Espanyol 0-2 Real Madrid: Real notch 16th straight La Liga win to equal Barcelona's record

The triumph coordinates the endeavors of their furious opponents, who accomplished the deed under Pep Guardiola in the 2010-11 season.

The triumph coordinates the endeavors of their furious opponents, who accomplished the deed under Pep Guardiola in the 2010-11 season.

A snapshot of individual splendor saw Rodriguez open the scoring in his first begin of the season, while Benzema tapped home after the break to seal the three focuses.

Zinedine Zidane's men knew they would pursue the record without Bale - who was harmed in the 2-1 win over Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday - and Ronaldo, who was truant through ailment.

The implemented changes saw Rodriguez come into the beginning line-up, having been an utilized substitute as a part of three of Real's past four diversions.

The guests ought to have opened the scoring when Sergio Ramos looked a header wide in spite of being unopposed from a corner.

Minutes after the fact, a magnificent chance tumbled to Espanyol's Leo Baptistao, however he could just shoot directly at Kiko Casilla in the wake of muscling Pepe off the ball.

Karim Benzema had the ball in the back of the net five minutes before the break, however he was possibly offside as he headed in from Marcelo's cross. 

Baptistao went close again for the hosts, however he flashed his header past the post after Lopez's whipped ball in.

Just before the break, Rodriguez by one means or another wriggled past two difficulties before shooting from 25 yards out, and his low exertion was excessively solid for Diego Lopez as it settled in the far corner.

In the second half, Lopez welled to keep out Benzema's exertion on the hour-mark, after the Frenchman teed himself up and volleyed on the turn.

After ten minutes, Benzema got his objective, turning the ball home from six yards out after Lucas Vazquez's low cross chose the Real striker.
Casilla kept Espanyol under control in the wake of getting his fingertips to a redirected exertion from Felipe Caicedo, which was bound for the top corner.

Genuine kept running down the clock to secure the win, leaving Espanyol without an under Quique Sanchez Flores this season.