Real Madrid won against Espanyol Barcelona thanks to goals from Vinicius and Militao.
Real Madrid are putting some pressure on Barca. The Merengue received Espanyol Barcelona on behalf of the 25th day of La Liga. At the start of the game, Carlo Ancelotti’s men were surprised. Eduardo Camavinga misjudged a through ball that Sanchez took advantage of to serve Joselu. Alone in front of goal, the striker opened the scoring with a fine shot from the top corner (8th). After a decisive parade by Thibaut Courtois in front of Souza (15th), Real returned to the game. Vinicius offered himself a personal feat to equalize, playing with several defenders (22nd).
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At the end of the first period, Real Madrid took the lead thanks to a superb inspiration from Aurélien Tchouaméni. The French sent a marvelous cross from the outside of the foot to allow Militao to smash the ball into the goals (43rd). Upon returning from the locker room, the Merengue managed their lead. Rodrygo could have widened the gap but his free kick ran aground on the bar (75th). In added time, Marco Asensio added a third goal after a breakthrough from Nacho (90+3). With this success, Real temporarily returns to six points from Barça.
