But first half goals from James Rodriguez and Gareth Bale put Real well on the road to recovery.
Portuguese full-back Fabio Coentrao was sent off for Los Blancos at the beginning of the second half. However, Espanyol couldn’t take advantage of their numerical advantage.
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“We’ll play our strongest team because we want to turn around the result of the first leg and try our best to get to the quarter-finals.
“I think everyone is waiting for this game. It is difficult for us but we are going to play our best and playing at home will help us.”
