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"Real" Madrid suffered a painful defeat in Barcelona - the "royal club" lost 1:2 to the "Espanyol" team. In the 17th minute, the first goal of the match was scored by Raul de Thomas, and in the 60th minute, "Espanyol" doubled their lead with a goal from Aleixis Vidalis. In the 71st minute, Karim Benzema scored what could be considered his regular goal this season in the "La Liga" championship, but it didn't save the "Real" team from defeat. After this loss, Carlo Ancelotti's team remains in first place in the standings, but today they could be overtaken by the teams of "Sevilla" and "Real Sociedad". "Espanyol" is in 12th place with 9 points.
Standings provided by Sofascore
