Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Real Madrid v Espanyol - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - September 22, 2018 Real Madrid's Marco Asensio scores their first goal REUTERS/Susana Vera
MADRID (Reuters) - Marco Asensio's strike earned Real Madrid a 1-0 win over Espanyol to send them top of La Liga and Thomas Lemar scored his first goal for Atletico Madrid in a 2-0 victory at Getafe on Saturday.
Julen Lopetegui's Real were tested by Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabeu, with Borja Iglesias hitting the crossbar, but held on for the victory.
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