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Real Madrid: 3 Things To Watch For vs. Espanyol

By Luis Castillo

Real Madrid's players attend a training session at Valdebebas Sport City in Madrid on February 17, 2017 on the eve of their Liga's football match against Espanyol. / AFP / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU (Photo credit should read PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images)
Real Madrid's players attend a training session at Valdebebas Sport City in Madrid on February 17, 2017 on the eve of their Liga's football match against Espanyol. / AFP / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU (Photo credit should read PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images) /
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(Photo credit should read JOSEP LAGO/AFP/Getty Images)
(Photo credit should read JOSEP LAGO/AFP/Getty Images) /

Espanyol Are No Slouches

We see it time and time again: A team at the top of the table relaxes thinking a mid-table team has no chance of beating them, and then they lose. La Liga mid-table teams have a knack for this, and Espanyol could very well be the team to do it.

Earlier in the week they played Real Sociedad and although they lost, they scored a beautiful goal. Real Madrid doesn’t have the strongest back line and it’s possible to see this become a complicated game. Real Madrid will have to dominate the midfield if they hope to cruise to an easy win.

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