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Real Madrid Vs. Espanyol, La Liga 2012: The View From The Press Seats

It's always good to watch football live. TV broadcasts sometimes don't show interesting tactical movements such as Khedira and Modric playing in the same line ahead of Xabi Alonso or Özil tending to go to the center of the pitch even though he was supposed to play on the right wing.

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Real Madrid Vs. Espanyol, La Liga 2012: Player And Press Reaction

Here's a sampling of the commentary uttered in the aftermath of Real Madrid's hugely disappointing 2-2 draw with relegation threatened Espanyol at the Bernabeu yesterday.

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Match Recap: A Tactical Experiment Goes Awry At The Bernabeu As Madrid Draw Against Espanyol

Mourinho's tactical experiment falls short.

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Real Madrid Vs Espanyol, La Liga 2012: Real To Rebound From A Loss Again

Without much time to recover from the loss against Celta Vigo, Real Madrid faces a must-win game against Espanyol in the Santiago Bernabéu (19:00 CET). Karim Benzema finally made the cut and will be available for José Mourinho, even though he left the game against Celta due to an injury in his ankle.

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Mourinho's Press Conference Recap

Managing Madrid had the chance to be in Jose Mourinho's press conference prior to Real Madrid's game against Espanyol. He said Fàbio Coentrao will be avalaible to play against Espanyol to answer our question. The Portuguese coach also said there's no such thing as an easy match in La Liga.

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Scouting Real Madrid's Competition: R.C.D Espanyol

Watch out, because Barcelona's big rival could be in the Liga Adelante next season. Mexican coach Javier Aguirre took over after the periquitos fired Mauricio Pochettino three weeks ago. The former player did a great job with the team last season, but Espanyol has not been able to keep that level after Vladimir Weiss and Philippe Coutinho went back to their teams.