Real Madrid has long believed it would achieve a second draw in a row, a week after dropping two points at Vallecano (1-1). But the Merengues relied on their grunt, who came on just six minutes earlier to break the deadlock. With a powerful strike, coming in off the post, Luka Modric scored the only goal of the match (81st) to give the White House victory against Sevilla FC (1-0).
The situation could have been resolved much earlier but the VAR had decided otherwise. While Lucas Vazquez was precise after a nice pass from Vinicius, the video assistance canceled the goal for a questionable foul committed well before (10th). A few seconds earlier, Youssef En-Nesyri had harvested in front of the Madrid goal (8th) and his two alerts convinced the two teams to lock their blocks.
Seville is not immune
It was not until the second half that the spectators got excited again. Dominant, Real created the best chances but the restless Vinicius – Rodrygo tandem faltered again in the last gesture. The two Brazilians were at the base of all the dangerous movements of the Madrilenians until this clear strike from Modric.
A model of the kind which allows his team to regain an eight-point lead over Barça. Girona, which hosts Vallecano this Monday (9 p.m.) is pushed back nine lengths, or as many as the number of days remaining. Sergio Ramos’ Sevilla, acclaimed for its return to the Bernabeu, is in 15th position, only six points ahead of the first relegation place.