Espanyol Vs Real Madrid: Los Pericos Getting Closer To Equaliser

Slowly but surely Espanyol are beginning to turn the screw at Estadio Cornellá. Real Madrids counters have disappeared and it looks very much like they’re going to be on the defensive for the remaining twenty minutes of this match. There isn’t quite the same intensity as there was in the first half, which has suited Espanyol as they press Madrid deeper and deeper into their own half. Cristiano Ronaldo and Adebayor are currently anonymous.

But even with the lions share of possession, Espanyol are still to really test Adán and I have been more than a little disappointed with their performance so far as they were expected to prove a tough assignment for Mourinhos team. Callejon just had a fantastic chance to work the goalkeeper, but he screwed his shot past the far post when the striker should really have hit the target. Sergio Garcia, who appeared to have picked up an injury, has been replaced by young striker Álvaro.