First Division - Day 2

Espanyol 0 - Real Madrid 3

Espanyol: Kameni; Chica, Forlín, Nico Pareja, David García; Moisés Hurtado, Verdú; Luis García, Iván Alonso (Coro 46'), Nakamura (De la Peña 46'); Tamudo (José Callejón 84'). 4-2-3-1.
Madrid: Casillas; Arbeloa, Raúl Albiol, Metzelder, Marcelo; Guti, Xabi Alonso; Granero, Higuaín (Raúl 83'), Kaká (Lass 80'); Benzema (Cristiano Ronaldo 65'). 4-2-3-1.

Goals:
0-1. 39. Granero. Ran on to Keká's return pass and fired angled shot past Kameni.
0-2. 77. Guti. Steered shot wide of keeper after Kaká laid ball in from left of goal.
0-3. 91. Cristian Ronaldo. Picked up Guti pass and shot under legs of Kameni.

Yellow cards: Verdú 51', Chica 55', Granero 67'.

Real Madrid are up to second after they beat Espanyol 0-3 in the first official match in their new Cornellà stadium. Pellegrini rested some of his key players after the gruelling international break, but Granero picked up a return pass from Kaká to open the scoring a few minutes before half time. Kaká set up Guti for a second with a quarter of an hour to go, and substitute Cristian Ronaldo wrapped things up with a clever shot through the legs of Kameni in injury time.