Real Madrid in third loss

MADRID – Real Madrid coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo stood his ground and promised to turn things around after his side slumped to their third defeat in a week against Espanyol.

Sunday’s 1-0 loss at Montjuic followed a 3-2 home defeat by Celta Vigo last weekend and a 3-0 drubbing by Olympique Lyon in the Champions League last Tuesday. With just three points from their first three Primera Liga games, the nine-times European champions are 15th in the table.”I have lived through worse situations than this and overcome them,” Luxemburgo said after Sunday’s game.The spotlight has fallen on Luxemburgo’s tactics, however, rather than on his expensively assembled squad – the club spent almost 90 million euros ($110.1 million) on new signings in the close season.- Nampa-AFPWith just three points from their first three Primera Liga games, the nine-times European champions are 15th in the table.”I have lived through worse situations than this and overcome them,” Luxemburgo said after Sunday’s game.The spotlight has fallen on Luxemburgo’s tactics, however, rather than on his expensively assembled squad – the club spent almost 90 million euros ($110.1 million) on new signings in the close season.- Nampa-AFP