine the margins were across their campaign.
They return to home soil on Saturday evening as they welcome Real Madrid to the RCDE Stadium, and while it’s a huge ask to take all three points, doing so would mark their first set of back‑to‑back home league wins since December.
Espanyol have beaten Los Blancos here before, claiming a 1–0 victory in February 2025, but that remains their only success in the last seven meetings between the sides (L6). William Hill price the Parakeets at 11/2 to upset Madrid this weekend.

Real Madrid enter the new campaign with one of football’s most remarkable storylines, as José Mourinho returns to the Bernabéu hotseat. Expectations are sky‑high, and after a trophyless season — something almost unheard of for Los Blancos — the pressure is on to deliver immediate improvement.
Determined not to repeat last year’s shortcomings, Real Madrid have invested over the summer, bringing in top‑level reinforcements that have fuelled real optimism among the Madridistas. Domestic glory is the minimum expectation, but there is a growing belief that Mourinho can also guide them deep into Europe once again.
A winning start is widely anticipated, especially given Madrid haven’t lost their opening league game since the 2008/09 season (W12, D5). With that record behind them, punters can back Los Blancos at 4/9 with the leading bookmaker to begin the Mourinho era with three points.

All odds subject to change – prices accurate at the time of writing

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