Karim Benzema celebrates scoring Real Madrid's second goal against EspanyolReal Madrid kept the pressure on Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a 2-0 victory over Espanyol at the Bernabeu. Goals from Raphael Varane and Karim Benzema secured Zinedine Zidane's side a fourth straight league win, despite Ferland Mendy's late dismissal. Zidane was without injured duo Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard so started teenage wingers Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo together for the first time. Real finally found a way through eight minutes before half-time and it came from an unlikely source. Real had Mendy dismissed after he picked up a second booking in the 83rd minute, but Espanyol were unable to cause any late problems as the game petered out.

Source: Sky sports December 07, 2019 14:15 UTC