Real Madrid continued to fly at the top of the Spanish Football League, and overcame one of the important obstacles in its campaign to regain the title, which it lost last season, after it decided the derby of the Spanish capital, Madrid, with a 2-0 victory over defending champion Atletico Madrid, on Sunday, in the top of the 17th round matches.
At the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, the royal took control of the derby to achieve its 10th consecutive victory in all competitions and tighten its grip on the top of the League.
Karim Benzema, whose participation was in doubt and played only the first 45 minutes, made the most of his time on the field and hit a beautiful cross from Vinicius Junior's cross to score the first goal.
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This was the 17th goal in Benzema's career against Atletico and his 13th this season, leading the league's top scorer with two goals ahead of his closest rival, Juanmi, the Real Betis striker.
Vinicius Junior did not score, but he was the man of the match after he scored another goal in the second half, this time for Marco Asensio, to make Real Madrid their unbeaten run against their local rivals in the league to 11 games.
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The balance of Real, which continued its unbridled uprising by achieving its 13th victory in the championship this season and the seventh in a row, rose to 42 points in the lead, 8 points ahead of its closest rivals Seville, who still has a postponed match with Barcelona.
On the other hand, the balance of Atlético (the title holder), who suffered its third loss in the championship this season and the second in a row, froze at 29 points, to remain in fourth place.
With this victory, Real continued to maintain its unbeaten record against Atletico for the 11th consecutive game in the league, during which it achieved 5 wins and 6 draws, while Atletico has been unable to achieve any victory in the league derby for more than 5 years.