Late Carlos Espi winner earns Mourinho victorious Real Madrid return

Yahoo Sports·August 22, 2026 at 9:48 PM+1

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Madrid (PA Media/dpa) -vSubstitute Carlos Espi’s last-minute winner ensured Jose Mourinho made a winning start in his first game back as Real Madrid boss as his side clinched a 2-1 win at Espanyol in their opening LaLiga match. Jude Bellingham’s early header at the RCDE Stadium on Saturday gave Mourinho a dream start, but Alex Calatrava fired a first-half equalizer and Real appeared set to be denied before Espi’s late close-range finish.

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