Madrid, Nov 29, : .Real Madrid won 2-1 at home to Sevilla’s third-placed team Vinicius Jr.
and strengthened their position at top of La Liga.The Brazilian received the ball on his left and cut inside before unleashing an unstoppable shot at the area’s edge.
This leaves his side four ahead of Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid was unable to press late on Sunday night, so Sevilla scored from Rafa Mir’s free header in 12 minutes.
On the half-hour Lucas Ocampos hit a curling shot against Real Madrid’s post.Madrid was awarded an equaliser by Bono, the Sevilla keeper.Although the 40-yard shot by Eder Militao didn’t seem dangerous, the keeper made a terrible save, pushing it onto the post and leaving Benzema with a simple tap in.
Vinicius’ goal came at a time when a draw seemed likely, but Sevilla were still close to an equaliser.Thibaut Courtois managed to claw Thomas Delaney off the line, Xinhua reports.Real Sociedad appears to be losing steam in their title challenge after they lost 1-0 away at Espanyol.Yangel Herrera’s deflected goal 15 minutes later helped them score.
Espanyol’s hero Diego Lopez made some great saves.Real Sociedad had a goal disallowed by Alexander Isak after the ball struck referee Mateu Lazoz in the buildup.
After a 4-1 win over Cadiz, Atletico Madrid was second.
All of the goals were scored in the second half.
After a tight first 45 minutes, the teams were tied at 0-0.However, Thomas Lemar’s header in the 56th minute put Atletico ahead.From there, it was all one-way.
Matheus Cunha, Angel Correa, and Antoine Griezmann completed a remarkable display of attacking football by Diego Simeone’s team.
Levante remain winless this season, after Juanmi’s three second-half goals gave Betis a 3-1 win.
Shkodran Musafi had put Levante ahead in the sixth minute.But Juanmi’s hat trick saw Betis roar back during the second half, and Javier Pereira, Levante coach, was in danger of losing his job.
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