Real Madrid thrashed Real Sociedad (4-1), this Saturday in matchday 27 of the Spanish La Liga, consolidating its lead (63 points), with an eight-point advantage over Sevilla, second in the table, who could only draw (0-0) on Friday with Alavés (18th).
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Four days before the clash against Paris Saint-Germain, in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 at the Santiago Bernabéu, after losing 1-0 in the first leg, the white team turned the score around after going losing, after a penalty goal scored by Mikel Oyarzabal, for Real Sociedad, in the 10th minute.
Real Madrid were able to lift the result before the break with two shots from outside the box by Frenchman Eduardo Camavinga (40) and Croatian Luka Modric (43).
In the second half, a penalty against the Brazilian Vinicius, after a foul by Aritz Elustondo, scored by the Frenchman Karim Benzema (75), and a shot by Marco Asensio (79), who had come on two minutes earlier to replace Rodrygo, after a move from the right by Dani Carvajal gave the white team a comfortable victory.
“It was an important game because we had the opportunity to get more advantage in LaLiga. We have enjoyed it, the team understood very well the importance of this match. It’s a game that will give us great hope for the next game on Wednesday”, said Real Madrid’s Italian coach, Carlo Ancelotti.
“This is the intensity that we have to have, the one that the fans like. It’s the kind of match where the fans help you get the best out of it. And it can be repeated, yes”, against PSG, added the Italian.
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Things had not started well for Real Madrid as they conceded early on that penalty goal, scored by Oyarzábal, but two goals from long range shots allowed the home team to reach half-time with an advantage.
First it was Camavinga, and three minutes later it would be Luka Modric, applauded when he was substituted in the 82nd minute.
Benzema almost joined the party before the break, but his goal in the 41st minute, following a turnover by Asier Illarramendi, was disallowed for offside.
The French striker saw how another goal was annulled in the 68th minute, also due to a previous offside, after a backheel pass from Vinicius, after consulting the video arbitration.
