On Sunday evening, the clash of the two Spanish giants ended the 5th round of the "La Liga" championship.
"Sevilla" and Madrid's "Real" clubs fought for the leader position. Karim Benzema's only goal decided the victory for the "white" team and the first defeat for the Andalusians this season.
After the win, "Real" climbed to the top of "La Liga" - Zinedine Zidane's pupils, along with Bilbao "Athletic," have 11 points each. Meanwhile, "Sevilla" and three other teams have 10 points.
From the start of the match, both teams did not show too much eagerness to blindly attack. In the first half, the guests from the capital created two great chances, but Tomas Vaclik responded to shots from Eden Hazard and Dani Carvajal.
In the second half, "Sevilla" slightly increased their activity, but Thibaut Courtois did not struggle seriously to defend his goal.
In the 64th minute, the only and winning goal of this match was scored - Gareth Bale saw Dani Carvajal cutting into the penalty area, he crossed the ball towards the goalkeeper's area and Karim Benzema, finding space, headed the ball into the net to lead the guests ahead.
Throughout the remaining time, "Sevilla" players tried to equalize, but they did not score any goals during the entire match.
For K. Benzema, this was his fifth goal this season - he is the top scorer along with Gerardo Moreno in the league.
Result:
"Sevilla" 0 - 1 "Real Madrid" 64' [0 - 1] K. Benzema
Standings:
Starting lineups:
"Sevilla": Vaclik; Jesús Nacas, Diego Carlos, Carriço, Reguilón; Jordan, Fernando, Banega; Ocampos, De Jong, Mudo Vázquez.
"Real Madrid": Courtois; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Mendy; James, Casemiro, Kroos; Bale, Benzema, Hazard.
