Real Madrid recovered from an early goal down to win 3-1 against Espanyol in La Liga, returning to winning ways ahead of a crucial week where they will face Liverpool and then Barcelona. The second-placed Real, who scored through Vinicius Junior, Eder Militao, and Marco Asensio, kept their slim hopes alive in the title race with a total of 56 points, trailing six points behind leaders Barcelona, who will face Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.
Espanyol, who remained in 13th place, opened the scoring in the 8th minute through Joselu with a powerful shot into the upper corner past goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, following a cross from Ruben Sanchez. Real will host Liverpool in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 on Wednesday after winning the first leg 5-2, and then will face Barcelona in the league the following Sunday.
