Real Madrid beat Sevilla 1-0 this Sunday at home, which had Lucas Ocampos as the starter, and remains firm as the leader of the competition as the 26th round of the Spanish League continues.
Also on the visit was the attacker Alejo Véliz, who arrived at the Andalusian team on loan from Tottenham to play in the second half of the year.
The team led by the Italian Carlo Ancelotti once once more felt the absence of the injured Jude Bellingham in the creation of the game, and to this was added the loss of the also injured Joselu, an important piece in attack.
Despite this, Merengue was the protagonist and had the initiative once morest Sevilla, who waited on the counter and might have hurt with isolated plays in which the Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin responded well.
At 10 minutes, the referee at the request of the VAR annulled Lucas Vázquez what would have been the opening for Real Madrid, due to a previous foul.
The goal finally came 9 minutes from time with a precise shot from outside the area by the recently introduced Luka Modric, the experienced 38-year-old Croatian midfielder. With the victory, Real Madrid took an eight-point lead over its runner-up, Barcelona.
Earlier, forward Ezequiel “Chimy” Avila, in his third game with the Real Betis shirt, scored his first goal in the 3-1 home victory once morest Athlétic Bilbao.
Avila, a 30-year-old attacker from Rosario, played from the start for the second consecutive game and debuted his scoring tally in the 13th minute.
The former San Lorenzo’s goal marked the way for Betis, where defender Germán Pezzella also started, and stretched the lead with a goal once morest Yuri Berchiche. Despite striker Gorka Guruzeta’s discount, American Johnny made it 3-1.
Earlier, Cádiz – led by Mauricio Pellegrino – and Celta tied 2-2 in an attractive match that had Rosario goalkeeper Jeremías Ledesma and midfielder Gonzalo Escalante on the court, on the local side, and Córdoba striker Tadeo Allende on the team. from Vigo.
Iago Aspas and the Swede Williot Swedberg scored for Celta, while Juanmi and in the agony the Venezuelan Darwin Machís sealed the final 2-2.
The programming for date 26 is completed this Monday at 5 p.m. and Girona (third) will host Rayo Vallecano with the possibility of snatching second place from Barcelona.