Real Madrid consolidates the top of the "La Liga", and Atletico regains fourth place

French striker Karim Benzema led his team, Real Madrid, the leader of the Spanish Football League, to a hard-fought victory 1-0 yesterday at its host, Rayo Vallecano, who guards his den, Luca Zidane, son of Real Madrid star and former coach Zinedine Zidane, in the twenty-sixth stage competitions, while his arch-neighbor regained Atlético ranked fourth by beating its guest, Celta Vigo, 2-0.

In the first match, Benzema scored the only goal of the match in the 83rd minute, raising his score to the top scorer in the league to 19.

By defeating Vallecano, Real raised its points in the lead to 60, 9 points ahead of its runner-up Seville, who receives Real Betis today, bringing the capital club closer and closer to its 35th title in its history, as the "Merengue" did not taste the taste of losing in its last six matches. In the league, they scored 4 wins and 2 draws.

At the "Wanda Metropolitano" stadium, the second pole of the defending capital, Atletico, did not suffer much to beat its guest Celta Vigo 2-0, scored by Brazilian Renan Lodi in the 36th and 60th minutes thanks to two passes from Geoffrey Kondogbia from Central Africa.

Atlético regained the last fourth place in qualifying for the Champions League with 45 points, 3 points ahead of Barcelona, ​​which receives Athletic Bilbao today, and has a chance to regain it if it wins.

The competition for the fourth place is between Barcelona and Atletico, but with the advantage of a postponed match for the Catalan club.

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