Real Madrid regained the top spot in the Spanish Football League, with a big 4-1 victory over its host Granada on Sunday in the 14th round of La Liga, which also witnessed Getafe's 4-0 victory over its guest Cadiz.
The balance of Real, which is seeking to regain the title that it lost last season in favor of its arch-rival Atletico Madrid, rose to 30 points from 13 games, to advance to the top by two points in front of its closest rivals Seville, equal with it in the same number of matches.
And the royal, who has a postponed match, as is the case of Seville, may fall to the runners-up, if Real Sociedad, who is currently third with 28 points, wins against its guest Valencia, later today in the same round.
On the other hand, Granada, who received its sixth loss in the competition this season, with two wins and 5 draws, froze at 11 points in the eighteenth place (third from the bottom).
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Real Madrid shines
Marco Asensio opened the scoring for Real in the 19th minute, before Nacho Fernandez added the second goal in the 25th minute, but Colombian Luis Suarez reduced the difference, scoring a goal for Granada in the 34th minute.
The Brazilian Vinicius Junior added the third goal for Real in the 56th minute, after which the suffering of Granada, who played with ten players, doubled after his player Moncho Rodriguez was sent off in the 67th minute, followed by the expulsion of Roberto Moreno, the Andalusian team coach, to object to the referee.
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Real, who won his ninth victory in the championship this season and the third in a row, took advantage of the numerical shortage in the ranks of his opponent, after Ferland Mendy scored the fourth goal in the 76th minute.
This meeting is considered a rehearsal for Real before its match against its host Sheriff Tiraspol of Moldova next Wednesday in the Champions League, as the white team seeks to collect the three points to reach the playoffs in the continental competition.