Real Madrid beat Celta de Vigo 2-30 on matchday <> of La Liga on Saturday night to maintain second place in the table behind leaders Barcelona and third-placed Atletico Madrid.
Marco Asensio scored the first goal for Real in the 42nd minute with a powerful shot from inside the penalty area after a perfect pass from Brazilian Vinicius Jr.
1️1️⃣ ⃣ Eidiya by Marco pic.twitter.com/XbM8ncc1gQ
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In the second half, Brazilian defender Eder Militão added in the 48th minute with a perfect header after a corner kick by Asensio.
Militão rises above everyone and scores a goal for Real Madrid#La Liga#ريال_مدريد_سيلتافيغو pic.twitter.com/IkPNcNPlGQ
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Real Madrid raised its tally to 65 points in second place, reducing the difference with Barcelona to 8 points temporarily before the Catalan team's match on Sunday with Atletico Madrid at the top of the round confrontations.
This victory was of great importance to Real Madrid, as losing to Celta with Atletico Madrid's victory tomorrow against Barcelona will mean the fall of the royal to third place in the table, and it also maintained the hopes of the royal to catch up with the lead.
The club are focusing their efforts on the Champions League and the Copa del Rey as their chances of retaining the league title are reduced.
Real reached the semi-finals of the Champions League by renewing the victory over Chelsea in the contract of the last house 2-0 last Tuesday, similar to the result of the first leg.
The European champions hit a date in the last box with Manchester City in a replay of last season's semi-finals, and also face Osasuna in the Copa del Rey final.