With a show by Vini Jr and Benzema, Real Madrid beats Mallorca and extends its lead in the Spanish Championship

Despite the 10 rounds still to be played, the Spanish Championship seems more and more determined. This Monday, at the end of the 28th round, the Real Madrid beat Mallorca away from home by 3-0 and extended their distance to second-place Sevilla to 10 points.

With goals from Vinícius Júnior and Benzema, the Merengues took advantage of the stumble of the second place in this round and took another step towards the title.

Now, Real Madrid returns to the field next Sunday, at 17:00 (Brasília time), to receive Barcelona in an “El Clásico”, for the Spanish Championship. On the other hand, Mallorca plays on the same day, but at 10 am, against Espanyol, away from home.

The game –

In the first half, Real Madrid was more dominant, even playing away from home. Thus, the visitors spent more time with the ball in the attacking field, creating chances. The home team, however, also arrived well, but the first stage ended with zero score.

The first goal came in the second half, at 10 minutes. Valverde stole the ball already in the attacking field and found Benzema. The Frenchman served Vinícius Júnior, who hit the back of the net and started the victory.

Real Madrid followed suit and, in the 32nd minute of the second half, extended. In another beautiful move by Vini Jr. and Benzema, the Brazilian was tackled in the area and the referee gave the visitors a penalty. Benzema converted the charge and increased the lead.

At the end of the match, in the 36th minute of the second half, Marcelo hit a beautiful cross in the head of Benzema, who moved the goalkeeper and ended the madridista victory.