Espanyol’s Gerard Moreno stuns Real Madrid with dramatic winner

Real Madrid rested Cristiano Ronaldo and suffered a fifth La Liga defeat of the season as Espanyol’s Gerard Moreno struck late for a 1-0 win over the Spanish and European champions. The Catalan forward Moreno wasted a number of chances but his last-minute volley took a wicked deflection off the defender Raphaël Varane to secure Espanyol’s first victory over Real in 11 years.

Real stay third on 51 points from 26 games, seven behind second-placed Atlético Madrid, who host Leganés on Wednesday, and 14 adrift of Barcelona, who play on Thursday.

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from Football | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2t3tIMo