Real Sociedad’s lead now whittled down to two points

REAL SOCIEDAD saw their Spanish first division lead dwindle to just two points after a goalless draw with relegation-threatened Espanyol yesterday afternoon.

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.