The visitors made 36 recoveries in the defensive third, 21 in the middle and 18 in the final third. They made most of the recoveries by winning a duel.
Real Madrid left it late to take three points from this game. The manager will be happy with the performance his players gave on the field. Espanyol tried their best to stop Real Madrid from taking three points, but their resilience was broken in the dying minutes of the match.
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