After the embarrassing 0: 1 in the Champions League against Tiraspol, it was the first league defeat against a newly promoted team. Real have been without a win for three games.
Real Madrid suffered their first league defeat of the season with David Alaba in the eighth round. The “Royals” had to admit defeat to promoted Espanyol Barcelona 1: 2 away on Sunday and are therefore only in the table because of the better goal difference in front of their city rivals Atlético. Raul de Tomas (17th) and Aleix Vidal (60th) gave the hosts a 2-0 lead, more than the connection goal by Karim Benzema (71st) looked out for Real.
Alaba played through as a left-back, with the first goal conceded by assistant Adrian Embarba. For the Madrilenians it was the second bankruptcy in a row in a competition game after the embarrassing 0-1 home in the Champions League against Sheriff Tiraspol. The record champions have also been without a win for three matches.
