Real Madrid complied with a 3-0 victory over a team from the lower zone, Alavés (19th), and consolidated its leadership in the Spanish LaLiga, this Saturday on matchday 25, provisionally placing seven points over the second, Sevilla , which is measured on Sunday against Espanyol.
The Basque team was a wall for the locals for just over an hour, until Marco Asensio scored in the 63rd, with a left-footed shot that entered the top corner of the goal defended by Fernando Pacheco.
Karim Benzema then hit the post (77), but moments later the Brazilian Vinicius Jr (80) scored the calming goal and his thirteenth in this League, taking advantage of a dead pass from Benzema himself, which later sealed the 3-0 definitive converting a penalty (90 + 1).
These three blows were enough to avoid disappointment at home against Alavés, who last season did manage to take all three points on their visit to Real Madrid.
When the white team got stuck on the scoreboard with a goalless tie, a sector of the Santiago Bernabéu fans booed and whistled as a sign of anger.
This victory allows Real Madrid to regain confidence after the disappointment of their 1-0 defeat on Tuesday at Paris Saint-Germain, in the first leg of the round of 16 of the European Champions League.
Before looking for the comeback against PSG, on March 9, Real Madrid is immersed in its defense of the league leadership, where it will play Rayo Vallecano (Saturday February 26) and Real Sociedad (Saturday March 5), as previous steps to the great duel against the French.
In the scorers table, Benzema also consolidated his first place, now with 18 goals, raising his advantage over a group of pursuers that now includes Vinicius Jr. to five.
In another outstanding game this Saturday, Atlético de Madrid provisionally placed fourth, within the Champions League zone, by winning 3-0 in their visit to Osasuna (9th).