Espanyol on Sunday wrapped up three points following a 2-1 win against Real Madrid at the RCDE Stadium.
The hosts handed Real Madrid their first La Liga defeat of the season.
Espanyol’s victory on October 3rd has lifted them to 12th in LaLiga.
The loss at Espanyol has completed a poor week for Real Madrid who are yet to win in their last three matches.
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Recall that Madrid suffered a surprise loss to Sheriff Tirapsol in the Champions League on Tuesday, and also had a goalless draw in the clash against Villareal in their previous league outing.
Raúl de Tomás, former Real Madrid player opened the scoring when he converted a cross from Adrian Embarba in the first 17 minutes.
The home side who took a 1-0 lead into the half-time break doubled their lead on the hour mark when Vidal dribbled past Nacho to score.
However, Karim Benzema got Madrid back in the game with a clinical finish 11 minutes later.
The visitors would have grabbed an equalizer through Eden Hazard a few minutes before the end of the game, but his goal was ruled offside.
In spite of the defeats, Carlo Ancelotti´s men jointly top the table with defending champions Atletico Madrid, who beat Barcelona 2-0 on Saturday.
Madrid’s defender, Nacho reacted to the match: “We weren’t comfy. We conceded early and that makes the game tougher for you. They got in behind us a lot, and we need to work on our defensive play and that will come with games.”
“We’ve got a number of players missing, but we still have a good squad and we should be doing better than in our last three games. We need to improve at the back and respond.”
