Sep 18, 2016 at 7.45pm UK at ​Estadi Cornellà-El Prat
Espanyol
0-2
Real Madrid

Perez (21'), Duarte (44'), Diop (54'), Lopez (64')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Rodriguez (45'), Benzema (71')
Ramos (3'), Carvajal (84')

Zinedine Zidane "happy" with Espanyol success

Zinedine Zidane appears prior to the game between Real Madrid and Deportivo La Coruna on January 9, 2016
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Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane hails his team following Sunday's 2-0 win over Espanyol, which maintained Los Blancos' 100% start to the new La Liga campaign.

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has revealed his delight after his much-changed XI recorded a 2-0 victory over Espanyol in Sunday night's La Liga contest.

Los Blancos were without the services of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in Barcelona, while Raphael Varane and Toni Kroos were left on the bench as Zidane shuffled his pack.

Goals from James Rodriguez and Karim Benzema secured all the points for the visitors, and Zidane has paid tribute to his squad for continuing their 100% start to the new La Liga campaign.

"I'm happy, not only with James and Benzema but also the performance in general. The most important thing is the work they did together," Zidane told reporters.

"I had to play [James] in the middle, behind Karim as a number 10. I saw him to be very well. I'm happy with the changes because they all did great. We're always going to rotate and we'll continue to do so.

"I have 24 players available and they all have quality. There are 60 games remaining and all the players must be able to be changed. Thanks to the efforts of everyone, we're doing very well."

Next up for Real Madrid is a home match against unbeaten Villarreal on Wednesday night.

James Rodriguez celebrates scoring during the La Liga game between Real Madrid and Eibar on April 9, 2016
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Madrid6420156914
2Barcelona64111961313
3Athletic Bilbao640296312
4Sevilla6321119211
5Atletico MadridAtletico6240112910
6Las PalmasLas Palmas63121411310
7EibarEibar631286210
8Villarreal52306339
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10Real Sociedad621389-17
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12Sporting GijonSporting Gijon6213514-97
13AlavesAlaves51314406
14Deportivo La CorunaDeportivo613234-16
15Valencia6204912-36
16Espanyol5122912-35
17Malaga612358-35
18Celta Vigo511338-54
19Granada5023612-62
20Osasuna5023410-62
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