Diego Lopez

La Liga: Real Madrid clinch 16th consecutive win, even without Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale

Real Madrid shrugged off the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale to record a club record 16th consecutive league win 2-0 at Espanyol to stay top of La Liga on Sunday.

Unlucky Casillas injured again

Casillas has barely played since Real and Spain team mate Alvaro Arbeloa accidentally kicked his hand during a King's Cup match in January and broke a bone.