Brahim guides Real Madrid to another 'easy' victory against Granada (2-0)

The Real Madrid retained the leadership of LaLiga, that shares with the Girona, thanks to a comfortable victory in front of an inofensivo Granada (2-0). The traced back of the Catalan group to first hour on Valencia (2-1) forced to the 'merengues' to win to be still in the peak and the team of the debutante Alexander Medina no opusieron greater resistance to avoid a new triumph of the 'White House', the number 12 in 15 days ligueras.

The first part had few occasions of goal. The group directed by Carlo Ancelotti had problems to deepen and so much Jude Bellingham like Antonio Rüdiger left admonished to the rest by his constant catchwords to the main González Strong. By the visitors there was not apercibidos, but if a change forced by the injury of the goalkeeper Raúl Fernández.

The Basque forced to arrive to the party, but in the minute 8 saw forced to ask the change by an ailment in the back. André Ferreira ingresó in his place and the group nazarí happened the first chamber of hour of game without sobresaltos. Only a centre of Fede Valverde to Rodrygo to the that the Brazilian did not arrive to finish by a pair of centimetres ilusionó to the white terracing with the opening of the marker in the initial stretch.

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In the minute 26, a good wall between Brahim Díaz and Toni Kross allowed to the German filter a pass that left to the '21' hand manually in front of Ferreira. The mediapunta resolved the action with a touch subtle to put the 1-0 with which went the only shot to door of the Madrid in all the first part. In the halftime, Ancelotti removed to Dani Carvajal by Lucas Vásquez, probably by some physical annoyance of the today captain 'merengue'.

Golazo Of Rodrygo to clear fast the party

The Madrid went out more aggressive after the rest and the second did not take in arriving thanks to the defensive passivity of a Granada that, if it follows like this, will have very complicated to save of the descent this season. In the 57', a pass of Brahim to Bellingham allowed to the English finish to door near of the point penalti. Ferreira answered with a good unemployed, but the rebound fell him to Rodrygo, the one who of first took out a powerful derechazo to break him the arch to the goalkeeper luso.

With the 2-0, the last half hour of party was a white monologue. Lucas Vásquez and Ferland Mendy found a lot of eases for desbordar by the sides. Also they had more spaces Joselu and Rodrygo, whereas Jude did the duties dragging mark by the centre of the area. The Argentinian Alexander Medina moved the bench with the income of Weissman and Petrovic by Uzuni and Manafá, but there was not reaction nazarí.

Taking advantage of the favourable of the formality, 'Carletto' preferred to remove to Joselu to give shooting to Dani Ceballos in the minute 70, since the mediocentro has played very little this season. Fede Valverde demanded to Ferreira with a finish point-blank, previous assistance of Bellingham and the English also was near of 'wet' a pair of minutes later thanks to a pass of Rodrygo from the side, but the Granada resisted this stretch of white siege without suffering more damage.

The Madrid goes back to put to six of the Barça

In the final stretch there was little that rescue further of the entry of the canteranos Gonzalo García and Nico Paz, figure in Champions in front of the Napoli, by Rodrygo and Valverde, respectively. The Granada finished without finish to door, converting to Lunin in viewer of luxury in the day. Even there was time for another goal, but both teams lucieron satisfied with the result.

Hard present for a group nazarí that follows penultimate with hardly 7 points, surpassing only to the Almería (4). Next Sunday, the 'albirrojos' will receive to the Athletic, whereas the Madrid also will have a difficult day the Saturday in field of the Betis. With the triumph, the whites go back to take out him 6 points of difference to the FC Barcelona, forcing to the ones of Xavi Hernández to defeat to the Athletic to recover the third place and follow to 'shot' of the leadership.