It seems that everything has been decided: the place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League is Real’s and the question of the champion of Spain is decided – Barcelona. But, as Luka Modrić would say, Real never dies. Not even when they are behind Barcelona, and with a victory over their city rival Espanyol (3:1), they transferred the pressure to Camp Nou ahead of a week of great challenges, when they are hosting unstable Liverpool (lost to Bournemouth).Since the first game with Liverpool, Real was not so good (draws with Atlético and Betis, defeat by Barca in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final), and even today they didn’t impress, but Carlo Ancelotti’s team finally celebrated. And the win was Brazilian-made. Karim Benzema was injured again, but Vinicius Junior worked. The Brazilian also struggled in form since Liverpool, but in the middle of the first half, he made a great solo effort and took a great shot in the left corner for the equalizer. Espanyol silenced the Real crowd in the 8th minute when they took the lead with an early goal by Joselu, the best Spanish scorer in this La Liga season.But after an equalizer, and before the end of the first half, Real scored a second goal, and again, it was a Brazilian. Eder Militao reacted with his head to the throw-in by Aurelien Tchouameni and thus became the man who has the best headers in this Spanish championship (four goals so far). Marco Asensio’s stoppage-time goal ended the game 3-1 and for the ninth time in a row, Real won against Espanyol and scored an average of three goals per game. LA LIGA – ROUND 25FridayCadiz – Getafe 2-2 (1-0)/Sobrino 39, Alcaraz 82 – Unal 62, 90+16/SaturdayReal Madrid – Espanyol 3-1 (2-1)/Junior 22, Militao 39, Asensio 90+3 – Joselu 8/18:15: (2.70) Elche (3.10) Valladolid (2.85)20:30: (2.24) Celta (3.25) Rayo Vallecano (3.80)23:00: (2.30) Valencia (3.25) Osasuna (3.60)Sunday16:00: (3.40) Mallorca (3.00) Sociedad (2.55)18:15: (1.79) Sevilla (3.70) Almeria (5.40)20:30: (2.09) Villareal (3.60) Betis (3.80)23:00: (3.60) Ath.Bilbao (3.25) Barcelona (2.30)Monday23:00: (3.70) Girona (3.30) Atl.Madrid (2.20)***odds are subject to change***
