Espanyol host Real Madrid on Sunday night at the RCDE Stadium with both sides looking to recover their best form, though admittedly Los Blancos look more likely to do so after their good performances against Sevilla and Girona.
Espanyol have a plethora of injuries in defence, but Mario Hermoso, a former Real Madrid player, will be available to play after starting against Real Betis on Thursday night, his first start since returning from injury.
Espanyol's probable line-up: Diego Lopez; Roberto Rosales, Lluis Lopez, Mario Hermoso, Didac Vila; Marc Roca, Sergi Darder, Esteban Granero; Leo Bapistao, Borja Iglesias, Sergio Garcia.
Subs: Roberto Jimenez, Javi Lopez, Iago Indias, Victor Sanchez, Alex Lopez, Oscar Melendo, Pablo Piatti, Javi Puado, Victor Campuzano.
Real Madrid's probable line-up: Thibaut Courtois; Dani Carvajal, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Sergio Reguilon; Casemiro, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos; Lucas Vazquez, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior.
Subs: Luca Zidane, Nacho, Marcelo, Marcos Llorente, Dani Ceballos, Isco, Brahim Diaz, Gareth Bale.
The referee will be Gil Manzano, and Gonzalez Gonzalez will be in charge of VAR.