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Espanyol Vs Real Madrid (0 - 4) On 2nd October 2011 by mukina2: 9:02am On Oct 02, 2011
Real Madrid take their title challenge to Espanyol's Cornella-El Prat stadium on Sunday night knowing they need to improve their starts to games.

Jose Mourinho's men cast aside their see-saw domestic form to crush Ajax in the Champions League in midweek, but return to the Primera Division with work to do.

While they sit fifth with 10 points to their name and an impressive 16 goals to their credit after five games, the capital club have had to work harder than they would have hoped so far.

Last weekend`s 6-2 win over Rayo Vallecano came after they conceded inside 14 seconds, while poor starts cost them in the defeat at Levante and the draw at Racing Santander.

The need to kick-off with a flourish has not been lost on the players, with midfielder Xabi Alonso admitting in the build-up to tomorrow's game that improvements need to be made.

Looking back over the last fortnight, the Spain midfielder told www.realmadrid.com: "It was strange to have so few chances to score against Racing. It's preferable not to wait too long to score our first strike in each game because it makes us hasty.

"We have to control that.

"We can have many chances on goal in a straightforward offensive style thanks to the quality of our players. We will grow considerably as a team by combining that with the knowledge of what the team needs at any given time.''

Madrid look set to be without Karim Benzema, Pepe and Fabio Coentrao for the clash due to injuries.

However, Hamit Altintop gave Mourinho a boost by coming off the bench, albeit for six minutes, against Ajax following a serious back injury and he could play some part. Angel Di Maria is suspended following his red card against Rayo, but Sami Khedira returns from a ban.

Former Espanyol midfielder Jose Callejon could replace Di Maria, having only recently returned to full fitness.

Like Madrid, Espanyol have also fallen foul of Levante this season, losing 3-1 to the Valencia-based club last weekend, with Hector Moreno scoring their loan goal.

They enter the weekend in 10th place with six points but coach Mauricio Pochettino has failed to beat Madrid in five outings, while his sides have yet to score a goal against the 31-times champions.

Unsurprisingly, Pochettino has highlighted Cristiano Ronaldo as one of the main men his side need to stop.

The Portugal forward already has seven league goals to his name this season - including two hat-tricks - and scored a wonder goal against Ajax in midweek.

"It's important to cut Cristiano Ronaldo off,'' the Argentinian said.

"But Real have other major players. They are very balanced and high quality. Their squad is larger than last season.

"Let`s play as though we are going to win. We are brave but we will not go looking for them because we know we will suffer.''

Match
Re: Espanyol Vs Real Madrid (0 - 4) On 2nd October 2011 by ChiefOloye(m): 10:50am On Oct 02, 2011
You can be sure that the Barcelona's match against Gijon is a three points guaranteed for the catalonans.
Re: Espanyol Vs Real Madrid (0 - 4) On 2nd October 2011 by newuser: 4:49pm On Oct 02, 2011
^^
the match is about real madrid vs espanyol and not barcelona vs whoever?
Re: Espanyol Vs Real Madrid (0 - 4) On 2nd October 2011 by usbcable(m): 9:25pm On Oct 02, 2011
thats whats called one tough futty
Re: Espanyol Vs Real Madrid (0 - 4) On 2nd October 2011 by Pharoh: 9:31pm On Oct 02, 2011
We just need one more goal to cool things down a little bit . . they are very crowded at the back and would love more players to be upfront there whenever the ball gets to their other half of the field.
Re: Espanyol Vs Real Madrid (0 - 4) On 2nd October 2011 by mukina2: 10:16pm On Oct 02, 2011
0 - 1 to madrid
Re: Espanyol Vs Real Madrid (0 - 4) On 2nd October 2011 by mukina2: 10:27pm On Oct 02, 2011
2- 0 to madrid

higuain again

cheesy
Re: Espanyol Vs Real Madrid (0 - 4) On 2nd October 2011 by VUVUZELA10: 10:48pm On Oct 02, 2011
Espanyol 0 Real Madrid 3
Re: Espanyol Vs Real Madrid (0 - 4) On 2nd October 2011 by VUVUZELA10: 10:49pm On Oct 02, 2011
Espanyol 0 Real Madrid 4
Re: Espanyol Vs Real Madrid (0 - 4) On 2nd October 2011 by VUVUZELA10: 10:53pm On Oct 02, 2011
Final result--Espanyol 0 Real Madrid 4.
Re: Espanyol Vs Real Madrid (0 - 4) On 2nd October 2011 by usbcable(m): 11:52pm On Oct 02, 2011
this is one of the most uns-selfish display be the team especially ronaldo.

lets hoep the international break dont cause us too much havock.

great game against a worthy opponent.
Re: Espanyol Vs Real Madrid (0 - 4) On 2nd October 2011 by usbcable(m): 12:09am On Oct 03, 2011
mod,
kindly change the scoreline on homepage to reflect the 0-4 score.
Re: Espanyol Vs Real Madrid (0 - 4) On 2nd October 2011 by Herbarium: 8:15am On Oct 03, 2011
Forza Madrid !
Re: Espanyol Vs Real Madrid (0 - 4) On 2nd October 2011 by Texther(m): 8:17am On Oct 03, 2011
good win, good goaaaaalsssssssss cheesy cheesy cheesy
Re: Espanyol Vs Real Madrid (0 - 4) On 2nd October 2011 by Gbenge77(m): 1:37pm On Oct 04, 2011
waiting for the el classico.

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