TEAM NEWS: Leganes- Herrerin, Tito, Rico, Mantovani, Bustinza, Siovas, Timor, Perez, Szymanowski, Luciano, Gabriel. /// Real Madrid - Navas, Danilo, Nacho, Ramos, Marcelo, Casemiro, Kovacic, Lucas, James, Asensio, Morata.
- J. Rodríguez(15')
- Á. Morata(18', 23', 48')
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Real Madrid go back to the top of La Liga ahead of the derby at the weekend, but they were made to sweat for it. Leganes did themselves justice and contributed to what was a compelling contest. Zidane's squad rotation gambe paid off, claiming three points while resting a number of key players.
FULL TIME: Leganes 2-4 Real Madrid
Finally, the belief seems to have been burst among the Leganes players and supporters. Real Madrid will claim three points here, but the home side have put up one heck of a fight.
Three minutes of stoppage time to be played at the end of the match.
Nacho enters the book. This hasn't been the most comfortable evening for the Real Madrid defender.
Yellow card
Nacho
VAZQUEZ IS THWARTED! Great play from the Real Madrid sees him go clean through on goal, but Herrerin comes off his line to smother the shot from Vazquez. That should have been five.
Modric has been brought on to control things in the centre of the pitch and he is doing that. This is what Real Madrid needed from Kovacic and Casemiro earlier in the match.
The home side still aren't giving this up, but the reality is that time is running out for them. Real Madrid are doing just enough to hold them at arm's length and secure the three points.
Herrerin just about did enough. Isco's freekick delivery to the back post was on course to find Nacho, but the Leganes goalkeeper came way off his line to get a touch on it to send it out for a corner kick.
Machis comes on for Leganes to give the home side more of a threat in the final third. Time is running out for them.
On
D. Machis
Off
A. Szymanowski
That wasn't the greatest performance from Kovacic. He was generally slack in possession and allowed the game to bypass him in the centre of the pitch. Capable of much better.
There's the final change from Real Madrid and Modric comes on to replace Kovacic.
On
L. Modric
Off
M. Kovacic
That last opportunity just underlines that Leganes aren't about to let this one lie. They have shown time and time again this evening that they can make the most of Real's uncertainty at the back.
ACROSS THE FACE OF GOAL! Szymanowski drives past Marcelo and into the Real Madrid penalty area, but he just couldn't squeeze in his shot. The ball flashes past the far post.
Zidane must be pretty confident that Real Madrid have done enough here to claim all three points. Mariano is a decent option to have off the bench, but he's not a first team figure.
Here comes another change from Real Madrid and Morata is being taken off, with Mariano coming on in his place.
On
M. Díaz
Off
Á. Morata
That's a petulant reaction from James to being subbed off. He isn't happy with the decision, but he can't really complain too much. He had fallen out of the game in the seocnd half.