Despite not playing with the strongest squad, Real Madrid still took the initiative in the first minutes of the match. They concretized their advantage by opening the scoring in the 10th minute. Asensio was fouled in front of Sevilla's penalty area. While the away team had not yet reached the fence, Nacho had a quick and successful free kick. The referee recognized this goal even though Sevilla disagreed.
When the visitors had not converted their chances into goals, Real Madrid doubled the gap in the 23rd minute. Cristiano Ronaldo rushed into an accurate rebound after goalkeeper Sergio Rico pushed the ball out of James Rodriguez's kick. This was CR7's 400th goal in all competitions for Real Madrid since arriving at the Bernabeu.
After conceding 2 goals, Sevilla's spirit did not decline. They continuously organized attacks on the opponent's field to score for themselves. However, they could not succeed in their shots even once in the first half.
The most typical of these were Jovetic's missed opportunities. If he had not been greatly blocked by Keylor Navas, this player would have also hit the crossbar. The first half ended with a 2-goal advantage for Real Madrid.
However, after nearly 4 minutes of the second half, Jovetic corrected his mistake. He ended a beautiful drop-off coordination with Vitolo and Steven NZonzi with an extremely dangerous low shot.
This goal further gave Sevilla the confidence to play an open game against Real Madrid. That forced Coach Zidane to make adjustments to strengthen the midfield for the home team.
This decision was effective when Sevilla's attack was significantly reduced. Moreover, the "White Vultures" also scored the 3rd goal in the 78th minute. Ronaldo completed his double in this match when he put the ball in the top corner of the visitors' goal even though he had 2 players in red in front of him.
Just 5 minutes later, the 4th goal came for Real Madrid. From an attack on the left wing, Nacho crossed for Toni Kroos to have a delicate shot into the far corner of Rico's goal.
Despite continuing to press the field in the final minutes of the match, Real Madrid did not score any more goals. 4-1 was the final score of this match.
In the match at the same time at Estadio Gran Canaria, Barcelona also defeated Las Palmas 4-1 thanks to a hat-trick by Neymar (25, 67, 71) and a goal by Luis Suarez (27). The home team's honorary goal was scored by Bigas in the 63rd minute.
Thus, after round 37, Barcelona continues to lead the La Liga rankings with 87 points like Real Madrid but is ranked higher due to higher secondary indicators. However, Ronaldo and his teammates could take the lead if they do not lose to Celta Vigo in the make-up match in midweek.
