Real Madrid defeated Espanyol by the minimum, 1-0, by date 32 of La Liga de España and was the only leader of the championship, after taking two points difference from Barcelona that yesterday tied 2-2 with Celta de Vigo.
Zinedine Zidane’s team got the only goal from the Brazilian Casemiro who, after a great assist from the Frenchman Karim Benzema in a heel, defined hand in hand with Diego López, goalkeeper of the Catalan team.
The first minutes of the match were even, with scoring chances for both teams, but Madrid began to dominate the game and at the end of the first stage, at minute 45, after a change of front by Marcelo, Sergio Ramos headed, Benzama lowers inside the area and assists Casemiro with a taco that beats the goalkeeper and Merengue went to the break with an advantage.
In the complement the game did not change, a forceful Madrid that had few arrivals in the area but kept the result in favor and kept three important points against Espanyol who is in a relegation position and who is also going through difficult times with the leadership of the institution.
Argentine striker Jonathan Calleri joined the local team in the 68th minute, while his compatriot Matías el Monito Vargas remained on the substitute bench.
With this result, Real Madrid ranks first with 71 points, while the guard, the team led by the Argentine Lionel Messi, remains with 69 units. The Merengue the next day will receive Getafe and for its part, Barcelona will have a tough confrontation with the Diego Simeone team, Atlético de Madrid, at the Camp Nou.
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