Real Sociedad’s lead now whittled down to two points
The Basques have 44 points from 21 games, two ahead of Real Madrid who beat Real Betis 4-1 on Saturday.
The league leaders were unable to break down Espanyol’s resolute defence although Darko Kovacevic had a header against the crossbar just a minute after half-time.
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