With Barcelona and Atletico Madrid drawing on Saturday, Real Madrid has been presented with a golden opportunity to go just three points behind the two league leaders with a win over Espanyol.
While no La Liga game is a given, Los Blancos will be heavily tipped to beat an Espanyolteam that has lost two straight, including a Copa del Rey round of 16 game against ADAlcorcon.
So will Real Madrid make up ground on La Liga's leaders? Or will Espanyol claim a point (or three) and keep Los Blancos at arm's length of the top two teams?
When: Sunday, January 12, at 1 p.m. ET/6 p.m. GMT
Where: Estadi Cornella-El Prat, Barcelona, Spain
Watch: beIN Sport; beIN Sport Play; Sky Sports 1 (U.K.)
Match Forecast: Real Madrid (56.5 percent), Espanyol (22 percent) and draw (21.6 percent), according to Bloomberg Sports
Key Storylines
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Real Madrid have won 7 of their last 8 matches in La Liga while Espanyol have just managed to accumulate 7 points from possible 18 in their last six games.
League Form :
Espanyol : W L D W L
Real Madrid : W W D W W
Editor’s Prediction :
Los Blancos will not get any better chance to reduce their deficit at the top of the table. The away fixture could prove to be tricky but Los Merengues have enough firepower to deal with the. An away win for Real Madrid looks a safe bet.
Full Time Score : Espanyol 1-2 Real Madrid
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