Real 4-0 Almeria: Bale & Di Maria help Real surpass Barca

Despite not having Cristiano Ronaldo in the squad, Real still had a great match with a 4-star victory over the second-to-last team, Almeria.

Real had an easy win against Almeria.

GOAL SCORER:

Real: Di Maria (28'), Bale (53'), Isco (56'), Morata (85')

Despite taking the field with a lineup consisting of many “substitutes”, and especially without their best striker – Ronaldo (for the third consecutive match), Real continued to show a terrible scoring form. More importantly, Los Blancos’ mentality before this match was very comfortable, when in the previous match, Barca unexpectedly suffered a 0-1 defeat at Granada, opening up a better opportunity to take second place in the table for Real.

Real made the advantage of the quality of the squad and the home field advantage concrete by attacking continuously from the beginning of the match. And what had to happen happened. In the 4th minute, after coordinating with Nacho on the right wing, Di Maria skillfully eliminated 3 Almeria defenders in the penalty area, before unleashing a powerful shot into the far corner of goalkeeper Esteban's goal, opening the score for the home team.

In the excitement, Real continued to put pressure, but it was not until the first minutes of the second half that the White Vultures were able to materialize their dominance in terms of the game. In the 53rd and 56th minutes, Gareth Bale and Isco, with decisive finishes after passes from Karim Benzema, brought 2 more goals for Real. Not only that, in the 85th minute, substitute striker Alvaro Morata spoke up with a delicate move after a smart offside trap situation, sealing the victory for Real.

With this victory, Real temporarily climbed to the top of the La Liga table with the same 79 points as Atletico but played 1 more game. Meanwhile, Barca's defeat and their recent erratic form will most likely cause this team to fall behind in the race for the championship.

LINEUP:

Real:Diego López, Nacho, Pepe, Varane, Coentrao (Llorente 73'), Modric, Illarramendi, Di María (Casemiro 64'), Isco, Bale (Morata 70'), Benzema.

Almeria:Esteban, Nelson, Torsiglieri, Hans, Mané; Verza, Corona (Soriano 72'), Tébar, Barbosa, Zongo (Díaz 69'); Rodri (Vidal 57').

According to Bongdaplus