Laliga leaders were upset by Carlos Romero’s strike in the 85th minute who waged the victory for relegation hosts.
The leaders of Laliga, Real Madrid, were amazed at the modest Espanyol after losing 1-0 thanks to a goal from Carlos Romero.
The result means that real, out of 49 points, is at a point out of Atletico Madrid, which beat Mallorca 2-0, before the Spanish capital derby next weekend in Santiago Bernabeu.
Barcelona, third, who plays Alaves on Sunday, made 42 points.
Vinicius Jr seemed to have given reality in the 21st minute on Saturday after hanging on the pass of Kylian Mbappe. However, the objective was prohibited after the Frenchman committed a fault on Polo Lozano of Espanyol in the accumulation.
The hosts remained real from a distance in the second half, with Lucas Vazquez, Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham all having efforts brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Joan Garcia.
Visitors were injured when, during an escape attack, Romero victim of a violation of an MBAPP in execution from behind, but was only shown yellow card while the real players called on a Var exam.
“This fault is inexplicable, the decision they made, the arbitrator, the Var. The most important thing is to take care of the player and protect him. It was a very bad tackle that risked injury, which, fortunately, did not happen, “said Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti.
The Italian manager brought Luka Modric, Brahim Diaz and Raul Asencio, but they did not mention any magic and it was Romero who broke the dead end in the 85th minute.
The defender hung on to Omar El Hilali’s ball and fired at home to lift the Espanyol at 17th on 23 points, a place above the relegation area.
“I think that gives us life, we played good matches, in competition, we had to suffer … Our people give us an advantage and at home, we must be strong, it will be very difficult to remove us from the points Here, ”Romero said to Dazn.
