Real Madrid raised its score to 61 points in first place, 5 points behind Girona (Getty)

Real Madrid renewed its superiority over the surprise of the season, Girona, with a 4-0 sweep on Saturday over the Santiago Bernabeu in the 24th round of the Spanish League, taking an important step towards regaining the title from its rival Barcelona.

Real Madrid struck early with a wonderful goal by Vinicius in the 6th minute, raising his score to 7 goals in the league this season.

Vinicius turned from a scorer into a playmaker in the 36th minute, when he passed the ball beautifully from the outside of his right foot to Bellingham, who shot it into the net.

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Real dealt the final blow to the Catalan guest by scoring the third goal in the 54th minute through Bellingham after a wonderful individual effort from Vinicius.

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Real clinched the three points once and for all when they added the fourth goal, this time through the other Brazilian, Rodrigo, in the 61st minute.

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With this victory, Real made up for losing two points in the last stage by drawing 1-1 against its guest and arch-neighbor, Atletico, and now temporarily leads by 11 points over its rival Barcelona (third and defending champion), who plays on Sunday against its guest, Granada.

Real Madrid raised its score to 61 points in first place, 5 points behind Girona, which is in second place.

Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti's team had previously defeated Girona 3-0 in the first leg, then renewed its victory on Saturday over the Catalan team, which played the match without its coach Mitchell due to his suspension.

Victory at the Santiago Bernabeu would have allowed Girona to continue believing in its crazy dream, which is to win the title, which would have made it the first team to break the dominance of the Barcelona, ​​Real and Atletico trio since Valencia won the title 20 years ago, specifically in the 2003-2004 season.

But Real Madrid's experience played its role on Saturday, so that the Royal Club prepared in the best way for its visit to Germany next Tuesday, where it will be a guest of Leipzig in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League, the competition in which it won the title 14 times, most recently the season before last.

Bellingham, who left the field immediately after the goal as a result of an ankle injury, raised his tally to 16 goals, leaving him alone as the top scorer, two goals ahead of Getafe striker Borja Mayoral.

Sociedad retreated

Real Sociedad continued its decline, falling at home to Osasuna for the first time since 2005, with a score of 0-1.

Sociedad's loss to Osasuna came with a goal scored by Croatian Ante Budimir in the 49th minute, before the Basque club's arduous trip to the French capital on Wednesday to face Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the 16th round of the Champions League competition.

Thus, the disappointing results of Sociedad continue, which was content with a single victory in the last eight stages, leaving its score frozen at 37 points in seventh place temporarily, while Osasuna raised its score to 29 points in 11th place temporarily.

Villarreal returned from Alaves Stadium with a draw point with a goal by Jorge Cuenca (42nd minute) versus a goal by Nigerian Samuel Omorodion (25th minute), raising its score to 25 points in 13th place temporarily, directly behind its host by two points.

Source: Agencies