A goal in either half from Raul De Tomas and Aleix Vidal was enough for Espanyol to secure the three points against Real. We conceded early and that makes the game tougher for you," Real defender Nacho said. Former Real Madrid youth team player De Tomas opened the scoring on 17 minutes after Ardi Embarba got in behind David Alaba down the visitors' left and squared across goal. Sergi Darder missed a glorious chance to make it three before Karim Benzema's curled effort halved the deficit 19 minutes from time. Real, though, were unable to find an equaliser, with Eden Hazard's late effort ruled out for offside.

Source: bd News24 October 03, 2021 16:30 UTC