RCDE Espanyol Vs Levante opens the LaLiga EA Sports season on Sunday 16 August at 19:00 at the RCDE Stadium, with the first-round meeting also available live on LaLiga TV Hypermotion.
For supporters looking for the match now, the timing is the whole point. This is not a midseason meeting or a loose summer fixture. It is the first competitive test of the campaign for both teams, and it arrives with all the small details already fixed: kickoff, venue and TV coverage. Those who want a second screen can also follow it through Radio MARCA and MARCA.com.
Espanyol go into the game having saved the category on the last matchday of last season and after adding five signings over the summer. The club has also started a new project with Monchi in charge of the sporting direction, which gives this opener a sharper edge than a routine first date on the calendar. Manolo González said in a press conference that the important part starts now and that the team arrives prepared and in good condition for its league debut.
That confidence sits beside a more awkward reading of the summer, because Espanyol’s preseason results were not especially strong. González is asking his side to leave that behind and be judged on what happens when the points count. For Levante, the story is different but no less demanding: the team stayed in Primera through an incredible comeback in the closing rounds, Luís Castro took charge in January of this year, and the club will try to carry that final stretch into the new season despite the important sale of Carlos Espí to Real Madrid.
So the opener is not just a date and a venue. It is the first proof of whether Espanyol’s rebuild and Levante’s late rescue can survive the clean slate of a new LaLiga EA Sports campaign. By 19:00 on Sunday, the questions about preparation will start getting answers on the pitch.
