The LaLiga leaders upset by Carlos Romero’s eighty fifth minute strike that snatched victory for the relegation-battling hosts.
LaLiga leaders Actual Madrid had been surprised at lowly Espanyol after shedding 1-0 because of a late Carlos Romero objective.
The consequence means Actual, on 49 factors, are one level away from Atletico Madrid, who beat Mallorca 2-0, earlier than subsequent weekend’s Spanish capital derby at Santiago Bernabeu.
Third-placed Barcelona, who play Alaves on Sunday, are on 42 factors.
Vinicius Jr appeared to have given Actual the lead within the twenty first minute on Saturday after latching onto Kylian Mbappe’s move. Nevertheless, the objective was disallowed after the Frenchman had fouled Espanyol’s Pol Lozano within the build-up.
The hosts stored Actual at bay within the second half, with Lucas Vazquez, Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham all having efforts brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Joan Garcia.
The guests had been aggrieved when, on a breakaway assault, Romero fouled a operating Mbappe from behind, however was solely proven a yellow card because the Actual gamers appealed for a VAR assessment.
“This foul is inexplicable, the choice they made, the referee, the VAR. A very powerful factor is to handle the participant and shield him. It was a really unhealthy deal with that risked damage, which luckily didn’t occur,” stated Actual Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti.
The Italian supervisor introduced on Luka Modric, Brahim Diaz and Raul Asencio, however they did not conjure any magic and it was Romero who broke the impasse within the eighty fifth minute.
The defender latched onto Omar El Hilali’s through-ball and fired dwelling to raise Espanyol to seventeenth on 23 factors, one place above the relegation zone.
“I believe this provides us life, we had been enjoying good matches, competing, we needed to endure … Our individuals give us an edge and at dwelling we’ve got to be robust, it’s going to be very troublesome to take factors away from us right here,” Romero advised DAZN.
