Real Madrid lost a 0:1 loss to Espanyol in the first match of the 26th Circuit of the Primera Division. The winning goal for the hosts fell into the last minute of the added time, and his author became the very active in this game Gerard Moreno.
The `White Ballet` came out in an experimental squad, with seven major players missing, among them the big star Cristiano Ronaldo. With this, coach Zinedine Zidane showed that the priority for the `white ballet` is the rematch with Paris Saint-Germain of the 1/8-finals in the Champions League. The loss is the first for Real Madrid vs Espanyol in 21 games. In the previous 20 clash, the Barcelona team had only scored three draws.
The guests settled in the Espanyol field from the first minute and in the seventh they reached their first serious goal position. Ashraf Hakimi center and Gareth Bale knocked the ball, but home keeper Diego Lopez saved. The territorial dominance of the guests continued, but in the first 25 minutes there were no other clear positions. In the 26th minute, Real could get a goal after a defensive defeat, but Espanyol`s footballers failed to take advantage.
In the 30th minute Gerard Moreno sent the ball into the door of Navas, but the goal was not booked due to ambush. Five minutes before the end there was no penalty for Real Madrid after Victor Sanchez played with a hand after a shot by Gareth Bale from the penalty area. The Welsh fired hard on the ground, and the footballer of Espanyol threw himself on the grass in front of the ball, stopping it with his left hand. In the second half Real Madrid exerted considerable pressure in the first 15 minutes, but Diego Lopez with a few good interventions kept his goal net. Gradually Espanyol equalized the game by ronaldo best video and even at times the hosts were the more active team on the p itch. In the 63rd minute Bale attempted to surprise Lopez with a blow from the arc of the penalty area, but his shot was quite inaccurate. Three minutes later, Bale opened a new chance, but the Welsh did not take advantage of it.
A quarter hour before the end, Espanyol reached his best chance to find the result, but Navas rescued Moreno`s head from a close distance. A minute later, Sergio Garcia tried his luck with a blow from the air, but did not find the outline of the door. Two minutes before the end, Espanyol could have shocked the right side of the penalty area, but Moreno`s off-beam technical offensive fired off inches from the door. Real replied with a very good attack, but the home defender cleared in a corner shot.
The duel went to 0:0 when the hosts showed an irrepressible spirit and punished Real Madrid. Gerard Moreno, a grueling player in the game, caught a shot in the penalty area and sent the ball to Navas. There was no time f or a reaction, as the referee almost immediately played the game. Thus, Real ranked third in the ranking with 51 points, but Valencia`s fourth could take it down, as the gap remained just two points. Leader and almost certain new champion in Spain is Barcelona. The Catalans have 65 points and an advance of 7 at the second Atletico Madrid. Espanyol collected 31 and was already 13.
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