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The leaders of the tournament table, the footballers of Madrid's "Real" team, after a tough previous round, clashed with La Coruna's "Deportivo" team at home. Carlo Ancelotti's players defeated their opponents with a score of 2-0.
The match started with dangerous attacks from the visitors from La Coruna, but after a few moments, the initiative was taken over by the "Real" players. In the 22nd minute, the hosts took the lead with a great strike by Isco.
During the first half, the "white" team could have scored more goals, but Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale's shots hit the crossbar.
The second half started similarly - "Deportivo" pressed and could have equalized, but soon C. Ancelotti's players regained the lead.
The final point in this match was scored by Karim Benzema, who scored in the 73rd minute after a great pass by C. Ronaldo.
"Real" added 3 points to their account and extended their lead over the second-placed "Barcelona" by 4 points.
In other matches, "Sevilla" left no hope for "Cordoba" with a 3-0 result, while Bilbao's "Athletic" team failed to beat "Granada" players in an away game, and the match ended goalless.
Results:
"Real Madrid" 2 - 0 "Deportivo" 22' [1 - 0] Isco 73' [2 - 0] K.Benzema
"Sevilla" 3 - 0 "Cordoba" 38' [1 - 0] G.Krychowiak 44' [2 - 0] C.Bacca 76' [3 - 0] V.Iborra 54' P.Ekeng ("Cordoba") sent off
"Granada" 0 - 0 "Athletic Bilbao"
"Malaga" 0 - 2 "Espanyol" 41' [0 - 1] Alvaro 90' [0 - 2] S.Garcia 82' D.Colotto ("Espanyol") sent off
Tournament table:
