Real Madrid vs Espanyol live online

The pick of the weekend games in Spain sees fifth placed Espanyol travel to Madrid to take on Real Madrid in the Spanish league. Both these teams have seen fine seasons go adrift over the past few weeks and you can catch up on all the action from this exciting clash with our coverage of Real Madrid vs Espanyol live online on www.oleolefootball.com, football streaming commencing from 19:00 8^th March 2008.

Real Madrid increased their lead atop the Spanish league to five points last time around when they came from behind to win 3-2 against Recretivo Huelva last time around. Robinho was the star for Real as his two goals inspired them to a late victory and much will be expected from the inform Brazilian this time around. Real however, will be missing left wingers Gabriel Hienze and Arjen Robben for this clash due to different injuries while Portuguese international Pepe is still a long way from recovery. Real have been particularly strong at home all season and after seeing their 100% home record spoilt by Getafe last time around, the Gallacticos will be aiming for goals galore this time around against Barcelona based Espanyol.

Espanyol like Real saw a bad run of games ended with a victory last weekend over recovering Valencia. A brace from Luis Garcia handed the points to the Parakeets and pushed Espanyol into fifth position in the league. However, with the likes of Sevilla and Valencia in their trails Espanyol cannot afford to rest and they will be hoping to do their cross town rivals Barcelona a favour with a win over Real this weekend. Espanyol have already defeated Real earlier this season and with the likes of Riera and Del a Pena in fine form, an upset might just be on the cards when they travel to Madrid this weekend.

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