Real Madrid v Espanyol L I V E !

Real Madrid are home needing a win in order to remain within striking distance of first place in La Liga when they play host to Espanyol. Madrid come into this match in good form having won their last two games in a row.

The side managed by Manuel Pellegrini sit in 2nd place of the La Liga table with 47 points on the season. Real are 5 points behind the league leaders Barcelona and 8 points ahead of the 3rd place Valencia. Last week the merengues were winners away from home as they knocked off Deportivo La Coruna by a score of 1-3 at the El Riazor. The club is reporting that Guti, Arbeloa and Metzelder are presently listed as doubtful.

The visiting Espanyol enter this match in 14th place of the league table with 23 points. They sit just behind the 13th place Atletico Madrid and 3 points ahead of the 15th place Malaga. In their most recent match, Espanyol held serve at home over Athletic Bilbao by a score of 1-0 at the Estadi Cornella-El Prat. The side managed by Mauricio Pochettino will be missing Ivan de la Pena as he will need between two and three months to recover from surgery.

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Real Madrid v Espanyol
Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, kick off 2100 hours