MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane was left cursing his team's misfortune after Espanyol forward Gerard Moreno struck late to inflict a fifth Liga defeat this term on the Spanish champions. Espanyol's 1-0 victory with a 93rd minute goal was the Catalan outfit’s first over the Madrid side in 11 years. The result leaves Real in third place, a whopping 14 points adrift of leaders Barcelona and seven behind city rivals Atletico in second spot, with both rivals having a game in hand. It represents a huge fall from the standards set last season When Real they claimed a domestic title and European Cup double. To put the results into context, Real only lost three times in the domestic league in whole of last season.

Source: The Star February 27, 2018 22:41 UTC