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Amanda Langell

Espanyol 1–0 Real Madrid: Player Ratings As Los Blancos Crumble in Barcelona

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Real Madrid were held scoreless in La Liga for the first time this season. | IMAGO/NurPhoto

A frustrating night against Espanyol ended with Real Madrid dropping points in La Liga for the first time in over a month.

Although Real Madrid arrived at RCDE Stadium as the heavy favorites, nothing seemed to go right for Carlo Ancelotti's men in the first half. Antonio Rüdiger was forced to come off the pitch due to injury just 15 minutes into the match, leaving Los Blancos' already makeshift backline even weaker. Then, Vinícius Júnior saw VAR wipe away his goal for a foul committed by Kylian Mbappé in the build-up.

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