RCD Espanyol - Real Madrid
Definition
A common notation for a football (soccer) fixture or match between RCD Espanyol (Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona), a historic Catalan club from Barcelona, and Real Madrid CF, the Spanish capital's galactico powerhouse, often evoking intense La Liga rivalries or derbies.
In sports betting or fan slang, shorthand for head-to-head encounters where underdogs Espanyol dream of upsetting the white giants of Madrid.
Examples
El RCD Espanyol - Real Madrid de anoche fue un baño de goles para los blancos, como si Vinicius hubiera desayunado café con alas.
Last night's RCD Espanyol - Real Madrid was a goal-fest bath for the whites, as if Vinicius had breakfasted on coffee with wings.
Mi abuelo dice que el RCD Espanyol - Real Madrid es como un divorcio: siempre duele más al periquito que al rey.
My grandpa says RCD Espanyol - Real Madrid is like a divorce: it always hurts the parrot (Espanyol's nickname) more than the king.
Apuesté mi sueldo al RCD Espanyol - Real Madrid pensando en milagros, pero Courtois lo paró todo menos mi decepción.
I bet my paycheck on RCD Espanyol - Real Madrid hoping for miracles, but Courtois stopped everything except my disappointment.
En el bar, el RCD Espanyol - Real Madrid divide amigos como un mal chiste en una cena familiar.
At the bar, RCD Espanyol - Real Madrid divides friends like a bad joke at a family dinner.
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