Real Madrid achieved a valuable victory against Deportivo Alaves with a clean score of 3-0 in the match held on Saturday evening at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, as part of the 25th round of the Spanish league for the current 2021-2022 season.
Real Madrid dominated the game in the first half but did not pose a real threat to Alaves' goal, which relied on counterattacks, ending the half in a goalless draw.
In the second half, Marco Asensio opened the scoring for the royal team in the 63rd minute with a wonderful shot that found the back of the net to the right of the visiting goalkeeper.
Young Brazilian star Vinicius Junior added the second goal for Madrid in the 80th minute, capitalizing on a cross from Karim Benzema.
Karim Benzema concluded Real Madrid’s trio with a penalty goal in the first minute of stoppage time.
With this victory, Real Madrid strengthened its lead in the Spanish league table with 57 points, trailing Sevilla in second place by 7 points, which has 50 points, while Alaves remained at 20 points in 19th place, second from last.
