slumped to a second big defeat in four days. The Welshman was off the pitch changing his boots when Sevilla scored the winner in a 2-1 victory that leaves Real Madrid's title challenge hanging by a thread. [SEVILLA 2-1 REAL MADRID: AS IT HAPPENED].
Real Madrid will play Sevilla on Wednesday night as they attempt to bounce back from their weekend defeat to Barcelona in the latest El Clasico game. However, Sevilla will not be a walk over; they currently lie 5th in the Spanish La Liga table and have
Real Madrid lost their second straight league match, falling to third place behind Barcelona and Atlético Madrid, who both won on Wednesday.
The Blancos' controversial 4-3 defeat to arch-rivals Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday saw them overtaken by Atletico Madrid at the table's summit – subsequently reigniting the Catalans' own challenge in what is shaping up to be one of the
Coming into El Clásico, Real Madrid were being heralded as the best team in the world. They might still be that, but they appeared to believe their own hype against Barcelona.
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