One team is on top with four consecutive wins. And the other team is in danger of relegation from the league. However, table topper Real Madrid was defeated in the head-to-head match. Carlo Ancelotti’s disciples lost 1-0 against Espanyol.<\/p>\n
Carlos Romero’s goal made the difference with five minutes left in the regular time at Espanyol’s RCDE Stadium on Saturday night in La Liga.<\/p>\n
Espanyol stunned Real with a great counterattack in the 85th minute of the match. Romero scored the goal with a volley from the corner of the six-yard box on a teammate’s cross. Real could not avoid defeat despite trying hard in the rest of the game.<\/p>\n
Real, who suffered the bitter taste of their third defeat in the season, is at the top with 49 points from 15 wins and 4 draws in 22 matches. Atletico Madrid is second with 48 points from the same number of matches. Barcelona is third with 42 points from 21 matches.<\/p>\n
The win lifted Espanyol out of the relegation zone. They are in 17th place with 23 points from 22 matches.<\/p>\n
Real face Atletico Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu in their next match on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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