"Real" defeated "Leganes" and rose to third place in "La Liga" championship (VIDEO)

On Wednesday, the postponed 16th round of matches from December in Spain's La Liga took place.

In the capital city, "Leganes" faced Madrid's "Real". Despite playing quite poorly against a bunch of leaders, "Real" managed to secure a victory with a score of 3-1.

The match didn't start off too successfully for the country's champions - in the 6th minute, the visitors unexpectedly took the lead, but just five minutes later, the "Whites" launched a great attack and Lucas Vazquez equalized the score.

In the 29th minute, Casemiro put the visitors ahead for the first time in these matches, and Sergio Ramos secured the victory from the penalty spot at the end of the match.

"Real" claimed their third consecutive victory and moved into fourth position, pushing "Valencia" down. The "Whites" now have a 7-point lead over their closest pursuers.

Result: "Leganes" 1 - 3 "Real Madrid" 6' [1 - 0] U. Bustinza 11' [1 - 1] L. Vazquez 29' [1 - 2] Casemiro 90' [1 - 3] S. Ramos (penalty)

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