La liga : Real Madrid- Espanyol 2-0 | as it happened...
MATCH PREVIEW:
- Real Madrid have not lost any of their last 19 league games against Espanyol (W16 D3), keeping a clean sheet in 13 of them.
- The Whites have failed to win in their last three league games at Santiago Bernabeu (D2 L1) - the last time they failed to win in four consecutive home league games was in 2004 (L4).
- Away from home, the Periquitos have only lost one of their last seven league matches (W3 D3) – this came in a 3-0 defeat against Barcelona in September.
- Real Madrid are currently on 99 league wins against Espanyol and could become the first team in La Liga history to set 100 wins against the same opponent.
- Real Madrid have hit the woodwork more times than any other side in La Liga this season (six), two of them coming from Cristiano Ronaldo against Alaves in the last match day.
- Cristiano Ronaldo has scored at least three goals in three of his last four games against Espanyol in La Liga (11 goals).
- Gareth Bale has scored in each of his last three games against Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabeu in La Liga (three goals)
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