Real Madrid continue to score 27 points at the top of the Spanish league, two ahead of Real Sociedad, the second to face Osasuna on Sunday, and three points over Sevilla, the third to face Betis.
Real Madrid rose to an isolated lead in the Spanish league with a 2-1 win over Rayo Vallecano, also scared by Colombian Radamel Falcao, in a 13th round game.
German Toni Kroos put Real Madrid ahead in the 14th minute, while Frenchman Karim Benzema increased the difference to 2-0 in the 38th minute, increasing to 10 league goals. This move was confirmed by video referee (VAR).
Real Madrid had several chances for promotion, but in the end, in the 76th minute, conceded a goal from the Colombian former Porto Radamel Falcao, who was on the field for only 12 minutes, entered in the 69th minute and left in the 81st minute … due to injury.
Portuguese Bebe was called into the game in the 60th minute, his compatriot Kevin Rodrigues never left the bench Rayo Vallecano, and in the 75th minute he froze Santiago Bernabeu with a shot to the left goal post of Real Madrid.
At the end of the game, Real Madrid pulled Rayo Vallecano into their own gates, who failed to equalize twice in stoppage time: first Toni Kroos, and then Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
Real Madrid continue to score 27 points at the top of the Spanish league, two ahead of Real Sociedad, the second to face Osasuna on Sunday, and three points over Sevilla, the third to face Betis.
