REAL MADRID closed the gap on Atletico at the top of the La Liga table with a rousing 4-1 win over Granada.
- RESULT: Granada 1-4 Real Madrid
- Granada XI: Rui Silva, Foulquier, Gonalons, German, Eteki, Puertas, Machis, Vico, Quindi, Domingos, Molina
- Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Marvin, Militao, Nacho, Gutierrez, Modric, Casemiro, Valverde, Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius.
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THAT’S ALL FROM GRANADA
Real Madrid kept the pressure on LaLiga leaders Atletico Madrid with a 4-1 win over Granada at Los Carmenes in a match that saw academy graduates Miguel Gutierrez and Marvin Park shine bright at full-back.
Real opened the scoring after 17 minutes when 19-year-old Miguel delivered a wonderful ball down the left flank and found Luka Modric who nutmegged Rui Silva from a tight angle.
Los Blancos doubled their lead in the first minute of stoppage time when their other young full-back Marvin got a crucial touch down the right flank, which allowed Rodrygo to run down and beat Silva from a tight angle.
Granada got back in it on 71 minutes when Jorge Molina picked up a loose save from Thibaut Courtois and hit the net.
But Alvaro Odriozola ended the hosts’ hopes of a comeback in the 75th minute when he picked up a wonderful pass by Eden Hazard from the left flank and sent the ball to Silva’s top right corner.
Karim Benzema sealed Real’s win a minute later when Granada’s keeper made a terrible run off his area and the French star dispossessed him before scoring from long range.
That’s all from us here in Granada, have a lovely night!
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Real Madrid star Thibaut Courtois insists Los Blancos need to maintain pressure on LaLiga leaders Atletico Madrid.
Courtois said: “We have to keep pressuring Atleti, we have to show them that we are close and they cannot make a mistake.
“Osasuna and Valladolid are going to give their lives to win. Atleti feels strong, the only thing we can do is win ourselves. Let’s start with Athletic [Bilbao], which is a strong game and then we’ll see.
“The second half was not so good, we had a warning with Luis Suarez before 1-2, we missed a lot of passes but we found 1-3 well, I had to make three stops later with 1-4, that can’t be. We cannot relax.
“There are counter-attacks and the defenders have to cover, there is little recovery time and you have to go to the death”
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Granada ace Alberto Soro stated he is proud of his team despite the outcome of the match and insisted the result doesn’t reflect the hosts’ performance.
Soro said: “What was seen in the field has not been reflected in the result.
“We have had occasions, but we have not materialised them. We believed that we could win. We lacked success in the final meters, but proud of the team.
“We have always been in the party, they are our values. Grant opportunities with this team are paid. They are one of the best in the world and they submit to you, we had to endure the result more, but it could not be.
“We have had an extraordinary season. We have to compete every game, it has been a tough season with three competitions. I am proud of the team”
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UNDEFEATED
Regardless of who ends up winning the title, Real Madrid have enjoyed an impressive campaign; all things considered.
Real haven’t lost a single league match since January 30 and have won 11 out of 16 games in the process.
Los Blancos have also equalled their best unbeaten run from the 2016-2017 campaign.
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UPDATED TABLE
Real Madrid climbed to second place after their 4-1 win over Granada at Los Carmenes.
Real are now two points away from high-fliers Atletico Madrid and two above Barcelona in third.
Granada, on the other hand, are in 10th place and bidding farewell to another European qualification.
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STATS
Real Madrid dominated 65.1 per cent of possession throughout the encounter.
Real registered a total of 16 shots, seven of which were on target.
Granada, on the other hand, recorded 10 shots after a livelier display in the second half, five of which were on target.
Los Blancos got another formidable performance out of Thibaut Courtois, who made four saves, compared to his counterpart Rui Silva who notched three
FT: GRANADA 1-4 REAL MADRID
Real Madrid enjoyed a comfortable evening against Granada at Los Carmenes in a match that saw two academy prospects, Miguel Gutierrez and Marvin Park, shine bright.
Real opened the scoring after 17 minutes when 19-year-old Miguel delivered a wonderful ball down the left flank and found Luka Modric who nutmegged Rui Silva from a tight angle.
Los Blancos doubled their lead in the first minute of stoppage time when their other young full-back Marvin got a crucial touch down the right flank, which allowed Rodrygo to run down and beat Silva from a tight angle.
Granada got back in it on 71 minutes when Jorge Molina picked up a loose save from Thibaut Courtois and hit the net.
But Alvaro Odriozola ended the hosts’ hopes of a comeback in the 75th minute when he picked up a wonderful pass by Eden Hazard from the left flank and sent the ball to Silva’s top right corner.
Karim Benzema sealed Real’s win a minute later when Granada’s keeper made a terrible run off his area and the French star dispossessed him before scoring from long range
GETTY IMAGES PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
AND THAT’S FULL-TIME IN GRANADA!!!!!!
GRANADA 1-4 REAL MADRID
90+3 WHAT A CHANCE!
Suarez steals the ball from Isco at the back and gets in a one-on-one situation with Courtois.
However, the Real goalkeeper dispossesses the Granada ace who should have done much better there!
GRANADA 1-4 REAL MADRID
90 Three more minutes of stoppage time to go!
Granada are pushing for a goal and just missed a good chance with Suarez who sent the ball over Courtois’ crossbar
GRANADA 1-4 REAL MADRID
90 Real’s young ace Miguel has notched a total of 10.1 km tonight!
What a debut start for the young full-back who seems set to also complete his first ever 90-minute game
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87 Here’s something you don’t see often…
Silva must have left his mark this season!
GRANADA 1-4 REAL MADRID
86 CHANCE!
Granada miss a big chance with Quino who targets Courtois’s top right corner.
But the Real keeper makes a terrific save with his left arm
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85 Here’s how Odriozola scored Real’s third!
A fine finish from the full-back who isn’t at 100 per cent today
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84 And Benzema then sealed the win for Real!
An incredible performance by Los Blancos tonight
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GRANADA 1-4 REAL MADRID
83 Odriozola quickly put an end to Granada’s hopes of pulling off a comeback similar to that of Levante two days ago against Barcelona.
And what a fine finish that was…
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82 Granada star Molina thought he put Granada back in the game.
But…
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81 SUBSTITUTION
Granada boss Martinez completes his substitutions as Perez takes German’s place
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80 CHANCE!
Asensio tries a shot from a difficult angle down the right side and barely misses Silva’s crossbar!
GRANADA 1-4 REAL MADRID
77 SUBSTITUTION
And that’s all we’ll see from Benzema who gets replaced by Mariano
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76 Real look to have sealed their win just after Granada got back in the game.
Silva makes a terrible run outside of his area where he gets dispossessed by Benzema who sends the ball to the net and marks his 11th goal in 10 meetings against the hosts
GOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!
REAL GET A FOURTH WITH BENZEMA!!!!!!
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75 Real regain their comfortable lead as Hazard drives the ball down the left flank and passes it back in the box where Odriozla gets to the ball and makes it three for Real.
A fine moment for the former Chelsea star, who’s been struggling in Madrid!
GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!
REAL GET A THIRD WITH ODRIOZOLA!!!!!!
GRANADA 1-2 REAL MADRID
72 YELLOW CARD
Quina is booked for a bad foul as tensions start to rise!
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
