RCD Espanyol continues a five-game winless run. The hosts open the fresh La Liga campaign winless, playing 2-2 vs. Celta Vigo, followed by a 2-0 home loss against Rayo Vallecano. Espanyol welcomes the best team in the world, Real Madrid, who still look unstoppable under the head coach Carlo Ancelotti. Madrid plays its third consecutive visit, starting the season with a 2-1 away win over Almeria, continued by a 4-1 away triumph against Celta Vigo. Ancelotti's men already won a trophy in the club's 2022-23 campaign, defeating Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 in the UEFA Super Cup. The only notable absence on the away side will be Rodrygo's, but there is absolutely no doubt his position will be filled with a great substitute.

Meanwhile, the hosts miss four important players, Sergi Gomez, Pol Lozano, Adria Pedrosa, and, most notably, Raul de Tomas. The team's top scorer and the captain has been injured since the start of the campaign, and there are rumors about him wanting to leave the club. His absence from Espanyol's attack is certainly noticeable, as he helped this team with twenty-three goals in the 2020-21 season, while also finding the net seventeen times last season.

The last duel between these two sides took place in April, where Real Madrid comfortably won 4-0 at home. Espanyol managed to beat Real on this ground last year, surprising everyone with a 2-1 result, but I simply cannot see them doing it again this time. Los Blancos seem impenetrable right now, playing perfect football both offensively and defensively. Led in the attack by a phenomenal duo of Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema, who are provided with amazing passes from the world's best midfield, Real doesn't have to worry about losing this game.

I anticipate the visitors to win here. Good luck!

RCD Espanyol 继续五场不胜。东道主以 2-2 对塞尔塔维戈的比赛开启了新的西甲联赛，随后又在主场以 2-0 负于巴列卡诺。西班牙人欢迎世界上最好的球队皇家马德里，在主教练安切洛蒂的带领下，他们看起来仍然势不可挡。马德里连续第三次访问，本赛季开始时以 2-1 客场战胜阿尔梅里亚，随后客场以 4-1 战胜塞尔塔维戈。安切洛蒂的球队已经在俱乐部的 2022-23 赛季赢得了一座奖杯，在欧洲超级杯中以 2-0 击败法兰克福。客队唯一值得注意的缺席将是罗德里戈，但毫无疑问，他的位置将由一名出色的替补填补。

与此同时，主队错过了四名重要球员，塞尔吉戈麦斯、波尔洛萨诺、阿德里亚佩德罗萨，最值得注意的是劳尔德托马斯。球队的头号射手和队长自开赛以来就一直在受伤，关于他要离开俱乐部的传闻不断。他的西班牙人的进攻缺阵当然是值得注意的，因为他在 2020-21 赛季帮助这支球队打进了 23 个进球，而上赛季他也打进了 17 球。

两队上一次交锋发生在4月，皇马主场4-0轻松取胜。去年西班牙人在这块土地上成功击败了皇马，以 2-1 的比分让所有人都大吃一惊，但我根本看不到他们这次能再次做到这一点。洛斯布兰科斯现在看起来很坚不可摧，无论是进攻还是防守都踢得非常完美。在由维尼修斯和卡里姆本泽马组成的惊人组合的带领下，他们得到了世界上最好的中场的惊人传球，皇马不必担心输掉这场比赛。

预测皇马客胜，祝好运