MADRID - After two straight losses in two different competitions, Real Madrid will be looking to keep its Spanish league lead in tact with a win over Espanyol on Saturday. Jonathan Huberdeau Jersey .Madrid has a game in hand, but a third straight slipup could give the lead to either Barcelona or Atletico Madrid, who play Sunday.Real Madrid lost to Valencia last week, ending its 22-match winning streak. Atletico, the defending league champion, then beat Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday.To speak of a crisis is exaggerated, Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said.Here are some things to know about this weekends Spanish league matches:___RESURGENT CHAMPIONDefending champion Atletico, with striker Fernando Torres back in the team, is building momentum after two league wins and the victory over Madrid in the Copa del Rey.The addition of Torres gives Atletico coach Diego Simeone the choice of a third striker, adding to the effectiveness of Mario Mandzukic and Antoine Griezmann. Mandzukic has scored six goals in 13 appearances, while Griezmann has eight goals in 17 games.Torres presence transmitted hope and energy, Simeone said of the forwards debut against Real Madrid. Hes strong, powerful, fast and needs a logical amount of time to co-ordinate better.___WALLOWING BARCELONAWith all problems in Barcelona on and off the field, they still have Lionel Messi.Facing Atletico, the team will be buoyed by Messis return to fitness after a suspected stomach bug. However, the club said midfielder Xavi Hernandez will be sidelined with a torn calf muscle in his left leg and France defender Jeremy Mathieu is out with an Achilles tendon injury in his left leg.___STUMBLING MADRIDCarlo Ancelotti, who became the first Madrid coach to lose three consecutive derby matches to Atletico, said he didnt play Cristiano Ronaldo until late in the second half of the cup match because the Portugal forward was tired.The Italian coach said both Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale were in good form, but the team lacked depth.We need to play with more directness, Ancelotti said.___MOYES MOMENTUMReal Sociedad coach David Moyes is looking to build momentum.The Basque team, which beat Barcelona in the league last weekend, will next face Granada on Sunday. But that comes after a 1-0 loss to Villarreal in the Copa del Rey.(We need to) play better and especially defend better, Moyes said. Florida Panthers Jerseys . 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Josh Leivo, Spencer Aboott and Jerrod Smithson collected two assists apiece in front of an announced crowd of 6,399 at Ricoh Coliseum. The Marlies won their second consecutive game to improve to 36-19-5 and bolster their first-place standing in the North Division. Justin Courtnall had the lone goal for the Bulldogs, who lost for the fifth time in six games to drop to 26-30-5. Bulldogs netminder Robert Mayer made 21 saves in a losing effort. The game was tied 1-1 after the first period and stayed that way through 40 minutes. A turnover by the Marlies in the defensive zone led to the games openning goal. MacKenzie Weegar Jersey. Bulldogs centre Joonas Nattinen corralled the loose puck in the corner and passed off to Courtnall, who curled into the slot and beat a screened Gibson with a backhander at 11:36. The Marlies tied the game less than two minutes later when Leivo threaded a pass through the crease to McKegg, who lifted the puck into the gaping net for a power-play goal at 13:14. After a scoreless second period, Carrick gave the Marlies a 2-1 edge when he beat Mayer low to the stick side with a wrist shot from the slot at 6:08 of the third period. McKegg put Toronto up by a pair when he buried a rebound from the slot at 11:17. DAmigo closed out the scoring with an empty-netter at 18:30 Hamilton was 0-for-2 on the power play while Toronto went 1-for-2 with the man advantage. The Marlies and Bulldogs are off until Wednesday, when Toronto visits the Lake Erie Monsters and Hamilton hosts the Abbotsford Heat. NFL Jerseys Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys Discount NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys Wholesale White NFL Jerseys Cheap Cheap Jerseys Wholesale ' ' '