HALA MADRID: Milestone! Madrid are the first team to reach 1700 wins in La Liga

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MATCH NEWS

Madrid 2-0 Espanyol: Benzema scores as Blancos keep on Barca's heels in La Liga

Real Madrid extended their unbeaten run to nine games in all competitions with a straightforward 2-0 win over struggling Espanyol on Saturday.

Milestone! 

Madrid are the first team to reach 1700 wins in La Liga history.

Vinicius produces a great performance

Zidane offered Vinicius Junior the opportunity to start at home to Espanyol on Saturday lunchtime and the youngster took advantage by putting in a very good performance against the Catalan side.

Courtois now has 6 clean sheets in his last 8 games

Courtois didn't concede against Espanyol, which means that he has now racked up six clean sheets in his last eight games.

Bale leaves Bernabeu early again before match ends

The Real Madrid forward headed home with 10 minutes of the match against Espanyol remaining.

Bale & James 'could be sold as Madrid have to generate €200m'

Madrid could be forced to sell outcasts such as Bale and James in January transfer window if they are to comply with UEFA's Financial Fair Play rulings. Click here to read >>

Marca Cover: What a Clasico awaits us!

VOICE

Ronaldo 'admits in private' that he made mistake leaving Madrid

He would never admit it in public, but he feels that if he had stayed at the Santiago Bernabeu he would also have won the last two Ballons d'Or, which have been won by Luka Modric (2018) and Leo Messi (2019).

Zidane expects 'much better' despite victory over Espanyol

Zidane admitted Madrid lacked fluency in their 2-0 win over Espanyol and said the team "can do much better", yet he still had saw positives at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Zidane: What counts is the work Vinicius does

asked about 'were you pleased with Vinicius' performance?' he said, "Yes, but the important thing isn't him scoring goals, maybe it is for him, but what counts for me is the work he does. 

"He did really well. The system for today's match was three up front, with Vini and Rodrygo giving us pace. Both of them did really well."

Rodrygo: Casemiro not playing El Clasico is a concern for club

Casemiro could receive a one-game suspension if he receives a yellow card in Los Blancos' next LaLiga Santander game away to Valencia.

"[Receiving another yellow card] is a risk that concerns us, but I hope [Casemiro] is there for the Clasico," Rodrygo said.

"But we can't grieve about that because there are games beforehand [against Club Brugge and Valencia to focus on]."

Bartomeu: There is no reason to postpone this month's Clasico

"I think a civil, serene demonstration and a football game are compatible," Bartomeu said." I don't see any problem in playing this match alongside a pacific protest. "

"Camp Nou's a stadium which we have always acted in a pacific way."

IN-DEPTH

Bernabeu gets accustomed to winning... but still miss Hazard

Madrid are truly back to winning ways. It was not Los Blancos' greatest performance, but they still did enough to beat Espanyol 2-0. Click here to read the full article. >>

Madrid can't keep relying on Benzema brilliance

Benzema was Real Madrid's key player in Saturday's 2-0 win over Espanyol. Not that anyone was surprised. Click here to read the full article. >>

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Hazard arrived at the Bernabeu limping and on crutches before Espanyol match.

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