Morata’s 94th minute goal on Wednesday night gave Real Madrid an unlikely victory in their Champions League debut at home to Sporting Lisbon.
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“I need to win all possible trophies and would love to win La Liga”, the winger told correspondents.
Real Madrid will be bidding to equal Barcelona’s record of 16 consecutive La Liga wins, set under manager Pep Guardiola in the 2010-11 season. when they visit Espanyol (19:45 BST).
Bale and Ronaldo’s absence may mean James Rodriguez, who came off the bench to assist Alvaro Morata’s 94th-minute victor against Sporting, gets a chance to impress. Before that they played in September 2015 and Real Madrid won that game 0 – 6. He is involved, he wants to play, as they all do.
As if Madrid are not devastating enough when they get their spectacular attacking game going, a new trait has emerged in the current team’s character that should spell fear among their main rivals.
Tottenham have sold their best players like Modric and Gareth Bale to the Spaniards over the years and as such a star going the other way would be big news at White Hart Lane. We knew we could count on him. What we want, more than anything, is to keep winning games, getting the three points, which is the most important.
Espanyol have a tough job in their hand.
Espanyol average 3 goals conceded per game this season while Real Madrid average just over 3 goals scored in the three games played this season.
There might have been some changes in the team, starting right the ownership, and the club also signed two experienced players Martín Demichelis and goalkeeper Diego Lopez. Both triumphed first as players, Zidane showed his best quality in Juventus and Madrid while Guardiola passed nearly all his life being in the midfield of Camp Nou.
Nevertheless, it was working just fine in his first season at the club.
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Espanyol will be without Javi Fuego in midfield, with the player out with a suspension due to a red card received in the previous game.
