Real Madrid beat Espanyol before El Clasico
Marco Asensio of Real Madrid celebrates with teammates after scoring the team's third goal during the LaLiga Santander match between Real Madrid CF and RCD Espanyol at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 11, 2023 in Madrid, Spain.Real Madrid secured their first La Liga win in three matches as they came from behind to beat Espanyol.
Espanyol started positively as Joselu put the Catalan strugglers ahead after eight minutes.
But goals from Vinicius Jr and Eder Militao turned Real’s fortunes around, and they saw out victory with a late Marco Asensio strike.
Real, who are six points off the top with an extra game played, face leaders Barcelona in El Clasico next weekend.
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