By Daily Sports on October 3, 2021
Leaders Real Madrid lost their first game in La Liga this season as they were beaten at Espanyol.
Raul de Tomas gave the hosts a 17th-minute lead when he met Adrian Embarba's low cross into the box.
Aleix Vidal added an excellent second, beating Nacho before firing past Thibaut Courtois on the hour mark.
Karim Benzema responded for Real with a fine finish into the bottom corner with 19 minutes left, but Carlo Ancelotti's side could not find a late equaliser.
It is a second loss in a week for Real, who suffered a shock Champions League defeat by competition debutants Sheriff Tiraspol on Tuesday.
Ancelotti's side are now winless in three games after being held to a goalless draw against Villarreal in their previous league outing.
Champions Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona 2-0 on Saturday to join Real at the top of La Liga on 17 points.
Benzema had three shots on target but all were comfortable for Espanyol goalkeeper Diego Lopez as Real trailed at half time, while Eder Militao glanced a header wide from a corner as Real initially dominated following the interval.
Benzema duly got his ninth goal in eight league games this season but Vidal's strike proved decisive for an inspired Espanyol side. (BBC)
•PHOTO: Raul de Tomas makes the difference for Espanyol with his goal
Source Daily Sports
Posted October 3, 2021
You may also like...
Nnaji Predicts Imminent Collapse Of Sports In Nigeria...
Astana Fight Back To Beat Youthful Man United...
When a 17-year-old Serena showed the tennis world...
Enyimba Move To Rivers State For Continental Survival...
Rangers Turn Back Wikki Tourists 2-1 + All...
Eagles stars hail Osimhen after latest award
Aston Villa closing in on Rashford loan deal
Adesanya aims for comeback as UFC lands in Saudi
Alonso delighted with Boniface stay
EPL: Wood’s hat-trick fires Nottingham Forest to 7-0 thrashing of Brighton
PDP Governors Announce Date For Party’s NEC Meeting
PDP governors back Appeal Court verdict, endorse Ude Okoye as national secretary
Everton plot £33m Awoniyi move
Barcelona’s Pedri extends contract to 2030
Boniface rejoins Leverkusen training after failed Saudi transfer
El-Rufai Will Be Used to Bring Down APC Just as Wike Was Used to Destabilise PDP- Chieftain Says
PDP to bring Peter Obi, Opposition in for 2027
I was never interested in joining Tinubu government – El-Rufai
Most Read
Rangers International going, going . . . (55,270 views)
Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (46,425 views)
Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (44,456 views)
Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (44,101 views)
Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (44,050 views)
Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (44,039 views)
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (43,849 views)
NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (43,413 views)
Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (42,500 views)
Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (41,150 views)
Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (39,591 views)
John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (39,020 views)